Not Joaquin
Oct 5, 2015 11:36:34 #
Lucky for all of us, but the outskirts of some really bad rain clouds last Thursday.
Oct 5, 2015 12:31:00 #
From what I've heard, this could have been taken in Columbia, SC - 20 inches of rain is so much that it literally goes off the charts at the weather stations.
Oct 5, 2015 13:12:21 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
selmslie wrote:
Lucky for all of us, but the outskirts of some really bad rain clouds last Thursday.
Super job displaying blacks, whites, and all shades in between. I find the composition spot on selmslie.
Oct 5, 2015 15:49:00 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
From what I've heard, this could have been taken in Columbia, SC - 20 inches of rain is so much that it literally goes off the charts at the weather stations.
It was worse in Mount Pleasant.
Oct 5, 2015 15:50:21 #
Frank2013 wrote:
Super job displaying blacks, whites, and all shades in between. I find the composition spot on selmslie.
Thanks. Some might argue with the centered horizon but I felt that both sky and water deserved equal weight.
Oct 5, 2015 15:52:45 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
selmslie wrote:
Thanks. Some might argue with the centered horizon but I felt that both sky and water deserved equal weight.
I concur thus my comment.
Oct 5, 2015 18:35:52 #
Can write what i know about film on the back of a postage stamp so no idea how one would do it but to me this needs some contrast adding. I cannot see the true blacks and true whites that another person has.
A levels adjustment in Photoshop gives it more definition.
A levels adjustment in Photoshop gives it more definition.
Oct 5, 2015 18:53:08 #
Billyspad wrote:
... I cannot see the true blacks and true whites that another person has. A levels adjustment in Photoshop gives it more definition.
Thanks for your observation and suggestion. If the scene has some deep shadows I also like strong blacks.
For post processing, I am a minimalist. What you see is pretty much what the scene presented. All I normally do is spec removal (inevitable with scanning) and leveling (almost impossible to get right on a 6x6 focus screen in the field).
Other than the highlights in the sunlit portions, the clouds and water were pretty much gray - no real blacks. I could have forced the issue by darkening the darkest grays but that't just not how it looked.
Oct 5, 2015 19:27:23 #
selmslie wrote:
Thanks for your observation and suggestion. If th... (show quote)
I fully appreciate your point of view and respect you wish to portray what you were presented with. I freely admit to being a PP nut and constantly try and improve or dramatize mother nature.
We will remain different in our approach and outcome I should think but that's what makes our pastime so interesting and a forum like this to exchange views and opinions so refreshing.
Good day to you my man from a wet and overcast South Seas
Oct 5, 2015 21:14:39 #
Billyspad wrote:
... Good day to you my man from a wet and overcast South Seas
There is nothing wetter than rainy season in the tropics. Once you get used to it it still beats shoveling snow.
Incidentally, I am not averse to some pre-processing in the form of a filter (I could have used a red rather than an orange filter) or even push processing to boost the negative contrast. With film, both are still fair game.
Oct 6, 2015 12:34:57 #
Fine image. I know that you saw this in B&W , something I try to do and keep trying. What a great feeling to hold in your hand your negative , place it on your light box and see your image. Keep using film.
Oct 6, 2015 13:53:54 #
mr. u. n. owen wrote:
... I know that you saw this in B&W , something I try to do and keep trying. ...
Thank you.
I confess that when all I have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I sometimes have trouble appreciating color.
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