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Aperture Series: Aspen Sunstar (M240)
This scene shows the sunstar behavior of the 18/3.8 SEM as well as evaluating overall performance.
Aspen sunstar
Taken Nov 7, 2013 at 15:10.
Adobe Camera Raw 8.3(141): settings, Camera Profile = Embedded
I went around in circles trying to decide the raw conversion parameters here; there was contrast to control, but the I wanted to preserve the sense of high-key lighting which also has shadows. No easy task. In the end some contrast control for highlights was used, and the image brightened up with a little contrast added to compensate for the highlight reduction.
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