I agree with Darren: -a version is better. The reds look oversaturated and blown out in -b.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I very much prefer version -a. > Look at the water droplets on the in-focus rose (front petals). On -a > you can see the highlights from the sky. In -b they just turn into > pink (almost single color) blobs. > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello there! (I hope to keep this mail short...) >> >> Two weekends ago during a rainy day I was out photographing. >> Unfortunately I didn't got too many photos, and none that I'm too glad >> of. However I found one that during post-processing made me wonder >> about how visible or heavy my "retouches" are... >> >> Thus I would like some help in this matter: do you think I've >> overdone the "fine touches"? >> >> http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/747077f330c992ad-a.jpg >> >> http://data.volution.ro/ciprian/bdf753de58c560bc/747077f330c992ad-b.jpg >> >> For comparison I've included the two variants of the same photo >> above: one obtained with a simple `dcraw` from the RAW (auto >> white-balance, etc. plus resize), and the second one my "retouched" >> variant in RawTherapee. However I won't say which is which just to >> keep the experiment unbiased. (But just don't peek into the Exif >> info.) :) >> >> Thanks, >> Ciprian. >> >> >> P.S.: I must note that by "post-processing" I mean just raw >> conversion in RawTherapee with LAB touches, sharpening and noise >> reduction. No tone-mapping and other "color" madness. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
