One more in Silver Efex
Sep 1, 2020 18:35:42 #
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Sep 2, 2020 09:44:54 #
AzPicLady wrote:
So I decided to do a bit more playing. I thought ... (show quote)
I didn't really care for the composition of the original. Trees dead center and the mountains and clouds on the right did not add anything to the shot. So I stretched the canvas to the right, bottom and top to get rid of some of the distractions. The final action was to flip the shot horizontally. This brought everything into "focus" for me. The trees are no longer centered and the leading lines on the left lead the eye to the trees. I left your copyright in the shot so you can see it was flipped. Comments?
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Sorry for any confusion. Many thanks. LINDA
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Sep 2, 2020 12:19:41 #
Indeed the original image is overexposed. Always keep in mind that when metering a scene with digital metering should be done from an important bright area to keep details in the highlights.
Your b&w rendition is very good and perhaps still too bright for my taste. Just play with small amounts of adjustments to contrast and highlights and see if that fits your taste. All b&w images benefit from using contrast but at times we overdo it. I guess it is a matter of taste.
Your b&w rendition is very good and perhaps still too bright for my taste. Just play with small amounts of adjustments to contrast and highlights and see if that fits your taste. All b&w images benefit from using contrast but at times we overdo it. I guess it is a matter of taste.
Sep 2, 2020 12:26:01 #
Sep 2, 2020 12:32:53 #
camerapapi wrote:
Indeed the original image is overexposed. Always keep in mind that when metering a scene with digital metering should be done from an important bright area to keep details in the highlights.
Your b&w rendition is very good and perhaps still too bright for my taste. Just play with small amounts of adjustments to contrast and highlights and see if that fits your taste. All b&w images benefit from using contrast but at times we overdo it. I guess it is a matter of taste.
Your b&w rendition is very good and perhaps still too bright for my taste. Just play with small amounts of adjustments to contrast and highlights and see if that fits your taste. All b&w images benefit from using contrast but at times we overdo it. I guess it is a matter of taste.
Well, as I explained, the overexposure was due to camera malfunction, so no amount of "correction" of settings was of any benefit. I actually do know how. I'm surprised at your comment about the B&W being too bright, as I normally get things too dark for most folks. So, do you think it's overdone on the contrast? I can't tell from your comment, but since you mention that, I think perhaps so. I really appreciate your comments.
Sep 2, 2020 12:33:38 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Kathy, you are taking to B&W conversions like a duck to water.
Thanks. This is what I did most in the darkroom. Somehow SE doesn't have the same "flavor" as developer and fixer!
Sep 2, 2020 13:48:33 #
Kathy thank you for posting and starting such an interesting thread. I need the help with B/W and I'm learning right along with you. Bev
Sep 2, 2020 13:56:49 #
NikonGal wrote:
Kathy thank you for posting and starting such an interesting thread. I need the help with B/W and I'm learning right along with you. Bev
Thanks, NikonGal. It's a curve!
Sep 2, 2020 14:59:52 #
SonyA580 wrote:
I didn't really care for the composition of the or... (show quote)
I appreciate your efforts here, Sony. I see your point about uncentering the trees. I'm not really so concerned about stuff centered as many are. I'll have to think about doing that sort of crop. Flipping images usually never occurs to me, so thanks for that suggestion also.
Sep 2, 2020 16:51:44 #
So I tried following some of the suggestions I received. And this is what I've come up with. Mike, thanks for the suggestion to darken that lighter hill where it meets the cloud. FotoArtist, I tried to bring up a bit more in the cloud. I got a little bit. And to Sony, sorry, flipping the image conflicts with my journalistic mind, but I did crop it a little. I didn't want to lose the boulder lower right, but I decided there wasn't anything on the left side I couldn't live without. I tried a 4x5, but that cropped too much, so this comes out a weird size. But it did move the trees a bit.
Sep 2, 2020 18:45:59 #
Great result! The result is what matters not the process. Thanks for sharing.
Sep 2, 2020 19:25:34 #
cambriaman wrote:
Great result! The result is what matters not the process. Thanks for sharing.
THANKS!
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