Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, that's one of the best of the lot. Beautiful pose and detail. On 6/23/21 10:25 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > Jim, Don, Peter, Alan > > Thanks for looking and commenting. > > Here is the link to "The Hunt": > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah2.jpg.html > > Cheetahs and Zebras always convert acceptably well to B&W because of the > patterns of their coat, but I am not a very big fan of B&W for wildlife, > unless, like the shot of the elephant and her calf, the scene is flat and > bereft of colour anyway! The second B&W in this set, the cheetah, was > converted only to emphasize the colour of its eyes. My view is that the > interplay of colours is critical to depict wildlife, even when the > background is largely monochromatic, and blurred out. Peter mentioned Nick > Brandt - like everyone else, I was blown away by his early work - I saw it > first in Lenswork, and then his first book. The limitations of B&W for > wildlife work soon became apparent with time, because his work became very > repetitive, as if he had hit a brick wall, and tended to pall. > > The last zebra shot has a post processing story behind it - actually, in > the original capture, the youngster has motion blur, so I never bothered > processing it, but for some reason retained the RAW file. Topaz Sharpen AI > fixed that in a jiffy! The moral is to never delete anything, storage is > cheap! > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 4:36 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > >> Jayanand, >> >> wonderful photos. A few comments: >> >> - the first two have the same link, which has left me desperate to see >> "the Hunt"!! :-) >> >> - My favourite is "Cheetah3" which I think is brilliant. You caught it >> at just the right instant. I would love to see a B&W version as well if >> that were possible, perhaps with the contrast up. >> >> - "First Steps" is gorgeous. I was wondering about a tighter crop and >> again possibly a B&W version. >> >> Apart from my predilection for B&W, I was thinking of the work of people >> like Nick Brandt (early work only!) and others who worked in B&W and >> thinking that your shots would stand comparison with theirs. >> >> Peter >> >> On 22/06/2021 16:51, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: >>> I have been whiling away my time in the second lockdown by processing >>> afresh old RAW files from my Africa trips starting with 2008, using the >>> modern post processing tools available, some of which are frankly >>> astonishing in what they achieve. The biggest advantage of digital over >>> film, IMHO, is the ability to treat the RAW file as an unprocessed film, >>> again and again, as many times as we wish. The software that I used for >>> this purpose consisted of a mix of some (but never nearly all) of DXO >>> PureRAW, Luminar 4, Luminar AI, Nik Collection 4, Topaz Sharpen AI, Topaz >>> Denoise AI and my old standby, the Photokit Suite - with Lightroom CC and >>> Photoshop CC. Phew! >>> >>> Here is the first set, then: >>> >>> Pied Piper: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Storks.jpg.html >>> The Hunt: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Storks.jpg.html >>> Family Portrait 1: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah3.jpg.html >>> Family Portrait 2: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah7.jpg.html >>> Walkabout: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah1.jpg.html >>> Training Session: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah5.jpg.html >>> Red Eyes: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah4.jpg.html >>> Two Headed Hydra: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Cheetah9.jpg.html >>> Play: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_AfricanElephant.jpg.html >>> Reassurance: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_AfricanElephant2.jpg.html >>> Food Security: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_NileCrocodile.jpg.html >>> First Steps: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/reprocessed/JayanandGovindaraj_Zebra.jpg.html >>> I have posted the images quite large so that viewers can see all the fine >>> details that have been retained, coupled with the lack of noise, in these >>> photographs, thanks to the PP tools at our command nowadays. These were >>> mainly taken with Nikon APS-C bodies that we could not use beyond ISO >> 400 - >>> even ISO 800 used to be a stretch! Those were the days! >>> >>> Comments/Criticism/Suggestions are, as ever, most welcome. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> -- >> >> Dr. Peter Dzwig >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA