My wife with her umbrella in front of a windmill in Solvang. This town has some interesting history. It was founded by a few Danes who wanted to preserve the traditions of Denmark. Many of the buildings were built in the same style and to the same standards. It really feels like you’re in a place other than the U.S.
For this shot, I used the Sony A7r with the Zeiss 35mm lens. I processed it with Lightroom and Photoshop. It was nothing major; I just added a little extra color and contrast with a bit of softening where needed. I had a version going with a bit more Photoshop tweaking, but it crashed on me, and I didn’t feel like redoing all the work. 🙂 You know how it goes.
Gearing Up For Phase One’s Capture One
I also did a version of this in Capture One. Phase One developed software to work with their medium-format camera systems. I heard that one of the engineers left them years ago and joined Adobe to start Lightroom, but that could be a rumor.
From my first experiences using the demo, I have to say Capture One is what it’s cracked up to be. The colors felt deeper and richer, and skin tones were a lot nicer with the default color profile. I’m still using Lightroom since the workflow is 300% better, but I’ll consider switching soon—at least one of the photos I plan on printing.
I might start comparing Capture One and Lightroom. I noticed most people do side-by-side comparisons, but this is a completely inaccurate way of comparing the software since they load different color profiles. Both programs have multiple color profiles you can choose from, so what are they trying to prove? Is one default color profile better than another?
I immediately noticed that Capture One did slightly better with detail. It’s not enough of a difference to see on a web photo, but when making prints, I could see it making a very, very slight difference.
See more Photography from Solvang here.
Beneath The Windmill – Yumiko In Solvang Shot With The Sony A7r
I love this camera too much. It completely changed the way I do photography. It’s much easier to get good shots than my 5Dmkii. I think it’s because I use it like a point-and-shoot, and I can see the frame better. I hated looking through the eyepiece of my previous DSLRs all the time.
