Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl- I am working in raw and learning how to use Photoshop- after this trip, I'll try some of your suggestions. I am having a wonderful time here- it is a beautiful- and endlessly interesting- place. That Place de l'Odeon image is stunning, Carl- really like that one. Wendy On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:47 AM, Carl Socolow <socphoto at verizon.net> wrote: > Wendy, > > Are you working in a raw workflow? You might be able to adjust in raw for > the sky and then open in photoshop and then do a second raw adjustment > (sometimes even a third) for midtones, etc. and open it as well in > photoshop. Then merge both layers one on top of the other while holding the > shift key to ensure accurate registration. Finally, you can do a mask on > the > sky layer and conceal all but the adjusted sky. It's sort of HDR but > pulling > both exposures out of the same raw file. It works to an extent. I can get > away with about two stops of sky overexposure. There are a couple other > tricks such as loading selection using the channels palette to have > photoshop isolate the sky. If so you might have to use some gaussian blur > on > the mask to soften the hard edges of the mask itself so it blends better. > This is probably more than anyone wants to know but it's a technique I've > used often when doing architectural photography and I want to hold details > in windows or skies. > > Finally, regarding Les Baux, don't be afraid to shoot in the dark. Practice > hand holding camera at 1/15th, 1/8th or 1/4 second. Practice your > breathing. > Not everything has to be tack sharp or without camera movement. Those are > just conventions for people whose aesthetic subscribes to reality. > Silhouetted figures walking at night don't have to be sharp. > > See: > > http://www.carlsandersocolow.com/images/portfolios/europe/europe-full/Odeon_1002_R14_31.jpg > or > > http://www.carlsandersocolow.com/images/portfolios/europe/europe-full/Venice_0399_1.jpg > or > > http://www.carlsandersocolow.com/images/portfolios/europe/europe-full/Venice_0399_27_2.jpg > > You're in the heart of the world inhabited by the Impressionists. Use the > force, young Skywalker. See and feel what they felt. There's a reason they > went there: for the light, the atmosphere; even the Mistral. Figure out > how > to make pictures of wind. > > I've been to Les Baux. Check out where they threw the Protestant Huguenots > off the cliffs at Cardinal Richelieu's behest. > > Anyway, enjoy. I'm envious. > > Carl Sander Socolow > > > > > Wendy Wrote: > > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:56:07 +0500 > From: Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Arles & Provence > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <4969c7050910121256j450de309v800aa9a999e1fce9 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Phillipe- > > I've got one decent night shot and I'll get that one up tomorrow. I'd have > done more but the wind out there is wicked! > > I do have a street in Arles up- early morning light with what appears to be > irredeemable overexposure on the small patch of sky. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/_WLT1116.jpg.html > > Arles is difficult- the streets are so narrow that the interplay of light > and shadow, while beautiful, is technically a challenge. I am sure Les > Baux > is going to be challenging as well. I'm set to be there in the evening > light. > > Wendy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >