pauledell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Taken with DL4 Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RPS Posted July 7, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2009 Paul, Nice shot of a lovely tree. Yet, the image seems a little bland and washed out on my monitor ... do you think a little PP might help some ... I've taken the liberty of playing with the contrast and saturation a little ... what do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted July 7, 2009 Robert, Thanks. It appears that I need to get a monitor calibrator. Your revision seems to be an improvement. It sometimes is difficult for me to decide how much to PP. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 7, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 7, 2009 Definitely a bit washed out Paul. But only you can tell what the original colour was like. RPS's version OTOH seems to me to be a bit 'overdone'. And yes if you don't have your monitor calibrated - I strongly suggest you get a good calibrator (Spyder or similar). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted July 8, 2009 Brian, Thank you for your comments. My strongest critic, my wife, said the origional post was, in her words, BAD. I think Robert's version might be closer to what it should be. I will definitly be shopping for a monitor calibrator soon. This does not excuse me from posting BAD images, however. My apologies. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 8, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2009 No need to apologise Paul. It did ultimately prove useful in that it showed you what needed to be done. The forum strikes again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted July 8, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree Paul, colors are washed out. I just purchased a Pantone Huey for my monitor. Easy to use, but I am sure others on this forum have more experience with calibrators...might want to search the digital forum before purchasing. On the other hand, I would prefer a more suble enhancement in color saturation for this image...if you haven't looked into it yet, you might try a trial version of Nik Software....easy,intuitive and great tutorials...check out their website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted July 9, 2009 Brian, Thanks for your remarks. I appreciate them. So right you are. The forum has been very encouraging. Virgil, I went to our camera store and they had one of the monitor calibrators that you mentioned. They also carry The Spyder model but were out of them. I will check them out. How do you like the one you have? Does it do a good job? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted August 25, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 25, 2009 Paul, if it looks a bit washed on your monitor a little PP can solve the problem I added a layer of soft light to it Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 25, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 25, 2009 Paul - I too feel it needed the extra work, and like it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted August 25, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 25, 2009 This thread demonstrates how invaluable the forum is to kindred Leica spirits! I use a Huey on my laptop, but a Monaco photometer on my main Eizo screen. If you already have a good monitor I would recommend the Spider or similar. If it is for a laptop, then the Huey is excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted August 26, 2009 Cayrl, Thanks. your correction is great. It looks much improved. Stuart, Thanks. I made my correction by using the darker and contrast sliders and the exposure to adjust the Gamma to get just about the same as Caryl but never reposted it. Shame on me. David, Thanks. How right you are about the forum help. It has been invaluable as you say. I have purchased a Spyder3 since this origional post and it has made a difference. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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