[Leica] IMG: A Norwegian Senorita in Barcelona

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Beautiful color and contrast.  There may be something to this Leica lens
business...:)  I also have problems with the PS burn and dodge tools.  I
find judicious use of a curve adjustment and history brush to be much
easier, without the need for a mask.  Whatever, it obviously worked very
well in this image.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G Hopkinson
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 7:23 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: A Norwegian Senorita in Barcelona
> 
> Thanks again Pablo. Quite a few people have looked at this one. They must
> be all keeping their comments to themselves ;-)
> Here is another photograph, with maybe a little more interest.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/2_001/BC31.jpg.html>
> http://tinyurl.com/yvln5k
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: A Norwegian Senorita in Barcelona
> 
> Hi Geoff,
> 
> this portrait is outstanding... exposure is spot on as it seems to be all
> you did in PS.
> one thing I'm not sure of is framing, maybe going a bit backwards, or for
> a
> 35 lens, would mean letting us see her hands which is usually that really
> adds something else about the portrayed subject and I'd bet this wonder
> woman had that "something else" I'm talking of.
> 
> I wonder what or rather why you used the dodging tool... that's a tool I
> could never get tamed to it, or maybe it's me that I should've tamed the
> tool instead ?
> I find it not only hard to use but destructive, you seem to be mastered a
> dodging tool course.
> 
> regards
> 
> Pablo
> 
> hoppyman@bigpond.net.au wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > LUG travellers, something slightly different while I am showing colour
> from
> > Barcelona. A single photograph in this post.
> >
> > This charming lady was our tour guide for a day in Barcelona. We had
> seats in
> > a nice Mercedes people carrier with fun international
> > company and a very professional and friendly guide. A great way to get
> an
> > introduction to the city.
> >
> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/2_001/BC33.jpg.html>
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/yu4xfj
> >
> > Quick gear head information, this is the Summilux 50 asph. Colour is
> unaltered
> > from scan, except that it has lost a little
> > saturation in conversion to sRGB for web. The exposure was for the mid-
> tones
> > (lovely grey concrete!)
> >
> > Minor crop, restoration of sharpness lost in scan and much downsizing,
> plus a
> > little dodging to centre area.
> >
> >
> >
> > You are welcome to comment or tell me your opinion on this lens's
> performance.
> > Some will know that it is my favourite. This picture
> > is an example of why.
> >
> >
> 
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