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Posted By: PeteyJ, 10-03-2010, 12:58 PM



Nothing ruins a picture like dust on the lens
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10-03-2010, 01:20 PM   #2
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Would have been more dramatic had this been at night- but still very creative

That's one huge piece of dust- eek!

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It looks even worse on some of the other shots from that day. I never noticed it looking through the viewfinder. Such a shame.
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The dust is probably on the sensor. Do you have the clone stamping skills to remove it in post processing?

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It's easy to remove the dust on PP though:



I also found the image had a weird green/cyan tint to it, the skin tones were artificial looking. How did you developed the RAW?
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Interesting shot and caravil you missed the one above her head and to the left ;-)
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Just being a little morbid here and I only mean the next statement tongue in cheek"This would make a great entry in my photo contestf you caught her jumping"https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/115684-thematic-show-me-your-pulitzer-contest-prizes-starts-today.html

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It's easy to remove the dust on PP though:

I also found the image had a weird green/cyan tint to it, the skin tones were artificial looking. How did you developed the RAW?
I'll be honest, it didn't even pop in to my head to use the clone stamp to remove the dust. I've spent more time in the wet darkroom than the digital darkroom these days, and if you have dust on your lens with film, then you're stuck with a dust spot (sure you can use a spotting brush, but you can usually tell that it's been altered).

As for the cyan color cast, that's intentional. I figured giving it a cool color cast would add to the mood of the picture.
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QuoteOriginally posted by PeteyJ Quote
I'll be honest, it didn't even pop in to my head to use the clone stamp to remove the dust. I've spent more time in the wet darkroom than the digital darkroom these days, and if you have dust on your lens with film, then you're stuck with a dust spot (sure you can use a spotting brush, but you can usually tell that it's been altered).

As for the cyan color cast, that's intentional. I figured giving it a cool color cast would add to the mood of the picture.
If it's intentional, then it makes sense

Although it looks a bit off for me, but my monitor may be calibrated differently (I'm on a Mac).
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If it's intentional, then it makes sense

Although it looks a bit off for me, but my monitor may be calibrated differently (I'm on a Mac).
I'm on a mac too One thing I've learned the hard way...the way it looks on one monitor will almost always be different than how it looks on another monitor. One of the caveats of digital I guess.
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