Loch Scavaig (Page 2): Thanks for taking part, DWU. There's nothing quite like contrasty B&W for drama. Did you find the reduced resolution a problem at any point in your edit?

R.G. Loc: Scotland

DWU2 wrote:

Here's a mono version made from the DNG with help from NIK Silver Efex Pro II.

Thanks for taking part, DWU. There's nothing quite like contrasty B&W for drama. Did you find the reduced resolution a problem at any point in your edit?

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

R.G. wrote:

I forgot to ask for feedback in the original post regarding the DNG file. To upload it I had to condense it down by reducing the resolution and I would like to know if a lack of resolution was a problem at any point in the edit.
In the past I've used lossy compression for DNGs but it doesn't work with my merged bracketed shots. I suspect that the condensed DNG is better than the jpg for editing and the reduced resolution would only be a problem for large prints.

I tried to load the DNG file, R.G. It showed up as a tiff file when I downloaded it. I thought a tiff would load easy but this one would not open. I used the jpg to produce the image way back. I hope this helps in a negative way.
:-(

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

R.G. wrote:

Thanks for taking part, DWU. There's nothing quite like contrasty B&W for drama. Did you find the reduced resolution a problem at any point in your edit?

I used the DNG. When I uploaded the result, I created a JPG using LR, setting quality level at 70%. So, no problem.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Jim-Pops wrote:

Nothing like 4-wheeling.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

fantom wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Glad you liked it Fantom

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

R.G. wrote:

This is streets ahead of the similar pre-set effects that can be done with a click of the mouse. It seems to me that getting the colour of the tint correct is crucial for optimum effect, and it occurred to me that you could use the same technique that's used for frames - select appropriate colour/s from the photo itself. Good luck with your experimenting. It seems to be working.

Its run initially from an Action in Photoshop R.G. which leaves you around 30 layers which can all be adjusted to suit. Its probably over complicated but as you say a long way ahead of a pre set. Background colour choice is infinite so any mistakes in that area are totally down to me.
The image is then merged and mixed with tho original via layer masks with different blend modes applied. The hardest bit so far is knowing when to stop!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Shakey wrote:

I tried to load the DNG file, R.G. It showed up as a tiff file when I downloaded it. I thought a tiff would load easy but this one would not open. I used the jpg to produce the image way back. I hope this helps in a negative way.
:-(

That's a funny one, Shakey. Windows and Lightroom both recognised it as a DNG on my computer. Do you have your importer set to import raw files as tiff? I believe that DNG is classified as a type of raw.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

DWU2 wrote:

I used the DNG. When I uploaded the result, I created a JPG using LR, setting quality level at 70%. So, no problem.

Thanks for the feedback, DWU. As long as the drop in resolution didn't cause any problems with editing.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Billyspad wrote:

Its run initially from an Action in Photoshop R.G. which leaves you around 30 layers which can all be adjusted to suit. Its probably over complicated but as you say a long way ahead of a pre set. Background colour choice is infinite so any mistakes in that area are totally down to me.
The image is then merged and mixed with tho original via layer masks with different blend modes applied. The hardest bit so far is knowing when to stop!

I would say the skill is in adapting the effect to suit the image, which isn't going to happen with a one-click effect. That and knowing when to stop (when is that not a requirement... :-) ).