On Jan 18, 2013, at 11:56 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Paul - enjoyed following your exploits on the car show & the Corvette reveal > - great work. > > You mention 'red bloom' which I assume is over exposure in the red channel - > correct ?
Yes, overexposure of the red, which was inevitable against a black background, combined with extreme reflectivity of the paint. In a quick look around the web I saw that red bloom was common to every photo taken at the reveal, including those on Getty Images. I was able to reduce it to a great extent when I had a chance to render the RAW on my home computer and calibrated monitor, but it was not a photo friendly choice by GM. Of course they were going for maximum impact when the car emerged from the smoke. They got it. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: GESO: The Corvette Reveal > > >>> From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> >>> Had some time this afternoon, so I rendered the Corvette pics on my >>> calibrated monitor and was able to coax more detail out of >>> the red bloom. The young lady in the first pic was guarding the front row >>> for the GM prez and his entourage. Shot her at 12,800 >>> under the red light that was keeping bathing the stage before the show >>> began. A video is playing on a screen in the background, >>> thus the burned out corner. The other pics are all shot at ISO 3200, f4.5, >>> with shutter speeds ranging from 1/40th to 1/125th. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1047171 >>> >>> Paul >> >> Nice gallery. I also enjoyed your article. >> >> I don't know what is is with black wheels. As far as I'm concerned >> they make even the best looking vehicles look like dogs. That red >> vette would have been a a lot prettier with matte silver/gray wheels. >> >> Tom C. > > > -- > 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.
