[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote/replied to: >> With Capture One LE you won't need to combine two versions, you can >> get it right in one adjustment. Such is the latitude of compensation >> ability. > >How? Will it compensate only the shadows leaving the highlights untouchted? >I have a good test for it. >Do you know much will it cost after the trial period? >I'll download it tonight (phaseone.com, isn't it?) and we'll talk after ;-)
Well, you have levels, curves, exposure compensation, and contrast adjusting. Likely curves will do the job for you in that situation. I'll be interested in how well it performs on such an image as is painted with light and extreme lighting. First adjust the histogram to spread fully, using exp comp and contrast. then go to curves and use some points near the bottom end to pull up your shadow areas lighter. Keep the top half of the curve straight to leave your highlights alone. You can do this in Photoshop too, but in conversion you are working with raw 12 bit camera data, and it seems to do a much nicer job of it. I'm wondering why you had to combine two images to get that one. I assume the balance was way off between the flashlit and sunlit sky. Should be a piece of cake. Jim Davis Nature Photography http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
