Friends
by Brin

Comment by Brin:

Originally posted by dikois: Hi Brin, What do you use to cut out the background...that's definitely not the extract tool in PS....are you using Fluid Mask? Cheers

Hi Jeremy
I did not cut the background out in this image, the sky was very gray (nearly white) when I took it and in the post processing I used curves to make it completely white like this. Thanks!

Message edited by author 2008-09-17 10:38:15.

Over
by Brin

Comment by Brin:

Originally posted by ambaker: Critique Club Review: Brightness and Contrast: Image is mildly over exposed, which is part of the challenge. I think perhaps it could be taken up a bit more with an increase in the contrast. I'd like to see the rocks a little lighter, a little brighter, but would still want the figure dark the way it is now. Focus and depth of field: Focus is nice and sharp. Depth of field is great. There is really not much more you can do with this image. What makes the image is all the detail in the rocks, and the sky. If you brightened all that much more, the detail would be lost, and the final result would be less than you have now. I see what looks like a small island beyond the subject. Perhaps that against a bright sea and bright sky, would have worked better for an overexposed challenge. This is an excellent image, just one that has a harder time carrying the theme of the challenge.

Many thanks Alex for your good critique - much appreciated.

Friends
by Brin

Comment by dikois:
Hi Brin,

What do you use to cut out the background...that's definitely not the extract tool in PS....are you using Fluid Mask?

Cheers

Only One
by Brin

Comment by DLPhoto:
This is pure eye candy, for sure! Strong composition, DOF control and where on earth did you find so many identical chalices??? LOL Great job :)

Over
by Brin

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Brightness and Contrast: Image is mildly over exposed, which is part of the challenge. I think perhaps it could be taken up a bit more with an increase in the contrast. I'd like to see the rocks a little lighter, a little brighter, but would still want the figure dark the way it is now.

Focus and depth of field: Focus is nice and sharp. Depth of field is great.

There is really not much more you can do with this image. What makes the image is all the detail in the rocks, and the sky. If you brightened all that much more, the detail would be lost, and the final result would be less than you have now.

I see what looks like a small island beyond the subject. Perhaps that against a bright sea and bright sky, would have worked better for an overexposed challenge.

This is an excellent image, just one that has a harder time carrying the theme of the challenge.

Only One
by Brin

Comment by chozenfrozen:
shallow DOF??? looks deep

Only One
by Brin

Comment by liberty:
Nice focusing and ineresting reflection, 6

Only One
by Brin

Comment by ordinaryangel:
The setup here is great. I really like the tones that come out in the b&w conversion, too. I think the shallow DOF works very well here to create an engaging image. Nice work.

Only One
by Brin

Comment by andrewt:
Concept is great , but the overall image has become too complicated, 6

Only One
by Brin

Comment by renegrub:
If only the one filled were in focus (the one behind and in front of it distract you).