Very cool, Bruce!
While I went in a completely different direction, that captures the grit
(as you aptly put it) I was looking for very well! I can't help
wondering if bumping up the contrast in-camera would yield good results,
or if I'd be better off leaving it to post-processing.
I'm going to dig around the web for good contrast-specific plug-ins to
see if I can come up with anything useful.
Thanks for the ideas!
-- Walt
On 3/1/2012 7:54 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Walt, just for grins I fed that shot to Lightroom and applied an
over-the-top local-contrast-enhancing preset I cooked up (it basically
applies 500% Clarity). Also reduced the exposure .5 stop, and a bunch
of Recovery to rescue some detail in the sky (upper-left). Lastly NR
and edge sharpening.
It is almost certainly taking things too far, but it might give you
ideas. It really brings out the grit ...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2254722/LanternWaltGilbert.jpg
You really should preserve it from an untimely fate. It's a great subject.
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks, Jack.
It was in fact shot from the shaded side, though it was a pretty overcast
day. I'm not seeing the mossy hue, though I'm using a completely
uncalibrated monitor, so that would explain why.
I really should bring the thing inside just to make sure I still have it
to work with in the future as an ongoing project. It would really suck if a
storm blew it over and broke the glass. It's amazing that it hasn't happened
before now, come to think of it.
-- Walt
On 3/1/2012 4:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
It is a subtle moss green on my screen and looks as though it might have
been shot from the shaded side.(?)
It would make a nice detail shot, but I see it as slightly dark.
Jack
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From: Walt Gilbert<[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:25 AM
Subject: PESO: Traveler's Lantern
Here's a shot of an old coal oil lantern I took the other day while doing
yard work. It's old and rusted and would probably be a decent subject in the
hands of someone who's particularly adept at subtle HDR -- which I'm not.
So, I figured I'd convert it over to a monochrome and give it a platinum
process look, ad some grain and bump the contrast a bit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6944438507/in/photostream/lightbox/
K100D, A 50/1.7, f/3.5, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec
For some reason, Flickriver is showing a little .jpg link icon right in
the middle of the photos at the moment, so I used the Flickr lightbox
display. Here's the normal flickr display for those who don't get along with
the lightbox.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6944438507/in/photostream/
Comments, critiques and suggestions welcome. I tend to have a heavy hand
with filters and such, so if there's something that I could be doing to
improve my images in that respect, please let me know.
Thanks!
Walt
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