Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, it looks no more drastic than Fuji Reala with a polarizer and jacked up contrast, but we've always done that, in or out of the darkroom. Daniel On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > Well ?That's pretty stupid of the Judges. ?I copied both his raw pictures > in > Photoshop, pulled the levels slider to the edge of the black, and had > nearly > the same images he ended up with. ?If I were doing it ?from raw, I could > probably match his final shots with nothing more than levels and shadows > highlight. Try it yourself. ? Also, the story said he was using a D700, the > same kind of Leica Kyle uses. > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> They are having a very interesting discussion over on the PI list about a >> photographer whose work was rejected in the Picture of the Year contest in >> Denmark. ?The judges thought he used too much photoshop based on the >> difference between the photos he submitted and the RAW file. ?The >> photographer argues that a RAW file is not really indicative of what the >> scene looks like without being converted and that the appearance of the >> submitted files depends on which software is used. >> >> http://www.pressefotografforbundet.dk/index.php?id=11708 >> >> This is relevant because he uses a Leica M8. ?The photographer says he is >> going to give up and just submit black and white photos from now on. >> ?Conversion to B&W - the ultimate in manipulation? >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >