Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The two alternates are definitely better than the originals, Richard. And, oddly enough, I find myself liking the 0077 color shot more than the black and white...the colors remind me of one of the N.C. Wyeth Treasure Island illustrations - perhaps the one of Black Dog being run down at night? On 12/23/05 11:31 AM, "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > A few days ago I posted a few shots of Orion and the night sky taken > with my Digilux 2. Since then I've had a chance to play with them in > Photoshop a bit to try and enhance the sense they were winter shots > taken on a particularly chilly night and to correct a few defects. > > All Digilux 2 ISO 100 f2.0 @ 8 seconds "24mm." What's new is the use > of a cooling filter, some minor level adjustments, and some cloning > to correct the blown highlights. > > I'd be interested in hearing what you think about the changes. > > Orion 9 PM: Original (B&W) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020077_web_sm > > Orion 9 PM: New (Color) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020077_web_sm2 > > > Orion Midnight: Original > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020037_web_sm > > Orion Midnight: New > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020037_web_sm2 > > > Concord River Midnight: Original (in a rather unworldly color) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020050_web_sm > > Concord River Midnight: New (more like midnight blue ,now) > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020050_web_sm2 > > Many thanks.