Rick was the only person to comment on this shot and he had a more than valid point, and there was something I could do about it. There's lots of detail in the full resolution image, but it tends to disappear when I resize it for the web. So I decided to try for more separation between the very dark almost black bridge and the grayer background. I lightened the image overall and then increased the contrast selectively in the darker elements, curves can do wonders. Now the bridge pops a bit more when compared to the background elements. (The crop is a little different but still essentially the same).
http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html The same as before and usual. Rick Womer wrote: > Tough shot to do, because it's a complex structure > that is hard to separate from the background. I tried > years ago and never got a pic I was happy with. I > suspect that only a boat would provide a really good > vantage point. > > Rick > > --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I shot this with a panoramic crop in mind. It was a >> dull day with a bit >> of color in the sky. >> >> >> > http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20grandavenuebridge.html > >> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 >> Limited >> >> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally >> ignored. >> >> -- >> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... >> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> >> > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
