biglouis Posted December 8, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) MP 50/2.8 Tri X 400 [ATTACH]177067[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Hi biglouis, Take a look here Lock Gate Hinge. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pauledell Posted December 8, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 8, 2009 Louis, Nice composition, sharpness and the lovely grainy tones. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted December 8, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 8, 2009 Louis - I like the tones here but it looks a bit over-sharpened to me, looking at the water. You can slap me if you didn't! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted December 8, 2009 Louis - I like the tones here but it looks a bit over-sharpened to me, looking at the water. You can slap me if you didn't! Andy, yes, you are right. I'm still experimenting with b&w. I can't quite get the sort of dark, contrasty tones I want. I would benefit from your advice.... Louis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted December 8, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 8, 2009 Louis, may I join in? Your quest for deep blacks is understandable. Your lock hinge picture appears to have been taken under quite overcast conditions which gives a low contrast, possibly an apparently unsharp appearance. It is quite a good starting point because the use of curves can gently improve both contrast and apparent sharpness. Frankly, I quite like the picture as you presented it, but if you yearn for subtle change, explore curves before sharpening. But I guess you know this anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted December 12, 2009 Thanks for the comments. This is the first chance I've had to go back to the image and try again. The original is on a Snappy Snaps CD. In fact, in the end I've gone for a lighter version. The grain in the water is less pronounced. This time I did minimal adjustments to black point and clarity in LR and then used Lab space and soft light in CS3 with a little adjustment of shadows and highlights. Very light sharpening after resizing. [ATTACH]177520[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmierlinse Posted December 21, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 21, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) over-sharpened for or not - the first image is the best. I like it. Greeting from Germany Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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