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Re: [OM] Messing Around with Silver Effex Pro v2

Subject: Re: [OM] Messing Around with Silver Effex Pro v2
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:43:59 -0400
On Sep 12, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Willie Wonka wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> I was never a fan of your photography, nor you as a matter of fact.  So, it 
> wont be hard for me to be critical of (read diss) your experimental work.  
> Please, fee free to hate me as much as you wish, as I take great pleasure in 
> it.

Yeah, see if I buy you another cup of coffee at Moody's. Oh, wait, I never did, 
did I? Ooops. Did you buy mine? <g>

> As much as I hate to admit, you have nailed the Coot Club perfectly.  Moving 
> on...

Thank you. It's got my favorite cousin at the helm.

> I would say the same about the Day's end if you manage to remove the white 
> artifacts around his upper shoulders.  The white cloud behind is perfect, but 
> I think you should reduce grain in the sky and make it look less like ornated 
> glass.

I think I see what you folks are talking about in the web image. I do not see 
it in the full CS5 shot. Again, I'm going to blame "Save for web and devices" 
until proven otherwise. <g>

> I like the bridge to nowhere best.  Cant be perfecter (wow, spell check liked 
> this one...).

That's one of my favorites. I've been resisting the urge to composite in a 
motorcycle headlamp appearing out of the fog. Too Stephen King.

> Portrait with a dog has one problem-you.  Remove you and you got a fantastic 
> picture.

You and Andrew. What is it with Bulgarians and Australians? You'd think you 
wouldn't have anything in common. <g>

> Now, the picture everyone hates...I really like it.  I think everyone's 
> problem is with the foreground.  There are two things that you could do to 
> appease the concerned:
> 
> Take the sky as a pivoting element.  It is fantastic.  So is the lighthouse, 
> but the detail that matches is best is the little house with the tower (dont 
> remember what it wuz) in front of it.  Look how the rocks under that house 
> somewhat lack definition and their highlights are not blownout.  If you make 
> the foreground to match the sharpness and dynamic range of those rocks, or as 
> a matter of fact any rocks above the fence, the picture will be in perfect 
> equilibrium. Or...:

I'll check that out. I'm not through with that image yet. But I think I am 
about to embark on a series of The Pemaquid You Didn't Know Existed.

Thank you so much for your kind words, and please give my best to your 
remarkable family. <wink>

--Bob

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