Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Don.? It is kind of fun to play around with a technique you discover to see under what situations it works or does not. Aram On 3/23/2024 3:06 PM, Don Dory wrote: > 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 -- 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