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Mark,
I was under the impression that I had successfully converted you to the old-time religion of the Single Malt Scotch!Got my copy in the mail yesterday, and the first thing I do is got to the TOC to see if any of you guys are in there…Great job, Kendal. I have not read the article yet, but I did enjoy the images.
D.
Eric,
I am not one to speak to regarding any kind of reimbursement you could pursue, but allow me to pass along my condolences. I simply cannot imagine going through that with my pup. I would also think that the vet. would recognize the issue and offer something.Man, I am very sorry this happened to you and your family.
D.I appreciate the help guys. When I get back home to my machine I will try all of the above suggestions.
Thanks for the input!
DustyThat’s great Ben!
I will give it a try and see what happens.Re. the inside of the critter’s mouth, are they not normally on the pink/red side due to blood flow? Or in real time are they more white? I never paid attention to it or thought about it until now. Please do not think I am arguing as I obviously do not comprehend colors as well. I see the magenta since you mentioned it, but if you had not it would not have occurred to me.
I think the mouth was affected in ACR when I bumped the luminance of the red slider.
Thank you,
DustyTry erasing the area that you do not want to apply the sharpening tool and it should help. Also, you have several hot spots (no data) and I am not sure if that was because of the PP or in the original, facing jaw joint, thumb and fingers.
Ben,
Thanks for the response! I do understand the idea of what you are saying, though I do not know how to apply selective sharpening. Is this done by masking first then applying the unsharpen filter?I tried to darken the fish’s mouth, but I did so in curves, and it only resulted in darkening the image, after I had set the blacks to 15 in ACR. I guess the one amplified the other.
I understand, and appreciate, all that has been said, and Dave Z., you are right–the banding does grab one’s eye…except for the cause and cure for the aberration in lower right. I thought it was noise due to low light conditions. If it would help, and someone can tell me how, I will post an image of the histogram from the original file.
Thank you guys!
DustyYep, over cooked IMHO.
Sharpening is best done between raw and final size format, though taking something down to web rez off a large file shouldn’t give you too much trouble.
In Bridge (CS3) I would normally give a shot like that a little bump in the blacks and sharpness, but only a bump.
Sharpness of around 50 is heaps if the shot is already sharp, and blacks +7 (normal is +5) would be my max.The artifact in the bottom corner could be from conversion to JPEG as well.
Is the shot from a raw ?
Thanks David,
I am using CS4, and I was having some difficulty, due to ignorance, getting the sharpening done as the final step. I always try to do it in the end, but it will no let me. I have to activate the original layer befor ethe sharpening will work. Otherwise, no preview pops up and no sharpening is rendered.I think I put the sharpness at 125 and the blacks at 15…oops!
John,
I agree with you about the reds, contrast, and the sharpening. though in truth I still do not understand how the three sharpening sliders interact with one another. Also, I was trying to bring back some data or color in the whites of the fish’s mouth, which I guess ended up giving me a darker image using curves. And I knew when I had done it that the gill plate was too red, but I wanted to see what y’all thought. (It was an abnormally bright and colored fish though.)Thanks John!
D.Shane,
I am currently using this: http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/windstopper_dl_jacket_2007.html# and I love it. I do not own any primaloft products, but I would think the heavier fleeces might be more punishment resistant. The Simm’s fleece is warm and thick, and I have no issues bushwhacking or doing anything else in it. If you decide to go with the Simms, give Joel Thompson a shout…He sold me mine, along with many other things as well!D.
I have always thought we needed to have a TX gathering, especially since most of us are from the Metro. Hopefully the Austin, Houston, and other reps. could make it.
Maybe we could all meet and float Los Brazos de Dios or meet on the Guad.
D.
Make it at Billy Bobs and I might fly up for the gathering  ;D
Billy Bob’s can be a rough place at times. It has been years since I have been there, but the last time I was there a cop got shot in the parking lot. Aside from that though, it is an amazing place. If you make it over here Clark, I will be more than happy to take you!
D.David,
I have been using the Yellowstone Wader/Duffel bag for some time now, and I cannot say enough good things about it. It has three external pockets, moderately sized, and it has a separated and ventilated bottom portion for wader/boot storage. This area also houses a wader mat that comes with the bag. And I believe Fishpond soft goods carry a lifetime warranty.http://fishpondusa.com/yellowstone.cfm
HTH,
DustyFrom DPReview:
“Thanks to its rather efficient combination of a very high pixel count with excellent per-pixel sharpness at base ISO the 7D delivers impressive image detail and resolution. However, you have to keep in mind that the camera demands the very best lenses to really show what it can do. Having looked at the image results from Canon’s 15-85mm and 18-135mm kit lens options it becomes obvious that the lenses are the limiting factors here, not the camera. In terms of default tone curve and color response the 7D is very similar to other current Canon DSLRs, which makes things easier if you have two or more different Canons in your bag.”
David–Is this to say that this body will only perform optimally when paired with L glass? If so, and assuming I ever get the body, I will be sending a care package down under for some calibration!! ;D
D.
About to leave on a 10 day road trip so I guess I’ll know the results when I get back. I didn’t like the sound of that review though……..
Will post some results.
Morsie
I apologize Morsie; I was not trying to steal any thunder or devalue your recent purchase as I am very interested in getting a 7D myself. I was simply curious to know if you, and DA, had seen the review I posted and what your thoughts were. I look forward to hearing, and seeing, how the new body worked.
David–Thanks for the comments. They made a lot of sense.
D.
Morsie,
I was excited too about the 7D, and then I read this:
http://darwinwiggett.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/the-canon-7d/Have you shot enough w/ the 7D to comment on the review?
D.
And now that I think about it, Mpix would likely be a more cost-effective choice for small runs…assuming you do not want to print thousands of calendars.
D.
Drifter,
Are you Mac or PC? When I first got my Mac, I created some cards and other assorted products in iPhoto, then uploaded them through iPhoto for printing. It did take a while to receive the finished goods, but it is an option.Otherwise, I would use one of these two:
http://4over.com/
http://mpix.com/Good Luck!
D.
