Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim you have partly recovered some of the white fur which is an improvement for sure. Bright sunlit white fur with shadows around is a tough subject. The crop works and you get rid of some of the noisy shadows too. The digital darkroom is a cool place to spend some time. 2009/1/23 Jim Nichols <jhnichols@lighttube.net> > I have taken to heart the discussions or bokeh and positioning of the > exposure histogram that have appeared on the LUG this past week, and > decided > to see if I could improve on a RAW image that I had post-processed and > posted recently. While I could not go back and re-expose the image that > included a wide range of shadow and highlight, I found that I could make > improvements in the way I handled the RAW image. The original and reworked > images are linked below. > > Original image > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Backyard+Visitor.tif.html > > Reworked image > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Reworked+Visitor.tif.html > > I like the bokeh of the Takumar 50/1.4 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Life's too short for slow zooms