Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-11 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/11/2004 9:32:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree. After giving it all a rest and taking another look this morning, I like the new image better as well. The Shadow/Highlight tool is great. Sort of like fill flash in a can j. Paul -- Ditto.

Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yeah, but can you do trailing curtain synch with it Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The Shadow/Highlight > tool is great. Sort of like fill flash in a can j.

Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
For those who, like me, don't yet have Photoshop CS, there is a plug-in that gives sliders to control shadows and highlights, and also allows several other adjustments. It is called ColorWasher, and is available at: http://82.165.8.183/products/photowiz/focalblade/index.htm Click on Products, t

Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
You're right. PS can only diminish the blacks in the shadows, it can't diffuse the edges. I could blur them a little by hand, but that might be an example of over-manipulating. In the end, the shot was taken with the sun high in the sky, which is the only way one can photograph this canyon. Ho

Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel. Thanks for the comments. Glad to spread a bit of sunshine. We have plenty of sun in Detroit, but it's chilly at about 50F. I'm not seeing any burnt out highlights on my monitor. (This feels like deja vu all over again :-). I'm running my color space at Generic RGB because both my printe

Re: OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul ... I prefer the adjusted pic because, to my eyes, it looks more like the scene would in reality, and, more important, the lighter shadows "soften" a photo needs a softer look. I also prefer the warmer colors. However, I cannot stand the burnt out highlights that are noticeable on some of

OT: PS Shadow/Highlight Tool and my canyon pic

2004-04-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Previous discussions of my PAW from La Jolla Canyon pointed out the relative harshness of the sahdows. I had mentioned that they could be reduced with the PhotoShop Shadow/Highlight tool. Here's an example. I also added a bit of warmth to complement the softer light. The original is here: http:/