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Making of “Tigger with an Itch to Scratch” (Olympus E-M1 Mark II)
This image works well as a monochrome image due to drab light and the “mackeral tabby” markings on Tigger. That said, I am not sure that monochrome is better than color here—that’s a judgment call. But it does eliminate all the magenta/green color bokeh.
Capture: Olympus E-M1 Mark II color capture
Conversion: direct black and white conversion in Adobe Camera Raw
Post: none
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Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus Zuiko SHG 35-100mm f/2 ED @ 207.6mm equiv (100mm)
RAW: pull 0.2 stops, +30 Shadows, +20 Whites, +60 Dehaze, +15 Clarity
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