The B+W version has the most acceptable color to me. The initial post had the best composition, ergo try this B+W conversion on the original post!
BTW - no where in your process do I see a setting of white & dark points. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 3:30 PM Subject: PESO -- Schooner Passes Falkners Light III (variations) > Well one more different capture from the Schooner series, with three > variations. After conversion to a Tiff, I used a moderate amount of > noise reduction.. Then in Photoshop I tried something a little > different, I tried the curves -> options and set [Find Dark and Light > Colors] with [Snap Neutral Tones]. I'm not sure I like the results in > color but it made the B&W conversion look a bit better. Well anyway. > I'm interest in what people think. Due to the long distance there was a > definite lack of contrast in the main subject of the image. Yes I know > the horizon isn't exactly level. I'm going back to the original image > to fix that before the ocean runs out, eventually... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_schoonerpassesfaulknersiii.html > > Note: As described. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_schoonerpassesfaulknersiiib&w.html > > Note: Starting with the Color version. I used a curves layer to brighten > the mid tones, a second curves layer to impart a bit of a slight s curve > on top of that, a Hue/Saturation layer to modify color response, (sort > of a continuously variable color filter) and a second Hue/Saturation > layer to simply remove all color, then a brightness/contrast layer to > modify the overall contrast. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_schoonerpassesfaulknersiiis.html > > Note: From the B&W version converted to grey scale, I used a tritone > method of sepia toning the image, using three different base colors for > highlights, mid tones and shadows. Since the general consensus seemed > to be that the last attempt was a bit heavy handed, probably because the > highlights were too orange, I used a slightly different color for the > highlights, it does look a bit more subtle, at least to my eye. > > Technical Data: > > Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 1600 @ 1/1250sec (Av) > smc Pentax A 300mm f4 & SMC Pentax F 1.7x converter @ f11 > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
