Hi George! I have just recalibrated my monitor (haven't done it for a while) and I was amazed how much it had "drifted". With a recalibration, I now get the even, black backgrounds that you and Bill are seeing. My bad. -- David "Otheries" are the new "Selfies". > > On Jul 31, 2014, at 11:56 PM, David Young wrote: > >> Nice metalwork by Dan. Nice shots, by you. Seriously, nice >> compositions, and exposure, to beautifully catch both the candlelight >> and the candle/holder combination. >> >> I find the inconsistencies in the backgrounds, both for colour and >> apparent noise, to be disconcertng - especially between 300, 301 & >> 302, all of which are almost identical and (according to the Exif >> data) were shot with the same lens/ISO & exposure. Yet they have >> wildly differing backgrounds. >> >> I would not expect such differences - in almost any camera, let alone >> a Leica. Am I seeing a difference in the lighting, or what? >> >> David. >> >>> c & c always welcome and appreciated >>> >>> First "commercial" shoot with M >>> using 60 mm Elmarit-R, 100 mm Apo-Elmarit, 50 mm Summicron-R >>> >>> <http://george-lottermoser.smugmug.com/ClientsArtsandCrafts/Dan- >>> Nauman/Altar-Candlesticks/43299406_SzSnBC#!i=3426680935&k=KsJQxpr> >>> > > Not sure how you've set your monitor... > though I'd imagine it to be quite "bright." > > There is intentional variation in both exposure and post processing in > the 300, 301 and 302. > Though far more subtle than "wildly differing" in my reading. The > backgrounds are within a few points in each of the rgb channels. > > I do these exposure and post variations in order for the artisan and > myself to determine how he/we'd like the metal to appear. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/