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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 24, 2010 1:27:42 GMT
Ok, I did some shooting this morning and am really disappointed with the results. Please confirm if these birds have been canonized, as they look like angels with the halo.  These all went through my regular PP workflow. Plain BG, really obvious?  Still obvious with some BG?  less contrasty BG? Tolerable?  can be mistaken for a mythical creature? I think this is the one with the most obvious halo. This one went through extra PP to recover the underwings.  or am I just.. rusty? |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 24, 2010 2:00:46 GMT
unprocessed.. same crop  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 24, 2010 3:21:35 GMT
Nos. 1 is ok but 4 has a very subtle glow, albeit acceptable enough. Nos. 2 and 3 have sharpening halos along the back of the bird. All are a bit dark on my monitor, probably 1/3 to 2/3 stop. Sharpening is according to taste, and I'd add some more if these were mine. Will give the unprocessed crop a try with my PP workflow, then post it here in a few minutes. Ok, I did some shooting this morning and am really disappointed with the results. Please confirm if these birds have been canonized, as they look like angels with the halo. These all went through my regular PP workflow. Plain BG, really obvious? Still obvious with some BG? less contrasty BG? Tolerable? can be mistaken for a mythical creature? I think this is the one with the most obvious halo. This one went through extra PP to recover the underwings. or am I just.. rusty? |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 24, 2010 3:59:57 GMT
Ok, here it is. Unprocessed crop: Edu's Workflow: My quickly processed version - I adopted the same WB/color balance as originally posted, regardless if it's ok or not. I only touched the exposure, levels, contrast, brightness, sharpening and used some NR.  |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Oct 24, 2010 6:52:43 GMT
Wow! Thanks for the lessons, Edu and Ka Mastah!!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 24, 2010 10:40:49 GMT
thank you mastah. the increasing number of comments on my pics being too dark has made me adjust the brightness levels on my screen and of course look at the histogram a bit more.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 24, 2010 11:14:09 GMT
thank you mastah. the increasing number of comments on my pics being too dark has made me adjust the brightness levels on my screen and of course look at the histogram a bit more. Hehehe.... take comfort in the knowledge that you're not alone on darkish pics.  |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 24, 2010 11:33:32 GMT
But would adjustment on brightness suffice? We may have the same histogram but if my monitor is too bright, my adjustments will become too dark on calibrated monitors.  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 24, 2010 11:52:48 GMT
But would adjustment on brightness suffice? We may have the same histogram but if my monitor is too bright, my adjustments will become too dark on calibrated monitors. Edu, anything other than a hardware calibrated and profiled display is processing by guess work. Even a TN panel if hardware calibrated and profiled can yield decent results as long as one looks at the screen perpendicularly. |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 24, 2010 13:42:30 GMT
guesswork indeed.. and I am sure I need more practice guessing as this next guess looks burnt on my screen..  the ritual of processing and posting and disturbing others just to see if the values (color values) are within range.. would really warrant one to say.. AOC  |
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