Chuck and Bob B wrote
>%> I think he/she who wields the tool is the creator of quality. I think
>%> there are far more differences in our skill levels and vision than in the
>%> tools themselves. Give me Michaelangelo's hammers and chisels and I'll
>%> not produce a masterpiece of sculpture.
>%>
>%> Chuck Norcutt
>%>
>%> On 12/10/2013 3:25 PM, bob benson wrote:
>%> Let's ignore work-flow and library/directory/storage considerations for
>%> the moment: I am very interested in list-member experience and opinion
>%> on the qualitative effect various software has on final images. (Most
>%> reviews comparing software like elements and lightroom emphasize workflow
>%> and library and image management comparisons, not whether, for example,
>%> the sharpening or contrast/color tools are "better" from an output
>%> perspective.) (SNIP)
I guess I'm an unashamed heretic.
FastStone does almost all I want to do to/for images.
Really, the only aspects of what Moose does to images that I am envious of,
since FastStone
can't do them, are context-aware cloning, and selective sharpening which Moose
used to
excellent effect on the wedding shots of one of our members.
I have no practical knowledge of the differences between 64, 32, 16, and 8-bit
images.
I really don't know what my machine works in. I wouldn't know where to look to
find out ...
In my limited experience, when it comes to appreciation of images for framing,
most
members of the public couldn't give a rat's "a" about extreme sharpening
excellence -
although most can tell if an image has been spoiled by excessive sharpening.
And I have unfortunately never seen one of Bob Whitmire's prints.
You've only got to go to painting art to realise that extreme sharpness in that
medium is a
negative aspect of quality.
Many times other aspects of an image, such as composition, use of colour,
placement of
out-of-focus elements (for example) are much more important.
Occasionally I will shoot RAW if I think that the range of exposure inside a
frame will be
beyond what the sensor can cope with (if I remember to notice this). Mostly I
have learned to
avoid such situations, and select for this these days without thinking.
As far as I can recall, not once have I been successful in rescuing such an
image using a
RAW converter etc. So I don't waste my time doing it..
For more than 98% of my images I shoot jpg.
Back into cave.
Brian Swale.
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