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Re: [OM] Backlit Tulips

Subject: Re: [OM] Backlit Tulips
From: Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:56:55 +0200
Well, it must be the lenient side in me but I hardly ever care about this.
Mind you, I love flowers, and tulips in particular.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/FF-Steve+_amp_+Lluis+-+une+jolie+fleur+dans+une+peau+de+vache-1090803.jpg.html

I don't mind some slight clipping, sometimes
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/FF-31+aout+09-1120607.jpg.html

and some other times you don't even need color ;-)
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/FF-Visitor-BW-1100202.jpg.html

Enjoy the beauties life, click and enjoy them even more :-)
Amities
Philippe


Le 30 avr. 2014 à 01:59, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> On 4/29/2014 2:14 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>> Awww, cr**. You had to go make the bald statement.
>>> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/AG/Backlit_Tulips.htm>
>> OK, OK, a wee little bit of clipping. But seriously, those tulips were
>> clip-me-red. What's a poor photographer to do? BTW, I would suggest
>> that backlit tulips are absolutely the most challenging to photograph
>> and keep from clipping flower there is. There is a purity of tone to
>> them that just pounds the poor RGB technology to death.
> 
> OK, a quick check found no such tulips. I've got some, somewhere, but my 
> key-wording intern position remains unfilled.
> 
> So these will have to do. <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12473>
> 
> I think they qualify; the poppies were almost new-cle-are in the direct sun. 
> On the first two, I show both direct out of ACR, but for a touch of FM, post 
> downsizing, and also brightened up with LCE and Curves.
> 
> BUT, BUT, no clipped red channel, even after sharpening.
> 
> The other three have had heaven knows done to them. And, if you Select 
> Highlights, and look at that histogram, you will find a few R=255 pixels. But 
> look closer, and you will find that they aren't red pixels, but 
> white/specular reflection pixels. I had to toss in some through-lit yellow, 
> too. :-)
> 
> SO, it can be done! AND without looking all flat and lacking glow.
> 
> As Joel has pointed out, one may not want to. But it ain't that the tech 
> can't do it. I'll bet even the L1 can.
> 
>> Before I uploaded the image, I did see that the histogram was a little
>> happy on the right side, but figured that it was tiny enough that it
>> wouldn't matter.
> 
> I noticed. Would have said no more, but for:
> On 4/28/2014 7:59 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> ... The zone-10 version was from the raw file where I managed to keep the 
>> reds from clipping and going nooclear.
> 
> Managed the later, not the former.
> 
>> I was trying to avoid the wrathage of Moose.
> 
> Moose staunceage?
> 
> Red Tamer Moose
> 
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