Chuck,
Great image. You seem to have a "3D" effect in this one that I don't recall
noticing when I viewed the original image. Nice work.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Chinook Pass #1, Mt. Rainier
>I found a round tuit today that Walt had given me previously so I worked
> on the Chinook Pass image a bit more. I discovered that, if it's
> possible to duplicate the effects of the shadow/highlight control using
> ACR's curve controls (either sliders or points), then it's beyond my
> current capacity to do so. But I also discovered a down side to the
> shadow/highlight control for this particular image. There are
> substantial highlights in the foreground that also get clipped while
> working on the sky without a mask.
>
> But my masking job wasn't perfect so some small wisps of clouds here and
> there didn't get adjusted. So the final image is a composite of my
> original mask and curve image overlaid with those bits of the
> shadow/highlight version where the mask hadn't been effective. The
> final is here but you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference
> between it and the previous one without larger images to compare very
> closely: <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Mt%20Rainier/index.htm>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> When I get one of Walt's round tuits I'll redo this shot using
>> shadow/highlight or possibly with the curves sliders in ACR just to see
>> if I can replicate the process during raw conversion without going into
>> PS. I'll advise y'all when it's done.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Yeah, now we're talking. I like the 3D layering in this image. Normally
>>> this shot doesn't do anything for me, but by widening the format it
>>> enhances
>>> the layers instead of fighting them. Usually, the typical pano of this
>>> type
>>> of scene is too wide, creating a "look here, dummy, I'm a panoramic
>>> photograph" impression. This shot is very comfortable and one that I
>>> could
>>> easily envision hanging behind a couch.
>>> AG
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