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Mr Hamhead Jul 18, 2006 16:40:00
Replying to CianMcLiam

Its OK talking about filters and RAW files..but some of us have only got "basic" point and shoot digitals. I used to have a filter mount for non SLRs but buggered if i can remember where it is now...
I am happy with my 3 meg Fuji..and happy with the shots I get with it..not very often I print anything large so high quality don't come into the equation. Going back to the start of this thread, you don't need a super sonic 20 meg camera to get positioning right..you just need a good eye. However I do find...and this is where digital preview comes in handy...that altering the angle of the shot just slightly can make all the difference to colour tones.

Going back to B&W..if I turn a colour shot B&W in Photoshop...what colour "filter" should I apply beforehand to darken the sky?

Mr H

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jul 18, 2006 16:47:35
Replying to Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead wrote:
Its OK talking about filters and RAW files..but some of us have only got "basic" point and shoot digitals. I used to have a filter mount for non SLRs but buggered if i can remember where it is now...
I am happy with my 3 meg Fuji..and happy with the shots I get with it..not very often I print anything large so high quality don't come into the equation. Going back to the start of this thread, you don't need a super sonic 20 meg camera to get positioning right..you just need a good eye. However I do find...and this is where digital preview comes in handy...that altering the angle of the shot just slightly can make all the difference to colour tones.
Using a point and shoot with a small lens opening usually means grad filters wont be effective as the camera lens will only 'see' a small part of the filter, not enough for it to do the job. The best way around it is to fire up photoshop and blend two photos taken on a tripod with the same view, one with -1ev dialled in for exposure compensation to hold in the sky.

Going back to B&W..if I turn a colour shot B&W in Photoshop...what colour "filter" should I apply beforehand to darken the sky?

Mr H

I dont have phtoshop in front of me here but the best way is to go into the 'channel' mixer, tick the 'monochrome' box and slide the red channel to the right, move the others to taste. You will have to move at least one of the other two to the left but play with it for a while to get a good result. I'll explain this a bit better whn I have photoshop and elements in front of me at home.