jc1305us Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I tried to bring up the highlights under the vehicle, but without much success, since there is some streaking on the scan (this seems to be a Kodak issue possibly, as I've seen this on other scans from other developers) Anyway, does it work as is? Thanks in advance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericphelps Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 For me, if the bumper and headlamp were lightened/defined, the dark underneath would benefit and could stay as is. Loved everyone of my VW's.................. Why do I say things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_rochkind Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Great shot! Any way to bring up some detail in the tire? Would add interest to that part of the image. (Or, maybe it's there but not visible with the online image.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 I did lighten the exposure a bit, here's the result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJM Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) I think that much exposure increase makes it a bit too flat, at least compared to the first. The strong shapes accentuated by the glossy highlights make the original much more interesting. Something in between these two would be well worth a try. Edited September 1, 2023 by DanJM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_rochkind Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Agree with Dan JM: With that much exposure increase, the shot is now ordinary, without the mystery and drama that characterized the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 15 hours ago, marc_rochkind said: Agree with Dan JM: With that much exposure increase, the shot is now ordinary, without the mystery and drama that characterized the original. Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 In post processing, you can bring up the exposure of the tire and foreground without affecting the exposure of the rest of the car, which is more intriguing when left darker. 2 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 4th attempt. I created a linear gradient from the bottom right corner to the top left, and adjusted the whites and blacks. (White more than black) without increasing the overall exposure. Think this is the best version of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_rochkind Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) Really close to the original. I looked at the two, going back and forth, and I think I prefer the original. But maybe you could use a brush for the tire only and try to make the tread visible? Edited September 3, 2023 by marc_rochkind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 Unfortunately when it comes out of Lightroom, it loses something. 🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrellNL Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Nice photo ! But the highlights stay 'blown out'. Maybe there's a posible correction is something like Photoshop - seléct only the 'blown out' highlights; - paint on a separate layer, some matching color into the 'blown out areas - Blend and Blur the 'painted areas' back into the original - apply an 'exposure' or other PS function to blend the 'painted areas' layer better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Details do not always need to be seen in highlights or shadows. Very often that makes for a muddy image. The highlights are the points that stand out in the image, so if anything I would make them brighter. They are chrome and are reflecting an out of focus sky - what might you be expecting to see in them? What we see in the latest is sufficient, and we could see the same detail in a brighter image, which would have more impact. I think the basic permutations have been tried in the thread. My opinion is that somehow the shot is not as interesting as one thinks it should be. This would fall into my category "I've spent too much time on the image to make it work, so time to try again with a different image." Some shots never work out how we expect. 1 1 Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) I like this sort of "detail" shot, but to my eye, in this one, too much is lost in the shadows. Scrolling thru the thread, none of the iterations seem to really do it much justice. What film is this then? You mentioned Kodak.. Arent the typical Kodak B&W films (Triumph-X, TMax) normally pretty forgiving, with reasonably broad latitude? The original (ie: 1st pic) seems pretty silky, (a positve attribute IMO) is this Tmax 100? Can we see the scan in its origibal form? Edited September 14, 2023 by Ricochetrider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1305us Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 @Ricochetrider Straight out of the camera. Kodak Portra I believe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_rochkind Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 6:27 AM, jc1305us said: Unfortunately when it comes out of Lightroom, it loses something. 🙁 From the posts here, it seems that this might be a scan of a negative. Lightroom is most effective when it's working on a raw file. There's not much that can be done with the limited dynamic range of a scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kucinich Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 I like the lighter exposure (the second image) but it needs to have the contrast increased and I would darken down the reflection in the window in the upper right corner, as it draws my I away from the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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