That plastic look is something that needs to be reworked. It's a combination of noise reduction and slightly out of focus. I don't like it either. gs George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:50 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > You're right, the expressions make it. > > Wonderful. > > He looks like maybe he's overprocessed (or did it come from the camera like > that?) - almost plasticky looking. I find that a bit distracting. > > Still, a wonderful moment captured. A photo well worth keeping and treasuring. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: George Sinos <[email protected]> > Sent: June 15, 2012 6/15/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: PESO - PAD - Anniversary - Print-a-Day-16 > > This is number 16 in the series "Print-a-Day for 30 Days." > > <http://georges.posterous.com/anniversary-print-a-day-16> > > This is my cousin and her husband on their 24th wedding anniversary. > They're watching a video of their family history that was put > together, as a surprise, by their daughters. > > This is, technically, a pretty bad photo. We were sitting in a > slightly darkened room, there is a big bright spot on the window > shades, the camera sensitivity setting went way too high and the > original photo is full of noise. It's even slightly out of focus. I > was close to tossing it. > > I'd rather the photo was technically better, but the expressions are > just too good. This image captures the feeling of that moment and > will always be one of my favorites. > > Lightroom helped save the photo. The highlights were subdued and the > shadows were increased. Noise reduction was applied with a pretty > heavy hand. That smooths the skin a little more than I'd like. (I'm > sure my cousin won't complain.) A vignette helps to darken the window > light. Her hair and glasses were made a bit sharper with the > adjustment brush. > > And what do you know, when you look at the final 8x10 print from a > normal viewing distance, it turns out to be a pretty good photo. Not > great, but it'll do. > > gs > > George Sinos > -------------------- > [email protected] > www.georgesphotos.net > plus.georgesinos.com > > -- > 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.
