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Subject: [OM] Re: 50-250 shots, was 85-250/5
From: James Royall <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:50:40 +0100
I much prefer the uncorrected versions - I was wondering how you got 
the look until you mentioned evening light. It doesn't seem to affect 
the yellow of the petals. The 'corrected' version has a very 
unsunflower-like muted yellow.

James


On 30 Aug 2004, at 13:41, Chris Barker wrote:

>
> Hi Fernando
>
> Yes, it is a one-touch zoom; I believe that it is easier to carry than
> the 85-250, which I think is a little bigger – and has the tripod
> collar.
>
> There is a blue cast to the leaves, but I like to think that it is from
> the cool evening light.  However, I have done a little work with the
> neutral wand in iCorrect and the result is now at:
>
> http://www.threeshoes.co.uk/temp/sunflowers/index.htm
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
> On 30 Aug 2004, at 12:44, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>
>> on 30/08/2004 04:13, Chris Barker at ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Please let me know if the
>>> images are dark on your monitor; they were taken in the evening light
>>> and so are low key, but I want to make sure that my monitor & colour
>>> space setup are working for the web as well as they are for my
>>> printing.
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Thanks for your advice concerning the 50-250, I looked carefully at
>> CHLing
>> tests.
>> This is a one-touch zoom, IIRC? - I'm so old fahioned that I prefer 2
>> touch... :-)
>> It seems somehow foreseeable that newer designs would outperform the
>> old
>> 85~250, at least on definition & contrast & size; if not on heavy duty
>> construction.
>> As for colour, yellow looks great but why do I see their leeves too
>> blue?
>> Perhaps my old 15AV monitor, despite careful calibration.
>> Happenned to me when scanning Velvia 50 w/Nikon 4000, and they were
>> lit by a
>> T-32 (not a low key, I'd say).
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Fernando.
>>
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