You must have done this second version one pretty quick after the first - that para-glider bloke has hardly moved!stuck wrote:Version 2 using MS ICE....
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Now all we need is to improve the exposure a bit.stuck wrote:Version 2 using MS ICE, even easier to use as it made the joins without complaining. looks like it's made a better job of the joins too.
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he was hanging around for some timeLeif wrote: - that para-glider bloke has hardly moved!
Except that the original, with its lower contrast, is nearer the way view actually lookedIanWilson wrote:Now all we need is to improve the exposure a bit
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Fair enough!stuck wrote:he was hanging around for some timeLeif wrote: - that para-glider bloke has hardly moved!Except that the original, with its lower contrast, is nearer the way view actually lookedIanWilson wrote:Now all we need is to improve the exposure a bit
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but the tweaked version does look better - funny thing colour perceptionIanWilson wrote:Fair enough!
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Well on the day you may well have looked at the scene and wished that it wasn't quite so hazy so that you could see it more clearly - and with the wonders of digital photography, you can.stuck wrote:but the tweaked version does look better - funny thing colour perceptionIanWilson wrote:Fair enough!
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I think I may have overdone the first attempt though. How about this?
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Still a bit contrasty I think but, at the risk of sounding ungrateful, please don't waste any time fiddling with this version. It's resized (down) and very highly compressed to make it Lounge friendly. The original was made from the std jpgs (3 of them) from a 10 megapixel camera. I have the RAW files too but I've not looked to see if MS ICE can handle them.
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You can't use MS ICE on RAW files if I remember right. When I've used it I have generally generated JPGs from my RAW files and worked with those.stuck wrote:Still a bit contrasty I think but, at the risk of sounding ungrateful, please don't waste any time fiddling with this version. It's resized (down) and very highly compressed to make it Lounge friendly. The original was made from the std jpgs (3 of them) from a 10 megapixel camera. I have the RAW files too but I've not looked to see if MS ICE can handle them.
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In case you are interested, I used GIMP for both of my "fiddlings" with your picture. The first one was done by duplicating the image as two layers and setting the layer blending mode to multiply. I could have made it less contrasty by setting the opacity of the upper layer to less than 100 per cent. The second one was done with a single layer using the levels tool to bring the black point up to the left edge of the histogram. (i.e. the darkest pixels in the original picture were quite a lot brighter than black, but now they are black.) Again I could have produced a less extreme result by bringing the black point only part way to the left hand edge of the histogram.
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Yes, thanks, I am. I have GIMP and UFRAW (even Photoshop Elements is beyond me right now) but the tweaking needed to get the best out of a RAW file is all new to me. At the moment I'm still taking my 'serious' ( ) pictures with my film SLR (Pentax SFXn, had it for a loooooooooooooooong time). The Canon DSLR I have unexpectedly acquired is just being used to gather images to experiment with, hence the panorama/photo-stitch.IanWilson wrote:In case you are interested
I'm starting simple and mainly using Canon's Digital Photo Professional software to manipulate the RAW files, while also looking at similar how things work in UFRAW. Multiple layers etc. are some way off my radar just yet.
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I haven't used Canon Digital Photo Professional (I don't have a Canon) but it has a good reputation. You'd probably find it better than UFRAW. I use Capture one Pro to deal with my RAW files, but it's fairly expensive. Great results, though.stuck wrote:Yes, thanks, I am. I have GIMP and UFRAW (even Photoshop Elements is beyond me right now) but the tweaking needed to get the best out of a RAW file is all new to me. At the moment I'm still taking my 'serious' ( ) pictures with my film SLR (Pentax SFXn, had it for a loooooooooooooooong time). The Canon DSLR I have unexpectedly acquired is just being used to gather images to experiment with, hence the panorama/photo-stitch.IanWilson wrote:In case you are interested
I'm starting simple and mainly using Canon's Digital Photo Professional software to manipulate the RAW files, while also looking at similar how things work in UFRAW. Multiple layers etc. are some way off my radar just yet.
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I've heard of that and noticed the price, you have a serious photo hobby then?IanWilson wrote:I use Capture one Pro to deal with my RAW files
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Serious hobby? Yes that's about right!stuck wrote:I've heard of that and noticed the price, you have a serious photo hobby then?IanWilson wrote:I use Capture one Pro to deal with my RAW files
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There are two versions of Capture One, Capture One Express and Capture One Pro. You can do a lot with the Express version and that costs £79 + VAT here http://www.captureonecomplete.com/uk/. You can try before you buy for 30 days.
You can also get a flavour of the program from some of the video tutorials they have put on YouTube, for instance this introductory one. http://youtu.be/jc0ZF0Tykgo
And no, they don't pay me commission!
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You mean even more serious than that, as in it pays the bills?IanWilson wrote:Serious hobby? Yes that's about right
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Oh no, nothing like that. Just a hobbyist.stuck wrote:You mean even more serious than that, as in it pays the bills?IanWilson wrote:Serious hobby? Yes that's about right
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