[Leica] Reflected waterfront

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Larry,   I've been through that with PS too -- everybody has.   I  
like the original version MUCH better, it is a wonderful shot.  Robert

On Mar 25, 2010, at 1:47 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> Robert writes:
> I think you have oversaturated by juuuuuust a tad.
>
> On Mar 24, 2010, at 11:42 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>
>> This one HAS to be in color!
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Reflected+colors.jpg.html
>
> - - - - - -
>
> You are quite right. My wife wanted a copy to paint and felt that  
> the colors
> weren't bright enough for a dramatic picture. Color has replaced  
> angst as
> the new trend in painting. Go to any art show and you will be  
> blinded by the
> bright hues on canvas. Here is the original picture. Quite a bit less
> saturated.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Reflected+colors+2.jpg.html
>
> Unfortunately it is very easy to get carried away by the image  
> manipulation
> possibilities in Photoshop. Coming from a lifetime of work in film  
> and wet
> processing, the ability to alter an image by pressing a few buttons  
> seems
> like magic. It reminds me of "The Law of the Hammer." For those  
> unfamiliar
> with the law, it is: Give a kid a hammer and everything looks like  
> a nail.
> That's how Photoshop is to us film fossils.
>
>
> Larry Z
>
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