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Old April 13th 15, 07:39 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Savageduck[_3_]
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Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1

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Savageduck

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Old April 13th 15, 11:42 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


I guess that's OK, if you want to photograph grain. :-(
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Eric Stevens
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Old April 13th 15, 11:53 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2015-04-13 22:42:16 +0000, Eric Stevens said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


I guess that's OK, if you want to photograph grain. :-(


I wasn't trying to photograph grain. I was trying to emulate a classic
B&W film, and a classic developer, both of which together would produce
a reasonably visually pleasing grain. It managed this task quite well,
and I didn't have to handle the smells of a wet darkroom. I can
certainly get a similar result with NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, but I am
test driving Exposure 7 right now.

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Regards,

Savageduck

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Old April 14th 15, 12:15 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Bill W
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?
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Old April 14th 15, 01:04 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Savageduck[_3_]
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On 2015-04-13 23:15:27 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?


Yes. I like the subtlety of the results, and I can afford it. It adds
another tool to my tool box.
Very different HDR results from those produced by NIK HDR Efex Pro or
Photomatix, and even HDR Pro in Photoshop.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old April 14th 15, 02:34 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Bill W
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:04:02 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-04-13 23:15:27 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?


Yes. I like the subtlety of the results, and I can afford it. It adds
another tool to my tool box.
Very different HDR results from those produced by NIK HDR Efex Pro or
Photomatix, and even HDR Pro in Photoshop.


Wasn't that you who posted the photo of a tree next to a road,
inviting everyone to try some HDR on it? Did you try the new software
on that one?

For ~$80, I'll probably get it, too.
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Old April 14th 15, 03:46 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Savageduck[_3_]
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On 2015-04-14 01:34:45 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:04:02 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-04-13 23:15:27 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1

What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?


Yes. I like the subtlety of the results, and I can afford it. It adds
another tool to my tool box.
Very different HDR results from those produced by NIK HDR Efex Pro or
Photomatix, and even HDR Pro in Photoshop.


Wasn't that you who posted the photo of a tree next to a road,
inviting everyone to try some HDR on it? Did you try the new software
on that one?


Yup! Here is a rendition of that tree done with HDR Express 3.
https://db.tt/NB1lG9Ng

For ~$80, I'll probably get it, too.



--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old April 14th 15, 04:02 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2015-04-14 02:54:14 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:46:41 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:
On 2015-04-14 01:34:45 +0000, Bill W said:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:04:02 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:
On 2015-04-13 23:15:27 +0000, Bill W said:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1

What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?

Yes. I like the subtlety of the results, and I can afford it. It adds
another tool to my tool box.
Very different HDR results from those produced by NIK HDR Efex Pro or
Photomatix, and even HDR Pro in Photoshop.

Wasn't that you who posted the photo of a tree next to a road,
inviting everyone to try some HDR on it? Did you try the new software
on that one?


Yup! Here is a rendition of that tree done with HDR Express 3.
https://db.tt/NB1lG9Ng

For ~$80, I'll probably get it, too.


That is evidently not the tree Joyce Kilmer had in mind.


I have no idea how familiar he would have been with California Live
Oaks. Somehow I don't think he ever made it out West.



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Savageduck

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Old April 14th 15, 04:15 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Bill W
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:46:41 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-04-14 01:34:45 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:04:02 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-04-13 23:15:27 +0000, Bill W said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1

What was your final verdict on HDR Express? Did you buy it?

Yes. I like the subtlety of the results, and I can afford it. It adds
another tool to my tool box.
Very different HDR results from those produced by NIK HDR Efex Pro or
Photomatix, and even HDR Pro in Photoshop.


Wasn't that you who posted the photo of a tree next to a road,
inviting everyone to try some HDR on it? Did you try the new software
on that one?


Yup! Here is a rendition of that tree done with HDR Express 3.
https://db.tt/NB1lG9Ng


I like it. I have a couple of sunset/cloud-formation type photos I'll
probably try the trial version on. I'll have to create the multiple
exposures, though. There obviously won't be any ghosting issues...
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Old April 14th 15, 04:22 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:53:53 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-04-13 22:42:16 +0000, Eric Stevens said:

On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:39:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Here is a B&W take of my Exposure 7 trial.

For this rendition I wanted to see how it matched up against NIK Silver
Efex Pro 2, and I am impressed.

Here I used an Ilford B&W emulation + Vignette, and added 50% grain as
if developed in Rodinal, and a few other tweaks.
This really looks like grain, not noise.
https://db.tt/NBuFaHS1


I guess that's OK, if you want to photograph grain. :-(


I wasn't trying to photograph grain. I was trying to emulate a classic
B&W film, and a classic developer, both of which together would produce
a reasonably visually pleasing grain. It managed this task quite well,
and I didn't have to handle the smells of a wet darkroom. I can
certainly get a similar result with NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, but I am
test driving Exposure 7 right now.


I'm aware of all that. What I'm trying to say is that it is far too
grainy for my taste. Just after I posted I read your post describing
how your vision is soft focus and you hope that will be fixed by your
forthcoming eye operations. It then occurred to me to wonder how your
views on what is a desirable amount of visible grain will be affected
by your forthcoming eye operations. It will be interesting to hear
back from you once your vision has settled down.
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Eric Stevens
 




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