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Hiya

I would like some comments from your experience to improve. I like

some more ooompth. These are converted to JPEG with no alterations.

Taken with a 50/1.8 on a D70. What I want is perhaps darker, more

velvia colors ..

 

f/11, 1/100, noise reduction off, WB auto, no flash, ISO 200. Format

was JPG large.

S-shaped curve in post, or set contrast to Medium High in-camera and use -.7EC

Open the file in PhotoShop,

Open the Unsharp Mask filter.

Use the following parameters.

Amount 20

Radius 50

Threshold 0

 

I found this at Luminous Landscapes under an article called Local Contrast Enhancing

describing this technique invented by Thomas Knoll.

An ND filter (.6) would have done wonders. You could simulate this by recomposing the shot with two layers blended with an overlay gradient filter layer. To increase contrast in this scene, use a warming filter (or increase red/magenta color-balance). Finally, unsharp mask with a moderate threshold.<div></div>

"Amount 20 Radius 50 Threshold 0 "

 

do not go beyond 2 under radius if you plan on printing.

Actually, you can use a much larger radius that 2 if you don't intend to actually sharpen the picture. "Local Contrast Enhancement" is basically a method for using unsharp masking to boost apparent contrast without losing highlight or shadow detail. It increases the tonal seperation between adjacent objects.