Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Stephen Fox
I figured it was impossible to put something into the lens as this camera is a compact and has a separate viewfinder and the lens has so path through it.
|
Stephen,
I have all 3 on my pc now and in your pic with the XA you have managed to get more life in the lens. It is all about light reflecting off the front element. There will be some darkening depending on the coating colour ( ie brown - dark. blue or green - light. )
You have got the Olympus pair shot just right. Nice lighting and a complementary background.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Stephen Fox
In my opinion adjusting the image in the 'darkroom' is cheating a little.
|
Something that has been done for years. All a question of degree. Spotting was removing dust specks on the print using coloured dye. Odd little deffects could with experience ligitimately be sorted out.
On your Olympus pair the XA lens would benefit from removal of the hot spots on the lens. The white hot spot particularly. These are only a reflection from a flash gun and in my opinion can be legitimately removed without it becoming a digitally manipulated image.
My use of it on Duncans pic was really to clean the camera up. The exception being the removal of the flash shoe shadow to illustrate how I would have done it.
Now I will go back to your gallery pics for futher comment.
Don