Ron, 3rd shot in that set is simply stunning. I feel like it should be printed massive and hung in an REI or other sporting goods store. I try to shy away from these sort of questions, but you could possibly share a little insight on your post processing work? You might have already had and answered this question in which case I do apologize but after seeing these recent outdoor sets from you my curiosity has been peaked.
That image didn't actually *need* all that much help. It was a situation where we were headed towards an area of open sky and behind us it was still cloudy, resulting in pretty soft/diffused light on the canoe. As a result it wasn't nearly as harsh as 15+ minute later when it was full sun.
For higher contrast color scenes I've lately been pulling back contrast a lot, and possibly also pulling back highlights and opening shadows with the respective sliders. The image ends up looking very flat, so will tweak the clarity and saturation sliders to bring back some richness, as well as adjusting the tone curve to taste. Then I play around with the hue, saturation and luminosity sliders to fine tune. For color images my thinking has been that a lower contrast rendition in the mid tones, but with correct black and white point settings and good color saturation, will result in a pretty rich look. Colors need an underlying foundation of luminosity to support them. The higher the luminosity contrast, the more obscured the colors become. It's pretty much the opposite approach I would take for black and white images. Boosting contrast, especially locally with the clarity slider, tends to destroy subtle color tonality. I'm especially careful about clarity and skin tones. For critical applications, such as any image my girlfriend will see of herself , I'll brush in significant amount of negative clarity to smooth out skin tones.
Here are a couple screen grabs of the adjustments for that image:
New page and new set of images, this time going back to the end of May when we visited Bruce Peninsula National Park, which is on the other side of Georgian Bay from Killarney. Love the geography in this area...
M240 & 21 SEM x2, 50 Lux ASPH
And a couple rock shots with the 50 Lux ASPH... a chance to crank up the clarity slider.
Ron, superb set from you recently. thanks for sharing the PP flow.
Gary, enjoy these picture, where are they?
Charlie, the VC35 has very nice classic rendering.
I bring my Leica with me past weekend went for a train ride with my family from San Jose to Sacramento to visit Train Museum, a long overdue promise for my son. Here are two portrait for my daughter on the way. more to come.
Zhangyue - WOW, your daughter has grown up! She is a BEAUTIFUL young lady! Lovely shots!
Joakim - gorgeous barley shots. Those could warm you up hung on the wall during the winter months...
Rico - unfortunately the seller backed out on the puppy sale. He was too attached to the baby girl; as she was bottle fed from birth by them. She was one of the smallest he had. He anticipated full grown she would only be 2 1/2 lbs. I don't know if I can keep something that small safe around here. She would certainly get stepped on! I'm kinda glad it fell through as not only did I not spend the $$, which was ALOT, but now I won't be up all night with a crying puppy...
Michael - beautiful portraits with a beautiful daughter! Most of my recent shots were in Budapest.
Joakim - I love #1. Such a nice, warm feel to it...
Ron - really nice. I like the subtle B&W treatment with this one.
Gary - That motorcycle looks like it has a lot of stories to tell - great find! Love the symmetry in the earlier set, too.
Katie - Great, more $$ to put towards gear!
Joakim - I agree with Katie and really love the first two in particular.
Michael - lovely expressions from your daughter and glad to see she's still willing to be photographed.
Charlie - looks great and the rich tones are very suitable.
liyuanayu - really like the third one!
Resuming with a leisurely stroll along the Bruce Trail and Georgian Bay at Bruce Peninsula NP. Again, sorry if these are a bit crunchy... All with M240 & 21 SEM.
Gary, great subject choice for b&w.
Ron, I've been enjoying your photos from Bruce Peninsula NP and Killarney a lot. Looks like excellent places for hiking and a lot to photograph.
Ron - really like the last two in the series. Shows great scale and the lighting is nice!
Gary - nice B&W! You should post more!
Joakim - I've loved the whole series in the wheat field. Very nice.
, I'll brush in significant amount of negative clarity to smooth out skin tones.
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