Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina I feel for you too of course. At least it wasn't snowing and everything whited out when YOU got there ;-) May I suggest that you may be able to salvage some shots with localised corrections? At least as a starting point. In Raw, use adjustment brush with appropriate size and feathering. Try adding some contrast, clarity, saturation ,sharpness in combinations. Use Auto mask and make the mask visible, then hide to see the effect. If you come up with a correction that helps you should have defined the affected area and you can try synchronising the adjustment brush corrections on a number of shots. Worth a try anyway. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 November 2010 10:04, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > LUG: > > I will admit to you, the LUG, how frustrated I am with my photos of the > Grand Canyon. I think I posted that I used up several batteries in the M9 > too fast as we descended into the canyon. I turned off the preview and > saved lots of battery time and reviewing time; HOWEVER, as I discovered > when > I started to review all of my photos at home, my 24 Elmarit had a huge > smudge on the bottom of the lens. I didn't notice it at the time (and > might > not have even with the preview), but it is very obvious in the photos. > Unfortunately, I also decided to simplify and use only one lens on the M9 > all the way down - the 24. Therefore, the only photos on the way down > that > I'm giving good ratings to are the M8 ones, with the 12 CV and 35/1.4. > Luckily, I changed to the 21/2.8 on the M9 on the way back up. > > You can see the effect of the smudge in the center bottom of this photo: > http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291 > > <http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291>Any suggestions on how to fix this? > I've tried Clarity in LR and it doesn't do a thing. Is it hopeless? > > Tina > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >