On 1/26/2017 8:03 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 25-1-2017 19:13, Stephen wrote:
>> On 1/25/2017 5:26 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:20:31 +0100, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>>> As a comparison, this is a version using the summation operator instead
>>>> of the hdr operator. The colours are still a bit lurid to my taste but
>>>> the image is crisp.
>>>
>>> I have to admit that I really like this one - I tend to prefer my colour
>>> photos with a higher saturation like this.
>>>
>>
>> I prefer the original. It looks even better if you modify the gamma to
>> 0.8 in PaintShop Pro.
>> But only Thomas knows how bright the day was.
>>
>
> It really is a matter of taste.Personally, I prefer a lower saturation.

It is if you don't know what the original seen looked like.

> With a gamma of 0.8 in PSP it comes closer but the shadows are too dark.
> Best is to tweak the parameters further in Fusion. There is a certain
> learning curve to undergo :-)
>

As with everything useful. :-)

> Following the PSP method though, after the gamma adjustment, adjust
> Highlight/Midtone/Shadow using the Dynamic adjustment method, and set
> Shadow to 7. Don't touch the others.
>

PSP has two modes, absolute and relative. Using absolute it is much 
darker and looks like you are in a tunnel. I like that better even 
though I normally don't like dark shadows.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

Post a reply to this message