Re: DRGW 498 at m.p. 286.
| March 12, 2024 05:47PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> . . . Photoshop allows you to fix a lot of prob-
> lems. Sometimes it's amazing how much detail
> is hidden in the shadows. But once you start
> tinkering with the natural lighting it's easy to end
> up with a result that looks more like a painting.
> . . . The good news is I'm retired and can spend
> endless hours tinkering around with these old
> images.
Right On, John -
Over the years I made four or five attempts at re-scanning and re-tinkering with this one in a vain attempt to bring out the details that showed when it was projected. After wasting three or four man-weeks to get this version* I finally gave up, and sent the original (along with the rest of my D&RGW and C&TS 35mm slides) to The Friends to eliminate the "perfection temptation":
. . . But not until after I solved the problem once and for all by eliminating Photoshop and commissioning Jeff Ellingson to create a watercolor painting from the photo:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
* Like John (and Olaf), I have been retiarded for a long time. And I still have lots of other photos to scan.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2024 01:26PM by Russo Loco.
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> . . . Photoshop allows you to fix a lot of prob-
> lems. Sometimes it's amazing how much detail
> is hidden in the shadows. But once you start
> tinkering with the natural lighting it's easy to end
> up with a result that looks more like a painting.
> . . . The good news is I'm retired and can spend
> endless hours tinkering around with these old
> images.
Right On, John -
Over the years I made four or five attempts at re-scanning and re-tinkering with this one in a vain attempt to bring out the details that showed when it was projected. After wasting three or four man-weeks to get this version* I finally gave up, and sent the original (along with the rest of my D&RGW and C&TS 35mm slides) to The Friends to eliminate the "perfection temptation":
. . . But not until after I solved the problem once and for all by eliminating Photoshop and commissioning Jeff Ellingson to create a watercolor painting from the photo:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
* Like John (and Olaf), I have been retiarded for a long time. And I still have lots of other photos to scan.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/17/2024 01:26PM by Russo Loco.
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