Any tips for enhancing rainbows?
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From: bugbear on 30 Jun 2010 12:24 Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: > I've noticed that whenever I take a picture of a rainbow, it looks much less > impressive than it did to my naked eye. > > For instance this one from yesterday is ok: > > http://www.tednolan.net/misc/p1120927.jpg > > but looked much better in real life. > > Any tips for punching rainbows up in GIMP? Alternatively, can anyone give an explanation of why photos of rainbows tend to be disappointing compared to the Mk1 human eyeball ? I've experienced this too. (some of the corrections in this thread have been pretty good, BTW) BugBear
From: John Navas on 30 Jun 2010 12:46 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:24:19 +0100, in <UsadnZMeM4Yp8rbRnZ2dnUVZ8m-dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, bugbear <bugbear(a)trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote: >Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: >> I've noticed that whenever I take a picture of a rainbow, it looks much less >> impressive than it did to my naked eye. >> >> For instance this one from yesterday is ok: >> >> http://www.tednolan.net/misc/p1120927.jpg >> >> but looked much better in real life. >> >> Any tips for punching rainbows up in GIMP? > >Alternatively, can anyone give an explanation >of why photos of rainbows tend to be disappointing >compared to the Mk1 human eyeball ? > >I've experienced this too. The short answer is that human visual perception is subjective -- our brains apply all sorts of adjustment and correction, part of why post-processing is needed to attain a similar photographic result. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: John McWilliams on 30 Jun 2010 13:13 Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: > In article <dikm26t5tgc0pgm927u0u0nt74088fn49f(a)4ax.com>, > John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >> On 30 Jun 2010 07:08:42 GMT, in <8908rqFol3U1(a)mid.individual.net>, >> ted(a)loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) wrote: >> >>> I've noticed that whenever I take a picture of a rainbow, it looks much less >>> impressive than it did to my naked eye. >>> >>> For instance this one from yesterday is ok: >>> >>> http://www.tednolan.net/misc/p1120927.jpg >>> >>> but looked much better in real life. >>> >>> Any tips for punching rainbows up in GIMP? >> 1. Adjust levels >> 2. Correct color >> 3. Increase saturation >> >> <http://i48.tinypic.com/2k11fk.jpg> >> > > Oh, very nice! > > Thanks yes, good on the colors, but how 'bout that stack?? Quite some distortion, unless it's about to fall down. -- John McWilliams
From: John Navas on 30 Jun 2010 14:04 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:13:12 -0700, in <i0ftv8$497$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote: >> In article <dikm26t5tgc0pgm927u0u0nt74088fn49f(a)4ax.com>, >> John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >>> On 30 Jun 2010 07:08:42 GMT, in <8908rqFol3U1(a)mid.individual.net>, >>> ted(a)loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) wrote: >>> >>>> I've noticed that whenever I take a picture of a rainbow, it looks much less >>>> impressive than it did to my naked eye. >>>> >>>> For instance this one from yesterday is ok: >>>> >>>> http://www.tednolan.net/misc/p1120927.jpg >>>> >>>> but looked much better in real life. >>>> >>>> Any tips for punching rainbows up in GIMP? >>> 1. Adjust levels >>> 2. Correct color >>> 3. Increase saturation >>> >>> <http://i48.tinypic.com/2k11fk.jpg> >>> >> >> Oh, very nice! >> >> Thanks > >yes, good on the colors, but how 'bout that stack?? Quite some >distortion, unless it's about to fall down. I think the perspective distortion is fine, but OK: <http://i49.tinypic.com/2zsv4hx.jpg> -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Kevin McMurtrie on 1 Jul 2010 01:37
In article <8908rqFol3U1(a)mid.individual.net>, ted(a)loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) wrote: > I've noticed that whenever I take a picture of a rainbow, it looks much less > impressive than it did to my naked eye. > > For instance this one from yesterday is ok: > > http://www.tednolan.net/misc/p1120927.jpg > > but looked much better in real life. > > Any tips for punching rainbows up in GIMP? > > Ted Manual RGB level correction, a saturation boost, and 50% reduction: http://www.pixelmemory.us/~mcmurtri/p1120927.jpg Of course I have no idea what it's supposed to look like because I wasn't there. Maybe I ruined a sunset. -- I won't see Google Groups replies because I must filter them as spam |