Colorado images during recent trip

Pepyn wrote:

mujana wrote:

Pepyn wrote:

mujana wrote:

Pepyn wrote:

dscobie62 wrote:

Just a few pictures taken just 2 weeks ago during a trip to the Aspen area of Colorado. Used my X-Pro2 and 16-55 most of the time during the trip with occasional use of the 90mm. Processed in LR using the Velvia simulation for most (Acros for the B&W). A fair few more here if interested Colorado

Lovely photos with some nice colours and good composition.

In terms of C&C, I do struggle at larger size (100% in this case), the foliage.... what is going on with that (particularly in the above two). I just purchased a 10-24 for my XT1 looking to get into landscapes but the lack of fine detail in that foliage is concerning! Makes me think I should've just got the 7-14 Oly (didn't because it doesn't take filters easily). Please don't say this is related to LR processing I'm unwilling to learn a whole new workflow again.

Agree with you Pepyn (Dutch name?).

At 100% I also see that "wormy effect" again in the greens (and I hate to bring that up again, because so much has been written about is); fine detail is lacking. At the same time, someone on this Fuji Forum assured me, that Iridient can do a much better job in sharpening and killing those worms (no worms at all). I'm on a Mac, so that would be my software of choice, if I buy a new X-T2. All that despite the fact that I'm using Lightroom for years now. I cannot stand those worms! Iridient can also be integrated in a Lightroom workflow (or so I heard).

Ofcourse there are arguments....."do not pixel peep!"....."in prints you never see that effect"...etc., but I want to see detail, lots of it, when zooming in. And if someone calls me a pixelpeeper because of that...well, I don't care

Yeah I don't know what to make of the fine detail issue when processing through LR. I have read various forums about it as well but still seems unresolved other than turning to new software, which as I said I just can't do. Adobe is by far the major player in PP software and it should be dealt with, somehow.

I also like seeing fine detail and I'm used to it now with some of my other gear.

I did have a look at the OP's Flickr link and found better examples of detail in foliage, so not sure what the difference is.

Yep - Dutch name, though not very common, living in Australia though

Yes, I saw that..Australia, I mean. Fantastic country! Integrating Iridient in a Lightroom workflow shouldn't be that hard in usage (I use Macphun Tonality / ON1 software / and others this way).

Warning: do NOT look at Sigma Foveon files..you'll become spoiled with razorsharp details and micro contrast straight from a camera . Yes, even when you are used to Olympus files (as I am)

By the way..I love your photos on your Flickr account!

I use a PC so I think Iridient isn't an option. However, can you explain how the workflow would work with LR? What type of editiing do you do at what stage with these other programs? And if you move back into LR/PS, doesn't the (lets say "worms") issue re-present itself?

Noted re the Sigma files, will avoid looking lol. And thanks for the compliment!

As I said before, I'm not a Fuji user (yet), but I want detail in images as much as you do (and no "wormy" effects at all) so I read everything I can about how to achieve this. Iridient seems to do the job. Some rumors say, that a Wondows version will come (but maybe that's just desperate hoping )

I started a thread about Iridient and Lightroom some time ago:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58565556

Then there's also this article (worth reading):

http://blog.thomasfitzgeraldphotography.com/blog/2013/11/iridient-developer-lightroom-fuji-x-trans-files

I'm sure there are many more articles on this subject, and Iridient/Lightroom users here probably have even more knowledge about how to use Iridient ánd Lightroom.

Happy shooting!