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Author Topic: Problem with long exposure night photo.  (Read 6907 times)
DdeGannes
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« on: May 08, 2013, 01:19:14 AM »

I have participated in a Lightroom thread trying to optimize an image with a moonlight setting very underexposed. There are some reasonable renditions within Lightroom, however I have not been able to achieve a reasonable rendition using Qimage Ultimate.
While Qimage is my printing software of choice since 2003, I have not used it very often for processing raw files. My main problem is adjusting white balance and exposure. While Qimage does a good job automatically for a high percentage of reasonably exposed images I have problems with images that are poorly exposed or where the white balance is incorrect.

The link below is one that contains a link to a raw file that creates problems for me processing in QIU.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1201135?tstart=30   

Any one care to have a shot at it.?
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2013, 06:36:07 AM »

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The link below is one that contains a link to a raw file that creates problems for me processing in QIU.
I cannot see a link to the raw image.
Terry
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2013, 10:40:07 AM »

I will put the file on "yousendit" and send you the link. It was in the thread but I am not seeing it now.

See attached.
https://www.yousendit.com/download/UVJoK2VoZEtRYThsYzlVag
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2013, 05:14:11 PM »

Hi Dennis,
see attached for my attempt with your image. It was hard for me to know what you would expect because I was not there.
I used auto WB and a clicked the middle rectangle top row to get a blue outline and +20 fill in raw refine. Then adjustments in the editor, Curves, Sel Col,  DFS (except blue sky tone to show detail in the moon and shadow noise reduction.
I don't expect it to look like what you saw or trying to achieve  Roll Eyes  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2013, 05:25:06 PM »

Thanks Terry, I will give it another try to see what I could achieve based on the info you have provided. The image is not mine it was posted on the thread in the Lightroom Forum that I posted earlier.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2013, 05:41:12 PM »

Hi Dennis.
Took the liberty of playing with the image.
It's one of those images that rests in the eye  of the beholder.
Just messing with White Balance can make a completely different approach and result.

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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2013, 07:43:45 PM »

Here's one with much more detail in the moon craters.

Fred
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