scho Posted March 5, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 5, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Taken with CV 40mm F/1.4 Nokton on an M8. Toned with Piezo K7 carbon sepia QTR icc profile. Larger version on my pbase site: L1000092.jpg photo - Carl Schofield photos at pbase.com [ATTACH]28316[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Hi scho, Take a look here M8 Old Willows. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest Lotw Posted March 5, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 5, 2007 On one hand a good example of what is possible in digital postprocessing (color of the toning), on the other hand I see some irritant grain/noise in the tree which I associate with oversharpening in photoshop (unsharp masking or the like), which is what I call the new kitsch. Try some Gaussian blur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lotw Posted March 5, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 5, 2007 Gaussian blur: 0,3%, little darker, little more contrast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted March 5, 2007 On one hand a good example of what is possible in digital postprocessing (color of the toning), on the other hand I see some irritant grain/noise in the tree which I associate with oversharpening in photoshop (unsharp masking or the like), which is what I call the new kitsch. Try some Gaussian blur Sorry, don't agree. There is really no oversharpening here, but rather actual fine texture in the bark that is difficult to display at this file size. Look at the pbase image. The small file limitation of this forum makes it very difficult to display images with fine resolution. Your rendition is too blurry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE Posted March 6, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 6, 2007 The second definitely does not work. It's tones of the trees are too muted. IMHO something between the first and second, leaning more toward the former would work well. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrshot Posted March 6, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 6, 2007 Nice work making the image very 3-deminsional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 6, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 6, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) A very nicely framed and captured image Carl. Personally, I would prefer your original slightly darker, but that's how i see it on my pc, and doesn't have to be darker on yours, maybe due to different calibration. I like this image alot. Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks all for your comments and suggestions for improving the image. I had better recalibrate my monitor, but thought I had it calibrated to native WP and gamma 2.2 last time I did it (Mac LCD). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 6, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 6, 2007 Carl, I just noticed that you have the same image on your site. The one on your site is in fact slightly darker than the one you have here on the Forum, and IMHO it looks better slightly darker. That is all I said, apart that I like this image. Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECliffordSmith Posted March 7, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 7, 2007 Carl, Very nice. I like the detail of the bark a lot. The original works best for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted March 7, 2007 Carl, Very nice. I like the detail of the bark a lot. The original works best for me. Thanks Ed. I find it difficult to get the sharpening optimized for web display with small images. Here is another shot of the same scene in bright sun today using a lower contrast lens (CV Ultron 28 f/1.9). Just use the "previous" link on the pbase site to compare with the Nokton shot taken on a cloudy day. The Nokton is very sharp, but also quite contrasty. http://www.pbase.com/scho/image/75335050 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted March 8, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 8, 2007 Beautiful composition. Makes an impact. Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share #13 Posted March 8, 2007 Beautiful composition. Makes an impact. Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Thank you WIlfredo. My favorite walking path. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share #14 Posted March 11, 2007 I sold my 40mm Nokton and replaced it with a Zeiss C 2/35 *T Biogon. Here are my willows revisited with the zeiss lens on the M8, select the "Large" image size for best viewing: http://www.schophoto.com/gallery/photo.php?photo=788&lang=eng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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