BTW, I should have added that you have some very nice work here. To expand on
what I've said below, if I were working on these in the PSCS RAW converter, I
would be adjusting the shadow control to set the black point. I think the
blacks can go deeper without going off the histogram. But that's why the
histogram is provided. It helps you see when too much is just too much. I'd
also turn up the exposure until I either achieved the overall brightess I
wanted or until the histogram indicated that highlights were being clipped. If
highlights started clipping before I achieved sufficient brightness, I would
brighten the midrange some more with the brightness slider. I would also look
at everything at 200% to see if any CA was evident. If I saw any color banding,
I would try to eliminate it with the CA adjustment. I would then set my output
size to 16 bit 144 megabyte, select prophoto colorspace and convert. (I make
all my files large for the masters.) I then might perform some add!
itional
adjustments in PhotoShop and apply Unsharp Mask as needed. For the web images
I would size them at 13 inches on the long side at 72 dpi using bicubic
sharper. Then I would convert to Srgb and do a "Save for Web" in PhotoShop.
Paul
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> I'm not familiar with RSE. I use PSCS RAW converter, but I can say with
> certainty that very few RAW images will look satisfactory at any given set of
> default settings. Almost all require fine tuning. Yours are very close for
> RAW,
> and they err in the direction in which they should: subdued highlights. All
> they
> need is some adjustment during the conversion process. You can just tweak the
> jpegs now if you wish, but working with your images during conversion is much
> prefered as you will find that you can fine tune the range much better. If
> you
> don't want to work on your conversions, shoot jpeg.
> Paul
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> From: "Dave Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Recently went our for a walk at a local Conservation Area, cool, dark,
> > bit of rainy day.
> >
> > - Shot everything in Raw.
> > - Back home, imported to PC,
> > - Raw to JPEG conversion via RSE primarily with the default settings.
> > - In Elements, added Name to corner,
> > - Exported to resize and reduce jpeg quality (to about 8)
> > - Uploaded them to the web
> >
> > The pictures looked fine/ok on my pc at home during the Raw
> > Conversion, but now on my PC at work, they are dull, flat, dark, soft.
> > See here:
> > http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/morris
> >
> > My home monitor is uncalibrated (as is my work monitor), but I'm still
> > surprised to see the images come out like this, as the images were
> > largely converted using defaults.
> >
> > Any thoughts? Is this a:
> > Shooting problem?
> > Raw Workflow Problem?
> > Elements Export problem?
> > Monitor Problem?
> > or all of the above?
> >
> > thanx
> >
> > dk
> >
>
