 Posted 2/5/2007 7:15:44 AM
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| Not gettin any bites ..YET... with critique request option... so.....Any thoughts? http://www.dailyawards.com/image_viewer.aspx?ImageID=56846 I had the color version up first.. was suggested to try b&w...Do I just need to learn levels in ps more? , is this flat?,....any help would be appreciated
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Posted 2/5/2007 7:55:56 AM
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Hi Tonka,
I believe the second stone is in focus and the first one has a soft focus. I think that you can see this more clearly when looking at the grass. For me the first stone is the focal point and then drifting towards the back. The hedge is a little too dark; there are spots of black areas without any detail. I like the idea and concept. We have here an old cemetery too. Have to go and explore it.
Oboy
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Posted 2/5/2007 8:10:37 AM
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| Thank you O for your thoughts on this!...I wanted to post the original unedited pic of Ms. Mary http://www.dailyawards.com/image_viewer.aspx?ImageID=57633 I archived it but I just wanted to show the color version...in color I was also told the background was distracting...the color version I posted, I had cloned out the spots of light in the trees, sharpened just a smidge and just softened some of the edges...so this version is straight from camera. It was a tight shot because of the other broken stones very close to it, this cemetary is very small and old, only maybe thirty stones in all... I think that the second stone just has a lot of wear on that one side which may be a distraction but..I was going for a technically strong image with this one...comp, lighting, focus and clarity...as well as aesthetic value (gravestones may not be the happiest of subjects but I find them absolutely beautiful and poignant in certain areas,, many emotions many feelings conveyed through a stone as well as history).. any further observations are welcome!! check yours out O! much beauty to be seen
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Posted 2/5/2007 8:53:07 AM
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| Tonka, Both versions are very nice, I favor b&w, so for me it is my fav. I agree with Henrik...the foreground stone is in soft focus even though it is the dominate suject, that is the only real distracting element for me. It is a great compostion, good eye! Robin
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Posted 2/5/2007 6:43:10 PM
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Posted 2/6/2007 9:37:02 AM
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I wasn't comfortable with the crop being so tight
at the top...
I did this version below which has my idea of a
better crop as well as a few other modifications.
~ Nick
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Posted 2/6/2007 10:52:41 AM
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| My oh my Niki how talented you are...I would have no clue how to do that...!!! (there is a brownish umm spot/rectangle on the left though)....but still you created room WHERE THERE WASNT ANY !!...grass looks a wee bit too saturated for me but I love the bushes in the background...I see you got rid of the sharp on the other stones and gave the subject a good boost..wow.. amazing what can be done! Thank you so much for taking your time to play with that and share the results with me...I have to admit that my PS skills suck just yet.(not sure what you used for this) but I would not have thought this kind of editing possible.. did not even think of doing something on this order.. Cool.
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Posted 2/6/2007 11:27:46 AM
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Sorry Tonka...you're so right. I missed that...how well I can see seems to depend how warmed up this monitor is, somewhat. Anyway, I re-worked it and reduced the saturation a bit too.
~ Nick
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Posted 2/6/2007 11:29:55 AM
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