Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, I?ll give this a shot. Adam > On 2019 Sep 25, at 3:09 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > A couple things, you could copy a middle exposure image and the lay it down > in PS three times in layers, then make one layer so you?re happy with the > highlights, another with the middle tones, and the final layer you can set > for the dark parts. You can then use the automation to essentially HDR the > shot. > > Another technique I like better and use often is pretty much the same > setup, then I selectively erase parts of layers to reveal the exposure I > like. > > Takes time, but it?s a lot of fun, and you can get it to your vision of how > the scene appeared to you. > > SonC > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:32 PM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Last week I was shooting in a redwood forest that was, for the most part, >> quite dark and yet there was also quite a bit of light in areas. In >> another >> location the entire forest was in deep shade and in another I was walking >> down a narrow defile with bright sky overhead but shooting wide open I was >> still at ISO 1600. >> >> None of my photos convey what I saw in any of these cases. I tried pushing >> the exposure down which didn?t do the job. And I have played with the >> images in Lightroom, Photoshop to little effect. That sense of darkness >> and >> light just isn?t there. >> >> Any ideas about how to capture this? I?d appreciate your thoughts. >> >> >> Adam Bridge >> Davis, CA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information