Thanks once more, Paul. I appreciate your processing thoughts and as you surmised, I had essentially done those things you suggest. I can find no more detail than those vertical ridge edges revealed. Pushing it, also, results in some edge halos. I've come to grips with the fact that the interior is featureless charcoal in deep shadow. Time to look for other targets. ;)
Jack --- On Fri, 4/17/09, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Another #2 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 8:57 AM > You're welcome. But I think it's a worthy shot and > worth the effort. It may well be that the dynamic range of > the scene makes a perfect rendering impossible. But if it > was mine and it was a RAW file, I'd go back in — > before adjusting exposure and midrange brightness— and > dial down the black point until I got detail. Then I'd > work on the exposure and midrange brightness. If the result > was muddy, I'd increase midrange contrast until it > looked good. That being said, you may already have done all > of that:-). In any case, I like the subject and composition. > Paul > On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Paul. That burned out stump had interested me > since seeing it from the highway (at 65mph) a few years > back. Getting a sun angle that touched both inner sides > resulted in a glancing light on each. > > Sort of wish I hadn't considered it even a minor > curiosity worth a "fun" shot or two and just kept > the efforts in the dark. ;) > > Seems to have been taken more seriously than I would > have guessed. > > Thanks for commenting! > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Fri, 4/17/09, Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: Another #2 > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <[email protected]> > >> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 6:58 AM > >> I like the idea here, but in both versions the > loss of > >> shadow detail just doesn't work for me. > >> Paul > >> On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> OK, I've reduced the contrast and, I > assume, also > >> the "harsh" lighting. > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=409 > >>> > >>> All criticisms gladly accepted. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > > > -- > 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.
