What Paul said -- you need more detail in the shadow. If you can't do Shadows/Highlights go for somewhere between the two versions.
Nice shot, frank! Marnie aka Doe ================ In a message dated 8/14/2005 4:14:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Frank, There's something to be said for the new version. I like the sharpneing, and I like the reduced highlights. I would choose it over the original. But I think you can do better. In the new version, you've lost all the shadow detail in the leaper's face. I'd go back to the original and use Shadows/Highlights rather than levels, and just bring down the highlights. If you don't have Shadows/Highlights, go to curves and pull down the far end of the RGB curve to kill some of the highlights. Paul On Aug 14, 2005, at 5:01 PM, frank theriault wrote: > As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I > initially posted yesterday, in two ways: > > First, on the original, I sharpened only the jumper, and not the > background, with the result that the background is more OOF-looking > than on the print. On Version 1.1 I've sharpened the whole frame. > > Second, I fiddled with levels a bit to darken it. I now think that > the original looks over-bright and over-exposed. > > Let me know if you have a preference. I certainly prefer the > "improved" version: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3634511&size=lg > > For reference, here's the original: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3631907&size=lg > > Thanks in advance. > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
