Thanks, Chuck. That image is from several years ago, before I learned more
of the secrets of digital processing. It was shot on film, with local lab
processing, so the banding is not unexpected.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] More managed bokeh
> That's just beautiful, Jim. However, there is some banding of unknown
> origin in the bottom part of the image. Applying Neat Image reduces the
> grain and totally eliminates the banding. A touch of sharpening
> afterwards really makes it pop.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Joel,
>>
>> Following the extender discussion, here is an image made using a Takumar
>> 50/1.4 and a 2x extender. I liked the bokeh.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fuchsia_Blooms_sm.jpg.html
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] More managed bokeh
>>
>>
>>> Joel,
>>>
>>> That is bokeh carried to the limit. OOF objects simply disappear. Very
>>> nice
>>> image.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:43 PM
>>> Subject: [OM] More managed bokeh
>>>
>>>
>>>> Here is a photo I took several weeks ago.
>>>>
>>>> http://flickr.com/photos/99378213@N00/3174633142/
>>>>
>>>> I shot these flowers in several different ways, changing what was in
>>>> the background. In this case I included a railing to see whether it
>>>> would be distracting and/or jittery or whether it would provide a
>>>> little bit of contrast in the background that might provide more
>>>> interest to the flowers, a sense of scale, and that sort of thing.
>>>> While I don't get a "bokeh rush" from the image, I don't find it
>>>> displeasing. But is it bokeh? Does it matter?
>>>>
>>>> Joel W.
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