Now I don’t want to be controversial or negative …. and I could be wrong here….but this is where the M9 excels over the M240. That’s my opinion! Perhaps because the M9 sensor is “cooler” in nature and perhaps handles the starting banner a little differently.
But in terms of what is important….a nice catch of the great race and it does bring us a feeling of what it’s all about.
In general you are correct, but you must also know that this image was processed COMPLETELY differently by me (vs. what I used to do with my M9 files). I’m experimenting heavily… the goal here was to invoke a (deeply saturated) film look while preserving realistic skin tones.
As for the image overall, I am quite pleased… I accomplished what I wanted with a single shot.
Additional information for you Andrew:
When I try to process these files like I used to process my M9 files (to get the blues to look the same, for example), the skin tones are thrown off. This is what has primarily served as the impetus for further experimentation, and has also made me resigned to the fact that the M240 files will always be different.
I have read comments on the web along the lines of “I can make my M240 files look like my M9 files”. My experience informs me otherwise (and that’s leaving the whole issue of micro-contrast out of the equation), and I believe I do have some working knowledge of digital file processing.
Finally, the above is okay with me… finally. I’ve learned to accept that this is a new chapter, a new “look” to my images. The process, however, is at the early stages and is still under refinement.
—Peter.
Thanks Peter for those thoughts and feedback. I do think you accomplished your goal :-). I agree with that sentiment that “I can get my M240 files to look M9 files”….it’s hard to spot. That said though the M240 has a signature all of it’s own and they are just two different cameras.
Anyway this is old territory so won’t continue (and not positive or negative), just an observation.
Bijan good luck next week. I had always thought a marathon was on my list of “to do’s”…until i started training for one and realised how much needs to go into it :-)!!!!
I love this photograph.
I’m running my first marathon next week here in Boston. I’m excited but a little nervous too.
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Congratulations Bijan.
I know your worries, given the tragic events of last year, probably encompass more than the actual run, so I wish you well on all levels my friend.
I agree with Andy’s comment that the blue of the banner looks artificial : maybe you pushed it a little too far. It would be interesting to see the file before the post treatment. The rest of the picture looks good to me, even though I generally like less saturated colors.
Artistic licence.
Agreed 🙂
However, post processing is difficult, and it is sometimes difficult to know when we go too far with the sliders…
I have another colour shot involving that banner where the blue isn’t as saturated, but in that shot too, I post-processed it with artistic license. I appreciate that you don’t appreciate it.
I’ll be posting the shot that I refer to above in two days. Tomorrow I’ll be posting a B&W shot which will hopefully put the focus back on the image content/composition…
Prosophos 
Now I don’t want to be controversial or negative …. and I could be wrong here….but this is where the M9 excels over the M240. That’s my opinion! Perhaps because the M9 sensor is “cooler” in nature and perhaps handles the starting banner a little differently.
But in terms of what is important….a nice catch of the great race and it does bring us a feeling of what it’s all about.
In general you are correct, but you must also know that this image was processed COMPLETELY differently by me (vs. what I used to do with my M9 files). I’m experimenting heavily… the goal here was to invoke a (deeply saturated) film look while preserving realistic skin tones.
As for the image overall, I am quite pleased… I accomplished what I wanted with a single shot.
Additional information for you Andrew:
When I try to process these files like I used to process my M9 files (to get the blues to look the same, for example), the skin tones are thrown off. This is what has primarily served as the impetus for further experimentation, and has also made me resigned to the fact that the M240 files will always be different.
I have read comments on the web along the lines of “I can make my M240 files look like my M9 files”. My experience informs me otherwise (and that’s leaving the whole issue of micro-contrast out of the equation), and I believe I do have some working knowledge of digital file processing.
Finally, the above is okay with me… finally. I’ve learned to accept that this is a new chapter, a new “look” to my images. The process, however, is at the early stages and is still under refinement.
—Peter.
Thanks Peter for those thoughts and feedback. I do think you accomplished your goal :-). I agree with that sentiment that “I can get my M240 files to look M9 files”….it’s hard to spot. That said though the M240 has a signature all of it’s own and they are just two different cameras.
Anyway this is old territory so won’t continue (and not positive or negative), just an observation.
Bijan good luck next week. I had always thought a marathon was on my list of “to do’s”…until i started training for one and realised how much needs to go into it :-)!!!!
I love this photograph.
I’m running my first marathon next week here in Boston. I’m excited but a little nervous too.
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Congratulations Bijan.
I know your worries, given the tragic events of last year, probably encompass more than the actual run, so I wish you well on all levels my friend.
I agree with Andy’s comment that the blue of the banner looks artificial : maybe you pushed it a little too far. It would be interesting to see the file before the post treatment. The rest of the picture looks good to me, even though I generally like less saturated colors.
Artistic licence.
Agreed 🙂
However, post processing is difficult, and it is sometimes difficult to know when we go too far with the sliders…
I have another colour shot involving that banner where the blue isn’t as saturated, but in that shot too, I post-processed it with artistic license. I appreciate that you don’t appreciate it.
I’ll be posting the shot that I refer to above in two days. Tomorrow I’ll be posting a B&W shot which will hopefully put the focus back on the image content/composition…
Love it.
Thank you Karen.