Thanks, Jack. I'm limited at the moment to LR 1.3 on a 12in MacBook; so my processing abilities are limited, and the monitor is extremely sensitive to the angle of view, making it hard for me to judge exposure and contrast.
Even while shooting, though, I knew that those crystalline rocks were going to be a problem... Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 8/16/08, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Old Boathouse > Very well composed, Rick. You make a good point about the > rocks sort of imposing themselves on the scene. Maybe a bit > of burning tool treatment..? > Conversion lacks the contrast I would be looking for and it > may be my eyes/monitor, but I seems to see a slight purple > tone.(?) > > Jack > > > --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Rick Womer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: PESO: Old Boathouse > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 7:04 PM > > I daringly took my camera and a few lenses out in the > canoe > > yesterday. Not far from where we are staying is this > old > > boathouse: > > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7680612&size=lg > > > > Those are not "Velvia greens"; it has rained > so > > much in New England that things are very lush. > > > > Just for jollies I tried a B&W conversion: > > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7680613&size=lg > > > > Those two rocks in the foreground are a problem; they > are > > granite, and even in overcast they almost glow. No > amount > > of diddling with curves and whatnot would tame them. > > > > K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 280, f/4.5 @ 1/125, RAW via LR. > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
