Activity for User 348 - Peter Clark - monolandscapes@talktalk.net

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31 Feb 19 Comment Great image Paul and congrats for having it selected for the Members Showcase! The leopard is a prime candidate for mono and stands out so well against the diffused background. Feb 19th
31 Feb 19 Comment Ed- I do like your composition and the manner in which you have emphasized the texture in the wood. For me the sky is a little overdone and has lost some detail in the whites.

You cannot avoid halos at the junction of light/dark areas - they are 'par for the course' and are induced by increasing contrast in processing either globally or in sharpening, but they are very easy to remove...

Highlight the top layer in the stack of adjustment layers and click and hold with the left mouse button on the icon in the top RH corner of the Layers palette and run the mouse pointer down to Merge Visible and release the mouse button.A new layer is created which is a flattened version of the image - all adjustment layers, etc. are retained, but cannot be adjusted until the merged layer is removed.

Highlight the merged layer and select the clone tool and select darken from the mode drop down list. Using a soft brush of appropriate diameter select a sample point adjacent to the halo and paint over the halo to remove it. Keep an eye on where the sample point moves to as you clone out the halo and resample as necessary. Use Ctrl+Z to undo any mistakes.

A further explanation of the method here ....

https://www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=80
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31 Feb 19 Comment Agree in general with the comments already made - regrettably the image does not appeal to me. Feb 19th
31 Feb 19 Comment The design of the image appeals to me with the curvature of the wall and stairs leading the eye through the image. The fellow in the foreground is a key part of the image, but for me the floor area is a little too busy and cluttered. Feb 19th
31 Feb 19 Reply Ed - the exposure time and ISO for the aurora part of the image are noted in the 'About the Image' above - f2.8, 10 secs, ISO 1600. Feb 12th
31 Feb 19 Reply Ed - The aurora and the starry sky are a single image - I omitted to mention that the focus was set on infinity using manual focus on a star and the focus assessed by magnifying the image on the camera rear screen and in the viewfinder. With the DOF of a 12mm lens on micro four thirds (35 mm equivalent 24 mm) absolute accuracy is not required. Returned from Iceland today where we saw 3 (weak) auroras and I focused on some distant lights and the stars are sharp! Feb 11th
31 Feb 19 Comment Ed - The aurora and the starry sky are a single image - I omitted to mention that the focus was set on infinity using manual focus on a star and the focus assessed by magnifying the image on the camera rear screen and in the viewfinder. With the DOF of a 12mm lens on micro four thirds (35 mm equivalent 24 mm) absolute accuracy is not required. Returned from Iceland today where we saw 3 (weak) auroras and I focused on some distant lights and the stars are sharp! Feb 10th
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