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Re: [OM] Week 46 Few Fotos ... and playing with ND/polarising filters.

Subject: Re: [OM] Week 46 Few Fotos ... and playing with ND/polarising filters.
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:32:59 -0500
Cat without filter can be turned into cat with filter by using the PS 
levels command.  Move both the shadow and midtone sliders slightly to 
the right... not much... just about the width of the pointers 
themselves.  Hitting it with LCE will do much more if desired.

Chuck Norcutt


SwissPace wrote:
> I really should have waited until this morning instead of rushing to 
> send some emails last night, so I will try again today.
> 
> I received one of the normal information emails from Singh Ray filters 
> (which I get after purchasing one from them) and it described with 
> pictures one digital photographer using his vario filter (combined ND 
> and polarising) to get better colours in his images. In addition to this 
> I was interested by Chuck's comments on shooting with high iso and 
> flash, so I experimented with that and noted that I could get reasonable 
> results up to 1250 iso but certainly fine at 800 so I set the ND part to 
> minimum and tried some shots.
> 
> Obviously all shots are as they came from aperture with no processing by me.
> 
> Here I loved the colours but couldn't decide between portrait
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714015992_qmS84>
> 
> or landscape
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714015604_tJcCn>
> 
> all but the 180/2 shots were taken with this filter attached which I 
> feel HAS improved the colour
> 
> next I was interested in the arguments of those who prefer post 
> processing to that provided by a filter, I am sure you could tone down 
> the highlights post but the filter certainly makes it easier for the sensor
> 
> cat with filter
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714016340_9wxxY>
> 
> and cat without
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Portfolio/A-few-fotos-a-week-for-fun/8100207_JddWM#714016670_7opoZ>
> 
> Just thought some of you might be interested.
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