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D Lux 4

 

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From one belgian to another…. I would pull up the shadows a bit.

Also, in the dark you can easily use F2.0 without losing much DOF.

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Michael, Stuart, Dpitt, Thank you for your comments.

 

Dpitt : Actually I am not belgian but french but I lived in Zaïre (1977-1981) and in Brussels (2009-2013) and I greatly appreciate the belgian way of living!

 

Regards.

 

Francois

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From one belgian to another…. I would pull up the shadows a bit.

Also, in the dark you can easily use F2.0 without losing much DOF.

Dpitt,

 

Here I post a version with the shadows pulled up.

 

Kind regards.

 

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Francois,

 

I must admit that I like the first one better :)

Not sure what it is, but you are right, the feeling of the first one is much better. 

 

The second one is certainly too much a HDR shot. Maybe try something in between. Otherwise keep the first one.

You shot this with F5.6 , 1,3 sec on ISO 100

 

I do not have the DLux 4 but have the Pana LX3. 

In this case I would probably have tried F2.0 on ISO 100 in RAW and then work on it in PP

The lens reaches its max sharpness around F2.8 or F4.0 so no need to stop it down further in this case IMO.

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Francois,

 

to be honest, I like the first one better.

It bears a touch of mysteriousness created by the spotlight. The second version has no important additional information and is distracting the eye. It is very hard to handle those high contrasts. Here it is good to concentrate on the main essential light. Higher ISO has its limits with small sensors and being handheld. Dirk mentioned f-stop 5.6 and I agree that such type of shots don't need to be stopped down. 2.8 has enough DOF on those sensors. Thank you very much for opening this discussion, because these problems occur any time and it helps to understand the basics. 

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Iduna, Dirk, Thank you for your comments.

 

The first one is the version I issued - from RAW in Aperture 3 - because is how I felt the mood of the scene when I took the picture.

 

Following Dirk suggestions I issued a second version pushing up the shadows (no HDR).

 

I will follow your advise and shoot these kind of pictures - with my D Lux 4 - at f/2.8.

 

All the best.

 

Francois

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