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Subject: [Leica] Rarities -> Mark Pope
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:20:39 +0100
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Thanks to yu Mark for looking

Best wishes
Lluis

El 27/11/2010, a las 18:05, Mark Pope escribi?:

> Hi Lluis,
>
> having seen the colour shot, like you, I prefer the B&W.  I see  
> there is a slight crop on the B&W, which also improves it.
> Thanks for giving me the opportunity to compare them.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Mark
>
>
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
>
> Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
> Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
> Picture a week (2010)  
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
> Picture a week (2009)  
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
>               (2008)  http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
>
>
> On 27/11/10 16:12, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I don't remember exactly what I did for the B&W conversion, I think  
>> I have used the green filter and I've put extra contrast, just  
>> because the effect I was looking for was that leavesseems flotating  
>> almost on the air, to your demand I've uploaded the color version,  
>> but my preference is for the B&W
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996w.jpg.html
>>
>> Thank you very much for your comments
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Lluis
>>
>>
>> El 27/11/2010, a las 12:34, Mark Pope escribi?:
>>
>>> I'm afraid that I am the lone dissenting voice here.
>>> Whilst I like both, I  prefer the first, uninverted picture.  The  
>>> second was just a bit too weird for me.
>>>
>>> I think the B&W works well, though the colour version could be  
>>> interesting too - almost impressionistic.
>>>
>>> As far as the B&W is concerned, I wonder whether simulating a  
>>> yellow-green or green filter would improve the rendition even  
>>> more? This can be simulated in Lightroom by increasing the yellow  
>>> and green sliders.  I suspect that there is also a filter in  
>>> Silver Efex that does the same thing.  Knocking the contrast back  
>>> a touch (similar to dropping the paper grade by say half a grade)  
>>> may also lift the picture by putting more detail into the darker  
>>> areas.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Pope,
>>> Swindon, Wilts
>>> UK
>>>
>>> Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
>>> Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
>>> Picture a week (2010)  
>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
>>> Picture a week (2009)  
>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
>>>              (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
>>>
>>> On 26/11/2010 22:35, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>> This the original image
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996wse.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> This one rotated 180?
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996wser.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> M8, Tri Elmar
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/
>>>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll
>>>> Blog:
>>>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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