Mark, Thanks for the workflow information. I must/will try this one of these days. The first door/photo would be my favorite. Toine
On 3/5/06, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Toine, > > Thanks for the comments. My workflow is based on the one described here: > > http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/lith/digital_lith/digital_lith.html > > When I start with a color image, I convert it to black and white via the > channel mixer to create the "shadows" layer. On the "shadows" side, I > usually use a much smaller unsharp mask radius than Pauck describes, but it > is really dependent on the grain/noise properties of the original image. I > leave the highlights layer in color. The interaction between the highlights > layer underneath and the shadow layer on top creates the desaturated, "hand > colored" effect. > > By the way, I just printed the stairs image out on my Epson R800 and it's > much better than the web version.... > > --Mark > > Toine wrote: > >Yes it can, I like it very much. The colors are fascinating and now > >I'm wondering what a "digital lith" workflow exactly is. > >Toine > > > >On 3/5/06, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> All, > >> > >> The brick wall is classic fodder for lens test pictures. Can it stand as > a > >> photographic subject on its own? > >> > >> http://www.westerickson.net/brickwork/ > >> > >> --Mark > >> > >> These are my first real 31Ltd images. All were taken handheld with a > >> *ist-Ds and postprocessed using a "digital lith" workflow. Comments and > >> suggestions welcome as always. > >> > >

