Posted by Mel Ladewig on January 27, 2009 at 12:22 AM
This is an image I shot last year. I wasn't able to process it quite the way I wanted in previous ACR versions and let it drop to the cut pile, but in LR2.2 the camera profiles breathed new life into it.
70-300IS on Rebel XT.
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 27, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Sweet shot, Mel. Those mountains look mighty majestic. Majestically mighty. Freakin' huge! Did you try processing in DPP? I'd say use the landscape picture style and in about two clicks you'd be here.
Posted by John Klotz on January 27, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Nice Mel! What Todd says.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 27, 2009 at 3:45 AM
Good example of why it's worthwhile keeping a "problem" image which has potential.
You never know when new software, or better processing skills, will resurrect it.
I also use the new LR camera profiles extensively, but sometimes I curse having to make another subjective decision!
Posted by Jody Grigg on January 27, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Nice job Mel, for a second I thought it was one ot Todds shots.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on January 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Did you try processing in DPP? I'd say use the landscape picture style and in about two clicks you'd be here.
I just never got to it, but I'm sure it would have provided the same result. I found that the camera landscape profile in LR2.2 is very similar to the landscape picture style in DPP, though DPP can still do it better in some instances. I have gotten used to the ACR/Lightroom develop interface, so each time I try to work in DPP it takes me much longer to get to the export step.
Posted by Jack Garrett on January 27, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Nice shot Mel. I like the way the peaks are lit up. Lots of depth in this picture.
I guess I better get back upstairs and open up LR. Ive never seen landscape profile...where is it? Also, I have DPP but never installed or used it..is it worth trying out? I do about 95% of my editing in CS3.
Excellent Mel - which rugged mountains are we looking at here?
Posted by Mel Ladewig on January 27, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Jack,
You need LR 2.2 or later and then you need to download camera profiles from adobe labs.
Dave,
I'm not sure exactly which peaks I caught in this shot. They are north of the Colony Baldy, but I didn't take a compass heading. The one on the left may be Horn Pk.
Posted by Guy Schmickle on January 27, 2009 at 3:45 PM
A beauty! A good lesson on why you should keep promising images around even if you can't get them too look the way you want at first. After a while, both skills and/or tools improve and those images can benefit greatly. The key is remembering to revisit them!
Posted by John Mumaw on January 27, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Also, I have DPP but never installed or used it..is it worth trying out?
Not if you have CS3. DPP is still slow and clunky.
You can use camera profiles with ACR in CS3 by downloading ACR 5.2 and then extracting the Camera Profiles from the downloaded file. The Camera Profile install is a separate exe file, and they work with ACR 4.6 as well as 5.2. With CS3, install the profile but do not install ACR 5.2
Posted by Jesse Speer on January 27, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Very cool Mel. The color contrast is great, as are the diagonals. It's amazing how much impact camera profiles can have at times.
Discussion
11 replies70-300IS on Rebel XT.
You never know when new software, or better processing skills, will resurrect it.
I also use the new LR camera profiles extensively, but sometimes I curse having to make another subjective decision!
I just never got to it, but I'm sure it would have provided the same result. I found that the camera landscape profile in LR2.2 is very similar to the landscape picture style in DPP, though DPP can still do it better in some instances. I have gotten used to the ACR/Lightroom develop interface, so each time I try to work in DPP it takes me much longer to get to the export step.
I guess I better get back upstairs and open up LR. Ive never seen landscape profile...where is it? Also, I have DPP but never installed or used it..is it worth trying out? I do about 95% of my editing in CS3.
Jack
You need LR 2.2 or later and then you need to download camera profiles from adobe labs.
Dave,
I'm not sure exactly which peaks I caught in this shot. They are north of the Colony Baldy, but I didn't take a compass heading. The one on the left may be Horn Pk.
Not if you have CS3. DPP is still slow and clunky.
You can use camera profiles with ACR in CS3 by downloading ACR 5.2 and then extracting the Camera Profiles from the downloaded file. The Camera Profile install is a separate exe file, and they work with ACR 4.6 as well as 5.2. With CS3, install the profile but do not install ACR 5.2