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Gear Talk => Processing & Publication => Topic started by: atpaula on November 11, 2017, 16:40:54

Title: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 11, 2017, 16:40:54
But somehow I like it.
Taken with the 105mm f/1.4E yesterday.

(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_8549_zpscfp66wjc.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_8549_zpscfp66wjc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 11, 2017, 17:08:07
Another one with a less distracting background.

(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_8546_zpsnlsap7gk.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_8546_zpsnlsap7gk.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Ann on November 11, 2017, 21:02:48
The high contrast and increased saturation bring out the construction, textures and colourful yarns in the hat.

The hat is better-positioned in the first shot; and the background is better in the second one; so this is a prime candidate  for some layer masking and background replacement!

Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Frank Fremerey on November 12, 2017, 00:42:04
The first one is much better. The second one tries to imitate film too much.
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 12, 2017, 02:53:58
The high contrast and increased saturation bring out the construction, textures and colourful yarns in the hat.

The hat is better-positioned in the first shot; and the background is better in the second one; so this is a prime candidate  for some layer masking and background replacement!

Thank you for the comment Ann.
Background replacement is way out of my pp capabilities!
 :D
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 12, 2017, 02:55:18
The first one is much better. The second one tries to imitate film too much.

Both have the same pp.
Just the backgrounds are different.
 ;)
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Frank Fremerey on November 12, 2017, 12:42:46
Both have the same pp.
Just the backgrounds are different.
 ;)

The major difference is that the woolen cap is in focus in the first and the skin is in focus in the second. Result is that the skin receives a coarseness in PP that looks like film grain to my eyes.
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Ann on November 12, 2017, 17:11:25
>>>>
Background replacement is way out of my pp capabilities!>>>

It really isn't!

And you might have a lot of fun discovering what you can do with Layers and Layer-Masks.

 :)

Meanwhile some simple Spot-removal might help to get rid of the worst of the distracting blobs in the background area of the first image.
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Eric Borgström on November 13, 2017, 14:53:29
Kind of surprise the 105mm f/1.4E gives such a difficult bokeh (picture 1).
/Eric
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 13, 2017, 15:30:32
Kind of surprise the 105mm f/1.4E gives such a difficult bokeh (picture 1).
/Eric

That's because of the excess of Viveza 2 effect. Actually the bokeh was quite creamy.
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 13, 2017, 15:43:10
This is the same image without the effect.

(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/A1D5S_8549_zps1sdzogys.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/A1D5S_8549_zps1sdzogys.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: armando_m on November 13, 2017, 15:43:52
That's because of the excess of Viveza 2 effect. Actually the bokeh was quite creamy.
Aguinaldo ,
I like both images, avoiding the  background becoming distracting can be easily done using the viveza control points
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: atpaula on November 13, 2017, 15:55:00
Aguinaldo ,
I like both images, avoiding the  background becoming distracting can be easily done using the viveza control points

Thanks Armando.
I was very much attracted by the rendition of the hat and forgot about the bokeh in the first.
Title: Re: Too much Viveza 2 (Nik Collection)
Post by: Eric Borgström on November 13, 2017, 16:26:40
That's because of the excess of Viveza 2 effect. Actually the bokeh was quite creamy.
Quite delightful picture without the Viveza.
/Eric