A definite improvement, Peter...but one still needs a boat! ;-) Rick
--- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It might help if I posted the proper link to the new > conversion. I'd > like to say it's early and I'm tired, but I'm not... > > http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridgeii.html > > Everyone can now complain that I posted the wrong > link. > > P. J. Alling wrote: > > Rick was the only person to comment on this shot > and he had a more than > > valid point, and there was something I could do > about it. There's lots > > of detail in the full resolution image, but it > tends to disappear when I > > resize it for the web. So I decided to try for > more separation between > > the very dark almost black bridge and the grayer > background. I > > lightened the image overall and then increased the > contrast selectively > > in the darker elements, curves can do wonders. > Now the bridge pops a > > bit more when compared to the background elements. > (The crop is a > > little different but still essentially the same). > > > > > http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html > > > > The same as before and usual. > > > > Rick Womer wrote: > > > >> Tough shot to do, because it's a complex > structure > >> that is hard to separate from the background. I > tried > >> years ago and never got a pic I was happy with. > I > >> suspect that only a boat would provide a really > good > >> vantage point. > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> I shot this with a panoramic crop in mind. It > was a > >>> dull day with a bit > >>> of color in the sky. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html > >> > >> > >>> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm > f1.9 > >>> Limited > >>> > >>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally > >>> ignored. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser > evil... > >>> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >>> directly above and follow the directions. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
