Muench University: Discussion thread

jovitta · October 2, 2008

sent another one
I sent another pic didnt go through

did it accordingly to the rules jovitta

schmoo · October 2, 2008

jovitta wrote:

I sent another pic didnt go through did it accordingly to the rules jovitta

I see this one you commented on. Is the following one yours too?

If you still have one missing let me know. Or you can post/link it here and I'll add it to the gallery

jovitta · October 2, 2008

yes

schmoo wrote:

I see this one you commented on. Is the following one yours too?

If you still have one missing let me know. Or you can post/link it here and I'll add it to the gallery

yes that one is mine, I will add the missing one to this reply thanks jovitta title soft current

Trevlan · November 6, 2008

Is it too late to submit an image for round two? I would love to have mine atleast looked at.

Thanks.

schmoo · November 7, 2008

Trevlan wrote:

Is it too late to submit an image for round two? I would love to have mine atleast looked at.

Thanks.

Hi Trevlan,

I'm moving your post to this thread, where we discuss the whole MU thing. The other thread is basically just for Marc and the person that he's address.

It's a little late for Round Two, but you can certainly submit for Round Three!

Just submit three images as per the first post in this thread and good luck!

Tentacion · November 13, 2008

DavidTO wrote:

Did you include your username on the upload? There are several images up there (not all yours, I'm sure) that don't have a username. Which one of the images is yours? Maybe provide a link?

Please ALL: include your username in your entry.

I did as requested but did not see username and title in posted entry, so I followed instructions as referenced in this thread by Schmoo.

If the captioning doesn't work through the email submission just leave a comment underneath the image and we'll fix it.

Thanks
Donna

schmoo · November 14, 2008

Tentacion wrote:

I did as requested but did not see username and title in posted entry, so I followed instructions as referenced in this thread by Schmoo.

Thanks
Donna

No problem, fixed! And thanks for the heads-up in the thread

schmoo · December 3, 2008

Bump! It's that time again, and Marc is now ready for a new set of victims.

Round Four submissions to be found here

The sticky is updated, too

inspiredarts · December 28, 2008

Still doing critiques on Landscape Images?
Marc,

Are you still doing critiques on Landscape images? I looked around and couldn't find any end date. I'm a real newbie here and I figured what the hay - I'll put my feet in the fire - all the fires I can find.

BJ

schmoo · December 28, 2008

inspiredarts wrote:

Marc,

Are you still doing critiques on Landscape images? I looked around and couldn't find any end date. I'm a real newbie here and I figured what the hay - I'll put my feet in the fire - all the fires I can find.

BJ

Marc is surely doing critiques as often as he's able. The last critique was only a few days ago so we're still pretty active! Just submit your images as per the MU rules and sit back! You can also post images in your own thread for the rest of us to see and nitpick. Give us a try

DavidTO · December 28, 2008

schmoo wrote:

Marc is surely doing critiques as often as he's able. The last critique was only a few days ago so we're still pretty active! Just submit your images as per the MU rules and sit back! You can also post images in your own thread for the rest of us to see and nitpick. Give us a try

If you submit an image, you may want to subscribe to the thread, so you're notified of new posts.

inspiredarts · December 28, 2008

Subscribe to Thread

DavidTO wrote:

If you submit an image, you may want to subscribe to the thread, so you're notified of new posts.

Yes, I had planned to and i see a few others I am subscribing to. Thanks for the heads up.

astockwell · May 12, 2009

Submitted, but for some reason sent the email twice, so my shots are seen twice in the gallery, and I would like to get rid of the lighthouse shots, as I uploaded the wrong file by mistake, sorry... The shots in question are teh six most recent uploads in the gallery.

-Andy

schmoo · May 12, 2009

Donkeypunch wrote:

Submitted, but for some reason sent the email twice, so my shots are seen twice in the gallery, and I would like to get rid of the lighthouse shots, as I uploaded the wrong file by mistake, sorry... The shots in question are teh six most recent uploads in the gallery.

-Andy

Hey Andy, no worries! I removed the extras for you. These are really gorgeous and you have a great eye. So much nice working coming in from Dgrin!

astockwell · May 12, 2009

schmoo wrote:

Hey Andy, no worries! I removed the extras for you. These are really gorgeous and you have a great eye. So much nice working coming in from Dgrin!

Thanks, can you remove the lighthouse shot also, I uploaded the wrong file, by accident. I am going to upload the correct one once you delete the other one. Thanks again, and thanks for your comments.

schmoo · May 12, 2009

Donkeypunch wrote:

Thanks, can you remove the lighthouse shot also, I uploaded the wrong file, by accident. I am going to upload the correct one once you delete the other one. Thanks again, and thanks for your comments.

OK, done!

astockwell · May 13, 2009

schmoo wrote:

OK, done!

Thanks

eoren1 · May 24, 2009

Hey Schmoo,
Is the fourth round still open? Submitted two shots last night and haven't seen them entered in the gallery yet. Just checking.
Thanks,
E

schmoo · May 26, 2009

eoren1 wrote:

Hey Schmoo,
Is the fourth round still open? Submitted two shots last night and haven't seen them entered in the gallery yet. Just checking.
Thanks,
E

Hmmm I haven't gotten word to start the next round yet. Can you try submitting them again? I see a lot of new images in there:

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/6728703_rivVZ

If all else fails you can send me a PM with link and I can move them.

eoren1 · May 26, 2009

schmoo wrote:

Hmmm I haven't gotten word to start the next round yet. Can you try submitting them again? I see a lot of new images in there:

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/6728703_rivVZ

If all else fails you can send me a PM with link and I can move them.

Never mind Schmoo
They made it but ended up on the first page (I kept looking for them to appear at the end)
E

schmoo · June 15, 2009

Marc's got a couple more to do from the last round, but the gallery for Round Five is ready and waiting.

The first post has been updated so you can view all the past galleries. You guys blow my mind away with the level of work we have right here!

Tango · June 15, 2009

first two are mine, i dont know why my user name didnt appear.

schmoo · June 16, 2009

AaronNelson wrote:

first two are mine, i dont know why my user name didnt appear.

Friggin' email uploads!

No worries, I added them for you.

Tango · June 16, 2009

thanks Schmoo, i added a third but again i forgot to change the file name before sending....ugh sorry...

schmoo · June 16, 2009

AaronNelson wrote:

thanks Schmoo, i added a third but again i forgot to change the file name before sending....ugh sorry...

S'all good!

The filename is added to the caption by default due to the gallery settings, but whatever you enter into the body of the email when you submit it will take priority.

pathfinder · August 13, 2009

Marc,

I am always surprised how many folks do not seem to appreciate the improvement available from the correction of chromatic aberration that even very high quality lenses display at times, that is so easy to do in ACR or Lightroom.

:lurk

pathfinder · August 13, 2009

In the first imago, the ACR defaults are not present.

Default is red/green and blue/yellow sliders are at zero, and Defringe is set to none. The numbers in the second image are the numbers needed for correction of chromatic aberration for that specific lens for that specific image. The numbers don't vary very much for prime lenses focused at infinity, but zooms can vary more depending on focal length and distance from the sensor plane.

eoren1 · August 13, 2009

Marc Muench wrote:

Here is what I would change in ACR. Keep in mind I am trying to match the color and contrast you have created in your posted version.

I changed the color temp, exp, recovery, fill light, blks, clarity and vib sliders.
There is no way to retain all the highlight exp so I only under exp it by half a stop/-.55

Hey Marc,
Thanks for sharing this detailed approach (or at least part 1 of it

). My only question is in your leaving the default brightness and contrast settings in ACR. I had seen a video by Martin Evening URL="http://lightroom-news.com/2009/03/21/exposure-and-brightness-adjustments/"]link[/URL a while back about the use of brightness and exposure in LR and, since then, have changed my default brightness to 25 so that I now use the exposure slider much more to adjust the overall 'brightness' of the image. I would love to hear your take on this.
Thanks,
E

schmoo · August 13, 2009

FWIW I moved the last 3 posts out of the MU thread to this one. Great discussion and info that I think is good for all shooters to know

pathfinder · August 13, 2009

I wondered where my posts went, I thought maybe off in to the ether somewhere:D

Maybe I need to make a tute about Chromatic aberration in RAW, as it really helps my glass a bit anyway

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