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Harlan Saperstein

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I have an interesting idea for everybody that wants to play.

When I originally took the "Thinking Of Ansel" picture with that moon there and the rugged Sierra rock, I immediately thought of the Ansel Adams picture with the moon and my intention was to recreate the scene as closely as possible. Of course it was not Half Dome.

When I downloaded the print though it was about as low resolution and grey as I've ever seen.

I had set the camera to low contrast low resolution and low saturation, so as to play around later in a more raw state. And it was getting dark and the camera was still at

-2/3EV. Also now that I look at it it may have been a shot I took of the Sierras from across the Owens Valley. A pretty good shot for 12X Zoom. Great kudos for the FZ-10.
It came out so bad I thought it was hopeless.

But I got it close to what I had in mind. I even tried to put extra sharpen on the moon but I can tell you now it will not look natural so try that at your own Peril.

So now I will post the original out of the camera and those that are interested can download it manifpulate it and post it in this thread.
I would be curious to see what the different interpretations are.
Please put an * before each interpretation
This is not a contest. No winner. Just play.
If you'd rather manipulate it in other ways feel free to explore.
For those that want to download the original to work with here's the link.
http://www.pbase.com/image/31123030/original



Harlan
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http://www.pbase.com/harlanjs
FZ-10
 
I have no idea how to implement a picture to a posting so here is a link to my intepretation of your shot:

Klaas
 
I think my link didn't work, try this one:

Click on the filename behind "original file" under the picture to see a larger one.

Klaas
 
Thanks for the play Harlan!

My "thinking Ansel"...



My "thinking fanciful"...



Elizabeth
efg40
FZ1-2er
 
I still think that's Mt. Whitney second peak from left. Right or wrong, Harlan? Highest point in the lower 48 states. 14,496 feet, last time I climbed it.



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Just let a smile be your umbrella!

John Reed

Panasonic Big and Lil Fluzis, Nikon Macromaker
 
If you use Photoshop for post processing, I can tell you that a simple way to improve your black and white shots that look flat and all gray is to go to Image, then click on Adjustments and then click on Auto Color. If you have that program, try it with your original and you'll see how much your photo changes so you at least have a starting point.

Maureen
http://maureen.smugmug.com
 
And let me add that despite the trouble you had with this shot, you sure did turn it around, so hat's off to you!

Maureen
http://maureen.smugmug.com
Mareda said:
If you use Photoshop for post processing, I can tell you that a
simple way to improve your black and white shots that look flat and
all gray is to go to Image, then click on Adjustments and then
click on Auto Color. If you have that program, try it with your
original and you'll see how much your photo changes so you at least
have a starting point.

Maureen
http://maureen.smugmug.com
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Took a little peak. this morning.
Thanks everybody. I am really enjoying this.

I made a vow I would in no way comment on what I thought of each rendition, so please don't feel like I'm ignoring you.

This is just very enlightening for me to see what levels look right to other peoples tastes.
Harlan
 
Maureen,
Thank you so much.

I have Photoshop Elements and it does have Auto Contrast and Auto Enhance under the enhance menu. I find the program to be a little over cumbersome for me so I use procreate Painter Classic which also has an auto contrast. I give it a go and tweak from there. Like you say it's a good starting point. Thanks also for the comment in your next post
Harlan
Mareda said:
If you use Photoshop for post processing, I can tell you that a
simple way to improve your black and white shots that look flat and
all gray is to go to Image, then click on Adjustments and then
click on Auto Color. If you have that program, try it with your
original and you'll see how much your photo changes so you at least
have a starting point.

Maureen
http://maureen.smugmug.com
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http://www.pbase.com/harlanjs
FZ-10
 
Last time I made it to the top, I was 19, Maureen. Many, many, moons ago. (Who's older than dirt?) I did try again a couple of years ago but crapped out at about 14,000 feet, in an 18-hour hike including quite a bit of mileage and stream crossing in total darkness.
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Just let a smile be your umbrella!

John Reed

Panasonic Big and Lil Fluzis, Nikon Macromaker
 
Thanks, Harlan, I had fun playing with this. I tried to do it in the mode of Ansel Adams, that is get a full range of tones. I adjusted levels, and then adjusted the levels of the moon separately, darkened the sky a bit, cleaned up some noise, cropped a little (to an 8x10 format as Ansel was fond of his 8x10 camera), and sharpened. Here she is:



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Clint
 
Sorry John but it is a firm no.
Must have been the altitude.
I you look at my post 'The Sierra wall panoramas.

Down toward the left of the first picture, 35 miles down, the biggest Mt., kind of crater like is Mt Whitney.
The area I was shooting for this is toward the right end of the picture.

Of course the farther out you get from our side of 20 it all starts to look like Mt Whitney.

By the way, every shot I took up there, I thought of you because I had to remember to keep my camera level.
But figuring out where to put these apostrophes is driving me crazy.

thanks
Harlan
John_Reed said:
I still think that's Mt. Whitney second peak from left. Right or
wrong, Harlan? Highest point in the lower 48 states. 14,496 feet,
last time I climbed it.
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Hallo Klaas,
Great place to live: Ameland! Wow, much better than Veenendaal :(
Klaas-Bloem said:
I think my link didn't work, try this one:

Click on the filename behind "original file" under the picture to
see a larger one.

Klaas
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Gertjan.

No one can beat Gods creativity!
 
It doesn't matter when you did it, only that you did it. That's more than most of us can say. And as for your attempt of a few years ago - you got about 15 hours further into it than I would have gotten. And I'm guessing you didn't whine, either...lol.

Maureen
http://maureen.smugmug.com
John_Reed said:
Last time I made it to the top, I was 19, Maureen. Many, many,
moons ago. (Who's older than dirt?) I did try again a couple of
years ago but crapped out at about 14,000 feet, in an 18-hour hike
including quite a bit of mileage and stream crossing in total
darkness.
--
Just let a smile be your umbrella!

John Reed

Panasonic Big and Lil Fluzis, Nikon Macromaker
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Harlan, nice fun play. Only problem I am at the office right now but 1 more hr. and I should be home.

Clint, nice take in there.

gil
Clint751 said:
Thanks, Harlan, I had fun playing with this. I tried to do it in
the mode of Ansel Adams, that is get a full range of tones. I
adjusted levels, and then adjusted the levels of the moon
separately, darkened the sky a bit, cleaned up some noise, cropped
a little (to an 8x10 format as Ansel was fond of his 8x10 camera),
and sharpened. Here she is:



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Clint
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