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Katastrofo
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 Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: Silver Efex Pro |
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Katastrofo wrote:
My first experiments with this software:
First shot is with Canon Powershot G6 and the other two with Ricoh FF-90
point and shoot 35mm.
Downloads as a plugin to PS. I haven't even begun to see the potential of
this program, the filters are simply amazing. |
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Poolhall
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Poolhall wrote:
Good isn't it? You have done it justice there too very moody shots, no.3 is awesome - I like the film type filters a lot . Color Efex is very good too |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Thanks for your comments, Poolhall, nice to know someone else likes this software. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
I did download too and I didn't reach this success  so I left it alone for a while. Congrats!
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Poolhall
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Poolhall wrote:
Yes I like a lot and have had some decent results with it, mostly with my Fuji E550. This was a quick effort to see how the Tri-X-Pan preset looked on an image from the Telemar 22A . Orange filter applied also, I think it catches the look of Tri-X-pan quite well
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Yes, it looks like TriX to me, well done! For S's and G's I tried the software
on an already BW shot using Fomapan 400 in the Viv Ultra Wide and Slim.
This might be sacrilegious, but I do like the effect. First one is the straight
scan plus regular processing and the 2nd is using Silver Efex Pro:
selected "High Structure" filter
Dunno what "High Structure" means just yet, still taking baby steps doing
the "monkey see/monkey like" thing. 
@Attila, I thought you hated B&W, anyway!  
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Orio
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
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Dunno what "High Structure" means just yet, still taking baby steps doing
the "monkey see/monkey like" thing. |
I guess it's an artsy word for microcontrast
Sometimes also referred as "texture"
Does this program allow the choice of not adding grain with the film presets?
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
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Dunno what "High Structure" means just yet, still taking baby steps doing
the "monkey see/monkey like" thing. |
I guess it's an artsy word for microcontrast
Sometimes also referred as "texture"
Does this program allow the choice of not adding grain with the film presets? |
It probably does, I just need to wade in and see. There are all kinds of filters
plus manually adding styles, etc. I haven't even looked at the tools section.
Thanks, "texture" fits quite well to what it does. |
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Himself
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
#3 for me Bill.
I have it too
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| Does this program allow the choice of not adding grain with the film presets? |
Yes it does. There are a lot of filters Orio to play with. |
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Screamin Scott
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Screamin Scott wrote:
I have it as well along with Color EXEF Pro 2..Have not really tried them out yet though...
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Soren, thanks, I think I selected EV-1 for the 3rd one.
Scott, would like to see what the Color Efex does sometime. |
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Himself
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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Himself wrote:
Do you have the whole Nik kit, Bill? |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
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| Do you have the whole Nik kit, Bill? |
Soren, no, I got a really good deal on this one, though.
I could get the rest of the bundle, but this was the one I really wanted
to use. |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:20 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
One more, taken with Koni Rapid Omega 100 with expired Fuji 400H film.
Lens was the Super Omegon 3.5/90 with Auto Up 1 close-up filter:
EV-1 filter |
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Poolhall
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Poolhall wrote:
Thats a beauty great shot |
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Schnauzer wrote:
It looks like it works pretty darn good Bill. I really like the second shot although they are all good.
The guy in the last shot sure looks familiar. Very nice portrait.
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LucisPictor wrote:
I really like those shots. That's why I have downloaded the trial version.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Poolhall, Ron, and Carsten, thanks! I've been having some fun with this
software. My buddy Steve really knows how to make the Nik software sing.
I think he's been using it ever since they opened shop:
http://gallery.me.com/shtarka1/100795/HeTookOurPic-B-W/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/shtarka1/100795/RunLola-/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/shtarka1/100795/JacquiLight-20B-W/web.jpg |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Great shots Bill.
With your shots under the bridge, the main thing I see is that the 2nd looks like it's been sharpened.
I've used this software and it is fairly useful. The colour one is really good and I tend to use that quite a bit.
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Katastrofo
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Katastrofo wrote:
Martin, thanks, the software must have done the sharpening automatically
with that particular filter preset (the pic is under an overpass, not a bridge). |
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Orio
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Orio wrote:
I installed the Silver Efex Pro 15 days demo for Lightroom and dang it's good! 
Schrmpflz... now I'll have to fork out another 200 $ 
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 7:42 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
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I installed the Silver Efex Pro 15 days demo for Lightroom and dang it's good!
Schrmpflz... now I'll have to fork out another 200 $ |
After you've been using it for awhile, it is hard to give it up!
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ZoneV wrote:
I also get addicted to it.
I like black and white pictures (from others mostly) since I am photographing. But I never reached a good quality level in my film days.
With digital some of my shots processed with Photoshop or Rawshooter are good in black and white. But some others did´t looked good enough in that black and white (I am not a Photoshop pro user).
But now with Silver Efex Pro I could get tmostly the results I need - and black and white is fun now.
Some examples on my page:
http://4photos.de/galerie/Portr%C3%A4t/slides/Augenblick.html
http://4photos.de/galerie/Architektur/slides/Bei-St-Nikolai-Hamburg.html - I think Rokkor 58 iris closed to ~ 2.8 or more
http://4photos.de/galerie/Architektur/slides/Kirche-St-Nikolai-Hamburg.html -this one with Rokkor 58/1.2 full open
http://4photos.de/galerie/Akt/slides/Stark.html - with Rokkor at 1.2 too
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vulko wrote:
I've tried Allien Skin, nice plug-in. Has lots of presets, some are very usefull, like cross-processed film. |
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
ZoneV, love these shots, some nice edgy work!
Vulko, will have to check out this Alien Skin plugin, thanks. |
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