Last Friday while shooting on the street at night, I grabbed a pic of the
Birmingham theater marquis. Right off the bat I could see it was a problem. The
billboard part of the marquis was extremely bright while the colored lights
were quite dim. Of course the unlit parts of the building and
Paul, that is beautiful! Not just the marquee and the
colored lights, but the sky and the architectural
details of the building lit by the marquee as well.
Very nice!
Rick
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Last Friday while shooting on the street at night, I
grabbed a pic of the Birmingham
Thanks Rick.
Paul, that is beautiful! Not just the marquee and the
colored lights, but the sky and the architectural
details of the building lit by the marquee as well.
Very nice!
Rick
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Last Friday while shooting on the street at night, I
grabbed a
I note that you did not invite comments and if I'm
violating an rule of etiquette, please forgive me.
You manipulated this image with the a skill and
aptitude that I will never posses. I'm envious!.
If I may say so, the image lacks the natural glow I
would expect of such a scene. It has, for me, a
Hi Jack,
With PESO or PAW postings, it goes without saying that comments are most
welcome. While my description of the conversion process may sound complicated,
it's really quite simple and doesn't require a lot of skill. I'm sure you can
do it. In regard to aesthetic goals vs. a technical
Hi Paul ...
I suppose it's as much a matter of preference as anything else, but I have
to agree with Jack that the photo is rather flat and the lights on the
marquee seem far less brilliant and glowing than I'd imagine them to be.
The other aspects of the photo appear in nice balance - the
Perhaps I'll have a look at pumping up the colored lights a bit. That would be
a fairly simple task. However, note that many of the light bulbs are not
operating. That's one reason why the overall impression may be less than
spectacular.
Paul
Hi Paul ...
I suppose it's as much a matter of
interest to the scene, imo.
Shel
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Date: 6/3/2005 10:42:20 AM
Subject: Re: PESO: Dynamic Range
Perhaps I'll have a look at pumping up the colored lights a bit. That
would be a fairly simple task. However, note that many
When using the contrast and brightness button you'll decrease the dynamic
range. You''l loose information from the file. Use levels instead.
Jens
pnstenquist
Fri, 03 Jun 2005 07:06:46 -0700
Last Friday while shooting on the street at night, I grabbed a pic of the
Birmingham theater marquis.
Contrast and brightness adjustments in the RAW converter won't cause a decrease
in dynamic range. They're not the same as the adjustments in PhotoShop. Both
the highlights and shadows are anchored when using these controls in RAW. They
modify only the midrange. Using these controls before
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3421449
I think you nailed it.
Joe
Thanks Joe.
On Jun 3, 2005, at 9:07 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3421449
I think you nailed it.
Joe
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