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02/18/2005 12:33:13 PM · #1

what do you guys think? I'm not very good with PS yet so...

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

02/18/2005 01:02:41 PM · #2

is it really that bad???

scuds

Canon EOS-30D

02/18/2005 01:22:18 PM · #3

Looks noisy!
Or like if you had added a texture to it u know!
I like the tones, is it straigt outta the camera? I mean the sepia tone?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

02/18/2005 01:22:50 PM · #4

My thoughts....

Positive: Good mood set by the use of sepia and the grain/noise

What I think could improve it....

* More contrast to enhance the texture of the wood on the building and the drama in the sky

* Crop more on the bottom and less on top and left. To me this would give more context to the photo.

Message edited by author 2005-02-18 13:23:26.

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

02/18/2005 01:24:40 PM · #5

Do you have an opportunity to reshoot this? It looks like the subject and location is great! I would keep trying on this one if you can...

Edit: Do you have the original that we can see?

Message edited by author 2005-02-18 13:25:09.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

02/18/2005 01:27:22 PM · #6

I tried to add some noise and texture to it, to make it look older. thanks for the info guys. yeah I can reshoot it. The place is awesome, it was an old school. You can go inside and even go into the basement, althought the foundation is almost completely gone so I'm not sure how much I would hangout down there.

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

02/18/2005 01:29:10 PM · #7

Do you have a tripod?

I ask for two reasons.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

02/18/2005 01:30:40 PM · #8

no I don't. never really thought about getting one for my little P&S

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

02/18/2005 01:33:20 PM · #9

Originally posted by nidan:

no I don't. never really thought about getting one for my little P&S

Well, even without one, you could treat this building as a bit of a personal documentary project (especially if you think it will fall down or erode over the next few years).

Pick an angle/composition that works. Then go back every few weeks, and take a photo from the same spot (at different times of the day, different weather and seasons) and in a few years you'll have a really cool series of photos...

02/18/2005 01:34:10 PM · #10

here is the original. I did change it to sepia in my camera though...

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

02/18/2005 01:35:03 PM · #11

that is a sweet idea. My camera says its weather proof!

eostyles

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

02/18/2005 01:38:26 PM · #12

Looks like a good halloween photo if you ask me...

Originally posted by nidan:

what do you guys think? I'm not very good with PS yet so...

LevT

OM System OM-1

02/18/2005 01:41:06 PM · #13

I would definitely reshoot it when the sky is less bland and ligting is a bit more dramatic (perhaps you can fake it in PS by burning/dodging if you are good at it, I am not). Also, I'd crop out part of the grass in front of the house.

02/18/2005 01:49:16 PM · #14

Hope yo don't mind since i didn't have anything to do i just played around with it... at practiced my dodge/burn... just didn't do anything to the sky.

02/18/2005 01:53:26 PM · #15

yeah I wish there was a little more going on in the sky but thats just how it was that day. I'll probably try to go there shoot it again. I like the way that looks Discraft!

gwphoto

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

02/18/2005 01:58:30 PM · #16

Looks like a bit of camera shake to me. What shutter speed did you use? Did you use a tripod? The subjest is great. Which direction were you cacing? Could you retake it at better time? Like maybe as the sun is setting or with a better sky?

02/18/2005 02:05:41 PM · #17

I added a little blur to try and soften the image.

02/18/2005 02:06:25 PM · #18

where you going for the dreamy effect?

02/18/2005 02:07:19 PM · #19

well, just to make it a little more surreal. I know some people don't like that, I do though.

Message edited by author 2005-02-18 14:08:17.

02/18/2005 02:14:26 PM · #20

but do you know how to make the dreamy effect?

02/18/2005 02:16:23 PM · #21

all i know how to do is add gaussian blur to a second layer....

how do you do a dreamy effect?

02/18/2005 02:17:11 PM · #22

yes check out my profile in dreamy effect

02/18/2005 02:18:50 PM · #23

I love the "Walk" picture!
How do I do get something like that effect on a picture like this?

02/18/2005 02:20:09 PM · #24

you have many ways to do it... i'll pm you with two ways you can do it ok.