Hi Frank,
There's something to be said for the new version. I like the
sharpneing, and I like the reduced highlights. I would choose it over
the original. But I think you can do better. In the new version, you've
lost all the shadow detail in the leaper's face. I'd go back to the
original and use Shadows/Highlights rather than levels, and just bring
down the highlights. If you don't have Shadows/Highlights, go to curves
and pull down the far end of the RGB curve to kill some of the
highlights.
Paul
On Aug 14, 2005, at 5:01 PM, frank theriault wrote:
As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I
initially posted yesterday, in two ways:
First, on the original, I sharpened only the jumper, and not the
background, with the result that the background is more OOF-looking
than on the print. On Version 1.1 I've sharpened the whole frame.
Second, I fiddled with levels a bit to darken it. I now think that
the original looks over-bright and over-exposed.
Let me know if you have a preference. I certainly prefer the
"improved" version:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3634511&size=lg
For reference, here's the original:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3631907&size=lg
Thanks in advance.
cheers,
frank
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"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
