Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I've used to advantage a version of the composite Jeff speaks of, I have never done it with multiple exposures. I usually just make two layers, and use levels or curves to set the problem spot on the bottom layer, and set the top layer so everything else is OK, then erase away the problems on the top layer. Here's a digital example. http://www.sonc.com/cane_river_green_market.htm But I have similar issues with film, at least the Fuji 800 I so like to use, and use the same technique: http://www.sonc.com/paw3/sparklers.htm However, all that said, I have had some situations that the Lumix /Digilux 1 has done awfully well in situations that might challenge film: http://www.sonc.com/OK/pages/P1020364.htm In that shot, I found the blacks much nicer than the same would be in film, and the white dress and "surrey" held up quite to my taste. This shot is very close to what came out of the camera, I only and cropped a little bit, and may have set the black just to the shoulder of the black on the levels. (Common to almost all shots, scanned or digital.) Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff S" <four_season_photo@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:53 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Digital has WON? Not by a longshot .. .. yet > LUGer Bee Flowers has a number of digital photos on > his website which look just fine to me. But I believe > these are composite photos created from multiple > exposures. The technique is covered in John Paul > Caponigro's Advanced Photoshop book published by Adobe > Press (if I could have one and only PS book, this > would be it, hands down) The technique effectively > makes the digital camera tripod-bound, and it's back > to bracketing like crazy, but digital photography is > still newish and I suppose it'll take awhile for > things to sort themselves out. Be thankful that's all > we're dealing with: Imagine handling wet glass plates > and mercury vapors! > > As for low-light performance, we could take a cue from > astrophotographers and CHILL the imaging chips in our > digital cameras to reduce noise; the closer to > absolute zero, the better ;-) > > Jeff > > >Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:24:53 -0400 > >From: "caliguri@rcn.com" <caliguri@rcn.com> > >Subject: [Leica] Digital has WON? Not by a longshot > >.. .. yet > > > >BUT at the end of it al, they had one major complaint > >about digital (besides the usual we gripe about - > >shutter lag etc) but the brightness gamut! It could > >not be mage to look as good as a scanned immage or a > >film print. Higlights were always blown out, dark > >areas were just in the dumps - neither could be > >rescued. I just thought it was interesting to see a > >bunch of very bright photo neophytes SEE the exact > >same thing! All seemed to leave with the impression > >that digital is OK for the web, or shoot on a bright > >overcast day - but if you want it all, stay with > film. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html