Tinkering: Setting Black Point: A cold, cloudy November day in New England prompted a few reviews of old photos that seemed a bit weak. This May 2010 jpg of a fisherman on Lago...

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

A cold, cloudy November day in New England prompted a few reviews of old photos that seemed a bit weak.

This May 2010 jpg of a fisherman on Lago Maggiore perked up somewhat just by using the Set Blackpoint dropper in PSE Levels. (Reprocessed in Raw.)

Nik D60, ISO 110, f/10, 1/250, 32mm, handheld. Cropped to 14 x 8 for near full HDTV ratio.

Critiques welcome and read.

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Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee

Fred Harwood wrote:

A cold, cloudy November day in New England prompted a few reviews of old photos that seemed a bit weak.

This May 2010 jpg of a fisherman on Lago Maggiore perked up somewhat just by using the Set Blackpoint dropper in PSE Levels. (Reprocessed in Raw.)

Nik D60, ISO 110, f/10, 1/250, 32mm, handheld. Cropped to 14 x 8 for near full HDTV ratio.

Critiques welcome and read.

You did good. Looks to be just about what I would see if I were there. I would give you an A+ on this one.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Fine, believable tones. I do have a red and magenta tint on my screen.

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

Thanks, Kozan and artBob. Bob, what monitor might you have?

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

I have a 2018 Macbook Pro. I trust the monitor, and when I went into Photoshop and clicked on a white cloud, and later other, neutral areas, Photoshop indicated that red was the color showing.

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

artBob wrote:

I have a 2018 Macbook Pro. I trust the monitor, and when I went into Photoshop and clicked on a white cloud, and later other, neutral areas, Photoshop indicated that red was the color showing.

Thanks, Bob. How does this look?

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artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Fred Harwood wrote:

Thanks, Bob. How does this look?

The color seems more natural to me. How'd you do that?

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

artBob wrote:

The color seems more natural to me. How'd you do that?

You gave me your perceptions, so I went into two areas, Smart Fix, and Hue/Saturation. The Smart Fix seemed to do it best. The Alps, time of day (such as morning light), are a wonder of cloud colors.

Thanks for the feedback. In case it matters, I always save and post in Adobe RBG Profile, mainly because I print for customers, rather than screens.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Fred Harwood wrote:

A cold, cloudy November day in New England prompted a few reviews of old photos that seemed a bit weak.

This May 2010 jpg of a fisherman on Lago Maggiore perked up somewhat just by using the Set Blackpoint dropper in PSE Levels. (Reprocessed in Raw.)

Nik D60, ISO 110, f/10, 1/250, 32mm, handheld. Cropped to 14 x 8 for near full HDTV ratio.

Critiques welcome and read.

That is pretty much one of the first things I do when opening files in ACR, adjusting the black and white points!