Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I rather liked the clarity adjusted effect. In many ways it approximated my initial reaction to the quad when I visited(unfortunately on a usual Seattle day). On Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 1:49 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > This time of year the cherry trees are blossoming in the Quad on the > U-Dub campus. The quad is surrounded by some of the older buildings on > campus and for a week or so it is transformed as these 100+ year old > cherry trees burst forth to herald spring. Everyone walks around with > smiles on their faces, even if they are getting a "D" in Economics or > Chemistry. > > On Monday I went over the pass to visit the Quad for the first time in > years (decades?). I was surprised to find the U-District has a week > long festival going on with sales and vendors all about, but I avoided > that area and just visited the Quad and the trees and remembered my time > there as a student. > > Here is the album of photos but I will point out a few below. Seattle UW > | Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at N06/albums/72177720315622297/> > > Hope you enjoy them. Most are with the Q3. > > In my days there, people would sit around with a good book, or maybe a > text book, and relax and enjoy the rare sunny day in Seattle. Things > have changed just a bit. > > UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-6980.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53605917333/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001333.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53604829497/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > I attempted a few things with some of the photos. Like a few I posted a > few months back, I tried to turn the clarity all the way down in > Lightroom for a sort of dreamy effect and thought it might work with a > few of these shots, too. Here are some pairs with and without the effect. > > The music building: UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001340.jpg | Aram Langhans > | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53606176665/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001340-2.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53605711921/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > A walkway: UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001334.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53604830227/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001334-2.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53606046534/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > And one more low clarity shot without the normal shot > > UW Quad Cherry Blossoms-1001336-2.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/53606048144/in/album-72177720315622297/ > > > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > -- > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information