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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Just a bench...
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 07:33:54 -0700
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Thanks Mark. Good suggestions. I'll play some more with it as it's all I
have right now!
Best,
Bob

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 6:26 AM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> I think it's got potential.
> At the moment, it's all too dark - almost 'heavy'.
> You don't want to lose the blacks in the bench, but I feel it needs to be
> separated from the background.  Try playing with the green, yellow and
> orange sliders in Lightroom: you should be able to lighten the foliage
> without affecting the foliage or the pavement.  I'm thinking of trying to
> mimic the effect f a yellow-green or green filter here...
>
> Playing about with the curve might help too.
>
> Just my 0.02c worth - actually probably worth a lot less :-)
>
> All the best
>
>
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
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> On 08/04/2012 05:13, Robert Adler wrote:
>
>> Really no time for photography these days. So on the way back from the
>> office caught this in the corner of my eye and spent a few minutes trying
>> to capture it.
>> Not sure it works so feedback would be appreciated..
>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-**
>> Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/RWC-Courthouse6x6bw.jpg.html>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>>
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