Steve J. quotes Dan, “if you had only run auto-levels”. I remember a similar quote from Dan recently, as I remember, to use auto-levels as a final check before finishing an image adjustment. I often r

First of all, most of these versions are quite good. They've taken an excellent original and made it better. A dozen or so are worthy of being chosen for par. So many of the comments here may sound li

I’ve posted the results of the High Andes exercise, our final scheduled case study for this year. Reviewing: This excellent original, by Vincent Versace, represents a girl wearing the colorful traditi

As if Mt. Shasta wasn't high enough, we now move to another area of lofty altitude. This is the last of our series of ten case studies; there's an eleventh, but it's challenging enough to frighten man

Anyone who’s done forensic work, such as enhancing pictures of crime scenes to bring out evidence to be used in court, might find this one somewhat familiar. The object of interest is almost nonexiste

I found the Shasta image more difficult than the Pagoda picture from last week. The Pagoda shot I thought had a better starting point to work from and I came up with a better result. (Mine was 833) I'

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I’ve posted the results of the Shasta exercise, the penultimate in a series of ten case studies. Reviewing: This photo of the iconic Mt. Shasta was taken on a sunny day, but the massive mountain was a

Three quick comments before getting into this week's study. First, I request that more attention be paid to the technical requirements. In the Pagodas exercise for each of the following categories the

As the entries came in I didn’t give more than a glance to what people were saying about technique, but I was struck by how many people were saying that this is the most difficult image so far. Those

Hello everyone- Mine was #811. Thank you Dan for your blending suggestion… Ha! It was such a small change but made a HUGE difference! I wanted to bounce an “Ed Theory” off of this remarkable group. (I

I’ve posted the results of the Burma exercise, the eighth in a series of 11 case studies. Reviewing: This is a dawn photo by Vincent Versace, whose raw file was available. We have 33 entries. Most peo

Two of our last three case studies, plus the eleventh, optional one, have to do with civilizations that antedate Western European influence. Our first stop is the shot I promised you when we started w

From: Robert Baldassano <robsbchat@...> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 1:02 PM To: colortheory@groups.io Subject: Re: Case Study: Land of Pagodas Dan thanks for the clarification that makes sense. Clear

After a relative breather with the lion, many of you rated this one as the hardest of the set so far. I agree. A nasty lighting problem is compounded by the need to attend to many important details. I

I’ve posted the results of the Choir exercise, the seventh in a series of 11 case studies. Reviewing: We have 34 entries. Most people also submitted a list of their steps, thanks very much. I haven’t

Based on a post here, I bought Affinity Photo and am exploring using it as a possible Photoshop alternative. I have been using Dan's PPW for quite a while, and I'm quite grateful for the PPW Tools. I

This exercise is the equivalent of the Monument Valley study of last year, in the sense that it’s the one image out of the ten that most clearly shows the advantages of PPW. Indeed, this is very like

Warning: Clocks in the United States advance one hour on Sunday. That's one week before Canada does it, and two weeks before Europe. So most international members will have one less hour to work on th