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View north towards Narrabeen, Warriewood, Mona Vale and Beyond by Ed Hurst, on Flickr
_DSF8579_Step5sRGBSMALL by Ed Hurst, on Flickr
CF091630 1 by Rafael Pauwels, on Flickr
There was an photo expo going on, maybe last weekend, in the Folon Foundation, wasn't there ?
No need to feel ashamed Raf, with me it's the same, the chances I visit an interesting expo will significantly increase when it is further away. If they're too close I always think "I will go next week" until it's too late
I wasn't going to say anything, but all these shots have blown-out highlights on my monitor. A matter of style? No one else's photos look like that here.
Looking fine on my macbook pro and benq displays, highlights are pushed to the limit but nothing blown out, that takes a keen eye and fine tuning to get it right.
My monitor is calibrated. How do other's images look on your monitor? I certainly understand individual stylistic reasons for the look, I tend to like my images dark. I also realize the web screws things up, too.
No clipping, lush colours, I want to be there!
Love the view Ed - as an aside have you used the Pentax 105 on any people shots? I'm thinking of getting the Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm F1.4 Lens for Hasselblad XCD X2D as I have seen comparison shots made with this lens right next to same shot using teh 105 and they are remarkably similar in rendition/aspect ratio etc etc...On a mellow, moodily misty morning, Sydney's Northern Beaches seem to glow. The view north from Collaroy Plateau towards Narrabeen, Turimetta, Warriewood, Mona Vale and beyond.
Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 67 150mm lens
Isn't the spike at the right at 255 the white border? On my monitor the images look very bright and "overexposed" but I can still see a difference between the brightest parts of the image and the white border. I downloaded the photo and inspected in photoshop, for instance the white tarps on the sailboats right are no brighter than ~240 in their brightest spot, so still ~15 lower than the white border. On a calibrated monitor this difference should be visible. I think Paul said that the very bright/high key processing is intentional and part of his style.
