Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jayanand, I will give it a try. Cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 10:56:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portofino Tina's restrained use of HDR is wonderful. Gene, try this, it is a super program, and gives you great control. I use a dab now and then: http://www.niksoftware.com/hdrefexpro/en/index.php Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:01 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Tina, > > Most HDR I see looks fake, although yours do not, but i still cannot seem > to grasp it's use, a short coming on my part I suspect. ;) Great photos > from the trip so far. > > Cheers, > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 6:03:55 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portofino > > Thanks, Gene. Try these two. This one is HDR of 5 photos: > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146390956 > > This one is a single exposure: > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146392383 > > I like playing with HDR but with every one I do, I have more confidence in > Leica's ability to capture all of the dynamic range available in a scene. > I think that's what happens with the second one. > > I really hate fake looking HDR. All I'm trying to do is restore what the > eye can see but the camera can't record. With Leica's newest cameras, that > seems to be narrowing. > > Tina > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 6:23 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > > > Tina, > > > > The rock does not bother me. However this looks like a HDR image, which > > to me is a bit surreal. I guess I'm still not used to HDR. > > > > Cheers, > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bernard Quinn" <bjq1 at mac.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 5:37:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > Central > > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portofino > > > > > > Worth every penny. This is a great shot. You might want to think about > > getting rid of the tiny chunk of rock in the lower right hand corner. I > > just love this picture. I can taste the wine from here! > > > > Barney > > > > Barney Quinn, WK3Z > > C: (301) 775-1386 > > H: (301) 654-0938 > > > > On Sep 29, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > > > PESO: > > > > > > Before we escaped to the farm in Tuscany, we took a side trip to > > Portofino. > > > We had been in Portofino 37 years ago, camping through Europe with our > > two > > > young children. At the time, we were the only ones there. We listened > > to > > > an old man play a 12-string guitar on the waterfront and ate wonderful > > > seafood at a small restaurant there. > > > > > > This time it was a little different. All of the stores have been taken > > > over by luxury chains. The waterfront was packed with tour groups and > > > restaurants were all booked for dinner. Yachts filled the harbor where > > > there were fishing boats before. We sat at a cafe and had two Campari > > and > > > sodas with a little bowl of olives and 10 potato chips. The bill was > > $90!!! > > > > > > Progress. > > > > > > Leica M9, 24/2.8, five exposures combined. C&C greatly appreciated. > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/146363347 > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information