Help me confirm I am not losing my mind...

[numediaman]

The correct answer is always "whatever the client wants", until you can drop the client.

 

[iGary]

The correct answer is always "whatever the client wants", until you can drop the client.

Of course it is, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy.

 

[Lacero]

I like 1.5, if such photo exists.

Here's to the Crazy Ones, like iGary ​

 

[Lacero]

--------- 1.5 ---------

Does this look better a little bit?™

 

[iGary]

Yes, send me the batch action. I do 600 to a thousand of these a day.

garyreich@mac.com

 

[Lacero]

Yes, send me the batch action. I do 600 to a thousand of these a day.

Erm.. I just used auto levels.

Command+Shift+L the first pic

Here's to the Crazy Ones, like iGary ​

 

[iGary]

Looks to saturated on my screen.

Bah!!!

Yes, my monitor is calibrated.

*goes off to lose mind*

 

[Rocky3478]

1.5 definitely has my vote.....

 

[Applespider]

I think I'd go for about 1.75. 1 looks like it just came out of a camera; pleasing but lacking punch.

3 is hideous; way, way too bright unless you could see a blue sky and sunlight on the water and even then you'd be pushing it. The colours just don't look right.

I thought 2 looked a little bright until I saw 3, hence going for about 1.75-1.8. I think the 1.5 is still lacking punch and I'm assuming the client wants the fall colours.

 

[g^3]

IMO the second one looks the best and most natural. The third is the worst. Here's my attempt at color correcting.

 

[atari1356]

On my screen, number 1 looks the most natural. 2 and 3 look a bit washed out, and the highlights appear too bright (blown out a bit).

 

[Applespider]

I've just opened this thread on my Windows PC at work with its crap screen.

On this one, 1 looks way too dark, two looks OK and 3 looks more like 2 did on my Mac. Perhaps if your client is looking at it on a Windows PC with an uncalibrated screen, he thinks 3 just looks punchier.

 

[Sun Baked]

I'd say the 1.5 looks a little more natural.

1 was a little to dark and muddy, and 2 was a little too bright.

Edit: And I too think you are losing your mind ...

 

[mad jew]

I've just opened this thread on my Windows PC at work with its crap screen.

On this one, 1 looks way too dark, two looks OK and 3 looks more like 2 did on my Mac. Perhaps if your client is looking at it on a Windows PC with an uncalibrated screen, he thinks 3 just looks punchier.

Yeah, my iMac says 1, my iBook says 2 and my PC says 3.

 

[atari1356]

Yeah, my iMac says 1, my iBook says 2 and my PC says 3.

My 15" PowerBook says 1, and my 20" iMac at work says 2.

 

[nospleen]

iGary, are they printing these when you send them in? If not, what kind of display are they using? Maybe it is the display and not your work. BTW, I agree two is by far the best. One is too dark, two is natural, three looks like I did it.

 

[Malfoy]

I like 1.5 the best. It was hard to pick between 1 and 2 because I wasn't there when the picture was taken so I didnt know if something was making the day darker than its suppose to or anything.

 

[Mike Teezie]

Honestly, I like Lacero's 1.5 the best, but 2 is good too.

 

[iGary]

They finally get it (clients).

I think we're communicating again.

 

[Artful Dodger]

iGary
They finally get it (clients).

I think we're communicating again.

That's always a good thing

 

[FadeToBlack]

That's always a good thing

Yeah, glad to hear it.

BTW, 1.5 looks best on my eMac's display.

 

[iGary]

I bascially took 1.5 and adjusted the midtones in curves and it came out real nicely.

It's funny how you forget those "Auto" functions because they seldom work correctly.

In this case, it worked! Thanks, Lacero.

 

[Kobushi]

That's funny. I rarely get the results I want from letting the computer do its thing. Oh well, happy clients = money + more clients.

By the way my first reaction to the original question (even without reading further) was #2. 3 hit me as almost cartoony.

 

[iGary]

That's funny. I rarely get the results I want from letting the computer do its thing. Oh well, happy clients = money + more clients.

By the way my first reaction to the original question (even without reading further) was #2. 3 hit me as almost cartoony.

That was the argument/discussion we were having. They "discovered" the highlight shadow tool and wanted to make EXTENSIVE use of it, which was driving me nuts. I used that exact word "cartoon."