Curvemeister Forum

Here's my attempt.

I've converted it to sRGB.  Let's see if it looks different.

Greg, I'm having trouble with the color space.  The posted image looks nothing like the image I have on my computer.  What space should I use for the postings?

Hi Greg - It's been well over a year since I last participated.  I set the light and dark points and then used the curve to lighten the green leaves a bit.

Greg,<br /><br />Thank you very much.  That sets a high bar.  One of the key things I hoped to learn from the course was how to eliminate color casts.  I think I have progressed a long way towards being able to do so.  This photo has driven home the point that one needs to know what the story or goa...

This has been a very eye-opening experience.  Each suggestion has contained a number of valuable ideasand the variations in impact that the various final images has is revelaing.  Equally important is Greg's comment that he was not 100% sure of what my goals for the images were.  This is someth...

Here are two that I am not happy with.  The first is of Victoria Falls at Sunset under very low water conditioins - the worst in many years.  This image is my first attempt at a HDR shot.  I want the detail in the rock wall but it's just too muddy.  I can't seem to strike the correct compr...

Here is one picture that I worked on - before and after. I'm reasonably pleased with it but am interested in how it might be improved.  Anoter pair follows.

Greg and Mike - thank you for holding the class.  As I mentioned to Lee, I have read some of Dan Margulis' books and was intrigued by his ideas, but working with curves has been a stumbling block for me.  It always did more harm than good.  Now I feel comfortable working them and can begin to d...

Lee - thank you again.  I will learn to do this since it seems to do a better job.  Likewise for the focus sharpening.  I have read some of Dan Margulis' books but never really put them into practice.  Working with curves has been a big barrier.  It seemed a lot easier to screw things up than t...