Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis, Jasse, Philippe, Douglas, Jim (again!) Thanks for looking. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 11:32 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > I really like all of these great photos, Jayanand, but Family Portrait 1 > wins my heart. > Douglas > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >