Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, Thanks for looking, and for your comments. I have a lot to learn about RAW processing, but, it would seem that there is a lot of room for improvement when one learns the tricks. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Learning from Bokeh and Histogram Discussions > Jim you have partly recovered some of the white fur which is an > improvement > for sure. Bright sunlit white fur with shadows around is a tough subject. > The crop works and you get rid of some of the noisy shadows too. The > digital > darkroom is a cool place to spend some time. > > 2009/1/23 Jim Nichols <jhnichols@lighttube.net> > >> I have taken to heart the discussions or bokeh and positioning of the >> exposure histogram that have appeared on the LUG this past week, and >> decided >> to see if I could improve on a RAW image that I had post-processed and >> posted recently. While I could not go back and re-expose the image that >> included a wide range of shadow and highlight, I found that I could make >> improvements in the way I handled the RAW image. The original and >> reworked >> images are linked below. >> >> Original image >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Backyard+Visitor.tif.html >> >> Reworked image >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Reworked+Visitor.tif.html >> >> I like the bokeh of the Takumar 50/1.4 >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > Life's too short for slow zooms > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >