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Those are really clean images, I can't quite put my finger on why they have a completely different feel to other photos that I have seen, they feel somehow very highly detailed and tack sharp over the whole frame. Was there much post production on these (apart from the frames around them) or are these close to 'as shot'?
 
David Mitchell said:
Those are really clean images, I can't quite put my finger on why they have a completely different feel to other photos that I have seen, they feel somehow very highly detailed and tack sharp over the whole frame. Was there much post production on these (apart from the frames around them) or are these close to 'as shot'?
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David, interesting. I was worried they were not that clean, it was very cloudy and dull, but ok'ish light levels if that makes sense.
In that light I find that images can take on a bit of that digital HDR look especially if you have under exposed. I did with these being aware of this dial in +7 ev. To be honest my screen is a cheapo off the shelf, HP 21in, and I do struggle and a lot of guess work. So not a lot of post work , the usual saturation, levels and smart sharpen. The lens I used for most was the new Oly mft 75mm f1.8 and a gorgeous lens it is, along with the mft 45mm f1.8 also which is a much cheaper new Oly MFT but is stunning. They are the kind of lenses that you know when on the camera, you wont go wrong in image detail and colour, if you do it is your own mistakes. Like the canon 70-200's and canons L primes.

Just wish I could view the pics on a very good screen. If anyone knows a good buy at the moment I would love to know. It could be my eye sight?

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Paul Lange said:
I enjoyed looking at these Julian and particularly liked 2 & 4 with the blocks of bold colour against the more textured areas.
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Thanks Paul.
 
Very nicely observed, and the PP really makes them a highly polished presentation
 
Julian de'Courcy said:
David, interesting. I was worried they were not that clean, it was very cloudy and dull, but ok'ish light levels if that makes sense.
In that light I find that images can take on a bit of that digital HDR look especially if you have under exposed. I did with these being aware of this dial in +7 ev. To be honest my screen is a cheapo off the shelf, HP 21in, and I do struggle and a lot of guess work. So not a lot of post work , the usual saturation, levels and smart sharpen. The lens I used for most was the new Oly mft 75mm f1.8 and a gorgeous lens it is, along with the mft 45mm f1.8 also which is a much cheaper new Oly MFT but is stunning. They are the kind of lenses that you know when on the camera, you wont go wrong in image detail and colour, if you do it is your own mistakes. Like the canon 70-200's and canons L primes.

Just wish I could view the pics on a very good screen. If anyone knows a good buy at the moment I would love to know. It could be my eye sight?

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Thanks Paul.
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Stunning set of images Julian - they all have a special feel to them. Regarding the monitor... ours may be even smaller and cheaper than yours, but I'm not convinced that it matters. I sit close, so I really couldn't take in any more from left to right if you see what I mean. The monitor is also calibrated and kept scrupulously clean :)
 
Chris Dodkin said:
Very nicely observed, and the PP really makes them a highly polished presentation
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Thanks Chris, such remarks from the master, is appreciated

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Nihat Iyriboz said:
I like Prisoner and Painter the most, Julian.
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Thanks Nihat, also my two favorites.

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Lesley Jones said:
Stunning set of images Julian - they all have a special feel to them. Regarding the monitor... ours may be even smaller and cheaper than yours, but I'm not convinced that it matters. I sit close, so I really couldn't take in any more from left to right if you see what I mean. The monitor is also calibrated and kept scrupulously clean :)
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Lasley thank you so much.
Well I was about to splash out on a monitor this coming week, maybe I'll revise those actions. I also sit very close, mostly because it is the range my reading glasses work at their best. To be honest the images from here look a bit washed out and almost Talcum powdery. I don't have a calibrator, I do use the inbuilt one where the greys and blacks are meant to fuse together to become a uniform hue and tone, but it never can be adjusted to be so. I have a huge amount of photos that I look at, done a long while ago which i can hardly see they are so dark.

Again thanks for the kind remarks.
 
You may not be seeing your images at their best Julian, but I can promise you the rest of us always have a wonderful treat. I don't want to talk you into anything, but I couldn't live without my Huey Pro. I must have wasted weeks of my life messing around with the monitor settings, trying to match it to various colour charts from the printers, but as soon as I got Huey, I was able to forget about it :)
 
Lesley I may well give it a try. With a search I cannot find Huey here in the uk. There us site redirects me to ColorMunki Smile
this is their cheapest model. Would this be capable of doing a decent calibration? Or would I need to get a level up? the munkiX-Rite ColorMunki Display

Found Huey pro on UK amazon where it explains that Munki is the new model.

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