I prefer the new version. The sky/clouds of the first one wasn't such a bother to me but I found there wasn't enough tonal contrast between machine and background. It needed to jump put from the trees, and that wasn't happening in version 1.0.
Version 1.1 is a huge improvement in tonality and to my eyes I can distinguish between dinosaur and background much better now. I really like this photo! Very interesting subject - I mean who doesn't like old machines? I like the feeling that the old beast has been put out to pasture, quite literally. The texture is palpable. And I love the way it frames the billboard. I'm not sure what it means, but I'm sure some symbolism could be found in there somewhere. LOL! All in all this is a keeper, and much improved over the original IMHO. Cheers, frank On November 7, 2015 1:16:27 AM EST, "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: >The sky isn't really blown out, it's an artifact of the Tri-X presets >in >Filmpack 3 more than anything, else. > >To really do justice to the sky I'd need to do a pseudo HDR, creating >three different images one optimized for the sky, (highlights), one for > >the deep shadows, and one for the mid tones then blend them together, >and I'm just feeling too lazy right now. > >The K-5II has about 13 stops of dynamic range, but Tri-X appears to >have >have about 10 as far as DXO is concerned, and to make matters worse the > >remaining paint on the cab of the shovel is indeed green. > >However I added a curves adjustment layer to bump up the mid tones and >a >second to help retain the contrast, then a levels adjustment layer to >lighten the overall image. while maintaining the white and black >points. > >I also changed the pseudo color filter to yellow, which helped >differentiate the green cab from the foliage. > >The sky is still more posterized than I'd like, but it does look a bit >better. > >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20dinosaurs2a.html > > > >and the link to the original, > >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20dinosaurs2.html > >On 11/7/2015 12:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >> PJ, there is so much more you could do with this, I think. The clouds >> are blown out, and it would be nice if something could be recovered >> from them. The steamshovel and background are the same tones; unless >> the steamshovel is green it should be possible to separate them. The >> billboard is an amusing juxtaposition, but blends into the dark mass. >> >> Rick >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:47 PM, P.J. Alling ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> Nothing special really, just an old fossil let out in a field. >>> >>> I thought I'd make these part of a GESO, and maybe it will be that >someday. >>> However I'm just processing the ones I like from this set as I >decide I like >>> them. >>> >>> >https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20dinosaurs2.html >>> >>> Equipment: Pentax k5II w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0. >>> >>> Processing Note: Rendered using DXO Optics Pro 8, some sharping in >>> Photoshop, with copyright notice applied, then rendered to B&W using >DXO >>> Filmpack 3, as Tri-X exposed through a Deep Orange filter. >>> >>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >>> >>> -- >>> I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to >achieve >>> immortality through not dying. >>> -- Woody Allen >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
