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 p.460 #18 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread | |
Thanks Charles, Michael and Hilmar.
Gary, yes, it's probably a matter of more experimentation. Great expressions in this image. Again to me it feels kind of reddish. If you'd be willing, I'd be curious to look at one of your DNGs to see for myself. Send me a PM if interested.
Michael, nice variety from the beach and particularly like the one of your daughter. To answer your question: I do all PP in LR3 whenever possible, which is 99% of the time. I output at full rez and use Photo Mechanic to do whatever resizes I need. Photo Mechanic not because it's anything special for resizing, but because it's what I have used for years prior to LR for browsing, culling and captioning/keywording images. It's a staple in photojournalism and is fast, but somewhat specialized. I tend to generate a lot of images, whether out for a photo walk or for jobs, and the extremely fast 100% previews with PM save me a lot of time compared to LR.
The disadvantage of PM for output is it only has a sharpening on/off option. Generally, for what I post here, sharpening is on and it's a one step jump from full rez to 1000 pixels wide. Depending on the subject content, such as lots of tree branches, PM's sharpening can sometimes be too strong. But for these images (and perhaps coincidental you should ask) I tried an intermediate reduction step with sharpening, then the final output with sharpening again. It seemed to work OK for the 21 Lux images but some of the 28 Cron were over sharpened, so I redid those with one stage of sharpening. The 21 Lux wide open isn't super sharp, so it seemed to withstand the double stage sharpening better, but some of the transitional areas sharpened more than I would have preferred. I could create a specialized stepped resize and sharpening routine for the web, but to be honest, don't have the inclination.
Prior to the M9 and transitioning to LR, I only used Canon equipment and used their DPP converter, which wasn't as full featured as LR, so it was always necessary to do the finishing touches in PS. I had a stack of actions I would run images through for the final effect I desired. LR lets me get close enough to that, therefore I no longer bother much with PS, though the downside is I've lost some proficiency with it. The benefit, IMO, of working in PS is gaining a better understanding of how to better effect a preconceived vision through various manual settings that are instead done less precisely with a slider or two in LR, and other apps. But I suppose that's relevant only if it interests you, otherwise it's much easier to work in LR.
Regarding that area of SF: I don't really know it well, just remember I enjoyed it during my visit. I had to retrace my footsteps with Google Maps to get the names for the various places, but it also refreshed my memories of the area. When you're there again, just walk up the sidewalk past the Cliffhouse and you'll see the Sutro Baths ruins down by the water. It might be something interesting for your kids to explore too... from what I recall, it wasn't too hazardous, so might be kid friendly to a degree. Otherwise, if there are good waves that day, you can sit at the edge of the cliffs at Lands End and watch them crash onto the rocks and walk the trail along the ridge towards China Beach. Definitely check out the Presidio if you have the chance. The light there can be amazing, especially if the mist/fog is drifting by while the sun is filtering through the trees, which themselves are very interesting, IMO. Unfortunately my images from that trip are all analog, sitting in negative binders waiting to see the light again...
Here's one, 50 Lux ASPH - a longtime family friend. I like the light here. Setting sun is the backlight, east facing window is the main light.
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. My favorite is #2....I like the 'Run like a racecar' sign too
