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I don't know if it's your style or maybe your monitor is very contrasty, but your images often have strongly lifted shadows which makes them kind of flat. I noticed it in your Merrill and Quattro images. Is this something that you "apply" to your images in general?A field of sunflowers. Developed in SPP 6.4 and processed "Realistic" in Aurora HDR Pro. Colors are over stated, but highlights were preserved with minimal clipping.
Yeah. I just sold my dp0 Quattro.After shooting loads of dp0Q pics, I gotta say, the Quattro images just don't match the Merrill images for every day, practical shooting. Look closely and there is too much noise all over the shadows and no amount of faffing around in SPP and LR solves the problem. And as for photos of people, forget it as skin is either sandpaper or a deathly, Madame Tussauds wax works. I want a dp0 with a Merrill sensor. This dp0 Quattro is the last (new) Sigma camera I'll ever buy until Sigma come to their senses and return to fitting Merrill sensors in their cameras.
Sorry, can't help you. My monitor is calibrated with normal contrast and brightness. The Sigma images do not look any different to my other images in terms of contrast and do not appear "flat" looking to me.I don't know if it's your style or maybe your monitor is very contrasty, but your images often have strongly lifted shadows which makes them kind of flat. I noticed it in your Merrill and Quattro images. Is this something that you "apply" to your images in general?
(no offence, i'm just interested :thumbup
Thanks. Yes, "flat" is maybe not the right word. It's more like an HDR look. Could be a processing style, i don't know. If you look at "furtle's" last image in this thread (the shadows), then it's obvious what i mean.Sorry, can't help you. My monitor is calibrated with normal contrast and brightness. The Sigma images do not look any different to my other images in terms of contrast and do not appear "flat" looking to me.
I see what you mean. I like to preserve shadow detail and do not like clipping to pure black in the shadows just to get more contrast, particularly with foveon sensors - too stark looking for my taste. I don't use HDR very often (exception was the last sunflowers image) except where needed to balance the sceneThanks. Yes, "flat" is maybe not the right word. It's more like an HDR look. Could be a processing style, i don't know. If you look at "furtle's" last image in this thread (the shadows), then it's obvious what i mean.
Again, non-judgemental.