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Re: [OM] Another of the old factory in Fort Wayne

Subject: Re: [OM] Another of the old factory in Fort Wayne
From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:56:18 -0400
Chris -

I think you are right about the differences in monitors.  Someday there
will be a way to insure that we are all looking at the same thing!  In this
case, I preferred your processing on both of my monitors.

Tina

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:59 AM, Chris Crawford <
chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've read all the debate on the photo over the last couple days. I wish I
> had a shift lens, but have never had the money for one. Nikon and Canon
> make some really cool ones that also have tilt, like a view camera. I have
> a 4x5 camera that I have only used a handful of times since buying it a
> decade ago. I just didn't have the physical strength to carry it far from
> my car when shooting outdoors. I was in a lot worse health back then than
> now.
>
> I think I still like the uncorrected one, but might try a new crop of the
> perspective corrected one, as some of you guys have suggested, and see if
> that improves it. Most of my architectural stuff gets perspective
> corrected. I'm not sure why I didn't did it at first with this one. I
> didn't think too try it for some reason, but I am glad I didn't since I
> seem to like the uncorrected one best (but might change my mind when I
> mess with the crop!).
>
> Moose's tone correction looks too light on my screen. I think this is a
> monitor calibration issue rather than an issue of one of us doing ugly
> editing, no one seems to have theirs set the same. I think my work is
> showing too dark and contrasty on Moose's screen compared to mine. The
> prints look beautiful, but you'll have to take my word for it,
> unfortunately. Some people liked my version, others liked Moose's, and I
> suspect that the brightness each viewer had his screen set to influenced
> which version was preferred.
>
> I've been pretty busy the last couple days doing some web design work
> that's bringing in some much-needed money, so that's why I've kept so
> quiet during the discussion. I wanted to thank everyone for their ideas.
>
>
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> On 6/12/12 8:09 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I'd prefer to use a shift lens too but I had to sell the Zuiko 24/3.5 in
> >order to afford the 5D.  One day maybe I'll get another but I haven't
> >really noticed much of a resolution problem with moderate software
> >perspective correction.  Of course, I'm also not trying to make gigantic
> >prints from those images.
> >
> >Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> >On 6/12/2012 5:32 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> There also is substantial loss of sharpness/resolution in the
> >> perspective corrected version--perhaps related to not enough pixels to
> >> manipulate. Reminds me of the advantage of using a shift lens--I enjoy
> >> that way of working anyway. Also it reminds me I almost always like the
> >> Zuiko 24/2.8 rendition better when there is an expanse of sky with
> >> clouds compared to the lens corrected/profiled Canyon
> >> 24-105--distortion and all. Not sure why.
> >>
> >> Shifty Mike
> >>
> >>> I like the increased tonal distribution, but actually liked the skewed
> >>> perspective better.
> >>
> >> --Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 12, 2012, at 6:06 AM, Moose wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm not sure. I think the problem is that Chris' signature style* of
> >> high
> >>> contrast suppresses highlight and shadow
> >>> detail. With the visual attraction/distraction of the unsquare forms
> >>> 'corrected', there just isn't much for the eye to
> >>> engage with.
> >>>
> >>> Changing the tonal distribution to bring up detail in the building
> >> surfaces
> >>> improves the corrected version a lot, to my
> >>> eye.
> >> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Crawford/ward-corp2.htm>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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