A few weeks back the sun broke out, creating a nice spotlight effect on downtown Portland. I took this picture despite being forced to shoot through the office window, which was originally tinted but now also has a film coating as well; this effective destroys color balance and sharpness and makes most images curious throwaways.
At least I managed not to get reflections of the interior lights, which look like UFOs in many other shots!
I decided to process the shot within the K-5, to see just what I could come up with.
Step 1 was cropping to 16x9, to remove the lower clutter that wasn't sharp enough to provide any value. I then shifted the color a bit and tried the lowest-setting HDR effect. I think I left the 'retro' filter on too, but I tried & discarded several filters before finally saving the image.
The result is dark portions that are too dark, but it's a far better image than the original.
The damage from that awful window-glass is almost gone!
So the K-5 is not a complete darkroom by any means, but it's not bad at all.
Step 1 was cropping to 16x9, to remove the lower clutter that wasn't sharp enough to provide any value. I then shifted the color a bit and tried the lowest-setting HDR effect. I think I left the 'retro' filter on too, but I tried & discarded several filters before finally saving the image.
The result is dark portions that are too dark, but it's a far better image than the original.
The damage from that awful window-glass is almost gone!
