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Subject: Re: [OM] Waterfalls, was Velvia Mood
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:02:27 -0400
I'm not Moose by any means but a trip through the PS shadow/highlight 
control (lighten shadows, darken highlights) followed by some LCE will 
make a big difference.

Chuck Norcutt


Chris Barker wrote:
> I like the feeling of a wave looming in a couple of those shots, Moose.
> 
> I agree with you about the software that comes with a Canon.  I like  
> the look of it better than that of Olympus, but it works well also.
> 
> I was at a busy waterfall over our holiday last month.  The Falls of  
> Dochart, near Killin in Perthshire, Scotland, are a lovely, noisy  
> affair.  I know that one or two of the List don't like creamy water,  
> but I managed quite a few handheld shots with my E-3/12-60 combination  
> at pretty low speeds:
> 
> http://gallery.me.com/zuiko#100085/_9043143&bgcolor=black
> 
> Any ideas why not, Ian W?
> 
> And Moose, feel free to indicate what needs to happen to improve that  
> shot, if you have the time and inclination ...
> 
> Chris
> 
> For some reason, the Aperture exports don't show the EXIF when you  
> click on the "i"
> On 4 Oct 2009, at 15:25, Moose wrote:
> 
>> Yes. And yet ... The 300D has worked very well with ACR from the
>> beginning. I have many favorite images from it. As is so often the  
>> case,
>> time, place, subject and light are unique and I can't "top" them with
>> the 5D later, even in the same place. For example, we returned to  
>> Steep
>> Falls this trip. The flow and light were different. I got some nice
>> images, but they will add something different to some of the previous
>> 300D images, rather than replacing them.
>> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/SteepFalls/>
>>
>> I've never much liked Canon's RAW converter, DPP, but that may be at
>> least in part because I have hardly used it, so don't know it. In
>> Canon's favor, the software that comes with their camera is extensive,
>> stable, well written in the technical sense, and includs things like  
>> an
>> app for tethered operation and endless upgrades are free.
> 
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