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Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

03/20/2005 01:50:04 AM · #1

just fooling around again in ps. I hate not knowing what i am doing but here is another pic to comment on. Feel free to tell me the truth :)
Lisa

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

03/20/2005 02:15:07 AM · #2

That is just beautiful, Lisa. If I had time and were bored, I would be trying my hand at PS and working with my older shots, too. Critically speaking, there is some "noise", but that can't be avoided. I would make your frame simpler and thinner and let the image speak more loudly. The feel and emotion in this shot is just superb.

Olyuzi

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

03/20/2005 02:22:28 AM · #3

It's a nice serene scene. I like the composition, except for a couple of things. First, your subject is dead center which gives the image a static feel. Secondly, it looks like there is some pretty bad banding in the sky.

03/20/2005 02:29:50 AM · #4

thanks guys. I know what you mean about the sky. It is very grainy. The person is in the centre because i just took the pic with someone there, i have no idea who it was. I didnt think they would like it very much if i asked him to move over :o)

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/20/2005 02:41:27 AM · #5

Hi Lentil,
I love B&W photography just as well as I like vivid color photographs. I think you have composed the image well and it speaks for itself but softly because of its size. You may want to try to enlarge your image @ 5% increments to avoid image problems. I see that the sky has some noise but that could be fixed in PS or Neat Image. I agree with Kylie that the border is to large. A smaller border with a larger image IMO would make your picture speak louder.
As is I like it. It is a picture that would not need a title to explain it's existence.
Good Job!

Gringo

Nikon D2X

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

03/20/2005 02:52:10 AM · #6

Hi Lisa,
This is a beautiful picture. I would love to see it a little larger to bring out more detail. I agree with the others about the border being too overpowering. Some of the chatter banding in the sky may be from compressing the file. You are all the way down to 78460 bytes. I actually like the person in the picture, it gives it a feeling of solitude and a dimension of size.

03/20/2005 02:57:13 AM · #7

ok, give me some time, i am trying to do "something" with it in PS. Like i said before i have no idea what i am doing. :) If anyone wants to have a go be my guest.
Lisa
I will be back shortly hopefully with something better

03/20/2005 03:00:03 AM · #8

Here is the original

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/20/2005 03:00:05 AM · #9

Send me the original file and I will try if thats OK with you.
My email address in in my profile.

EDIT: I'm slow, you posted the colored version. Thanks.

Message edited by author 2005-03-20 03:01:45.

03/20/2005 03:04:42 AM · #10

Originally posted by SDW65:

Send me the original file and I will try if thats OK with you.
My email address in in my profile.

EDIT: I'm slow, you posted the colored version. Thanks.

go right ahead, i will be keen to see what you can do with it
Lisa

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

03/20/2005 03:05:19 AM · #11

I personally like the color version. I am one of the few that are getting disillusioned with rampant B & W's when not always an enhancement. I realize that I am in a minority, though.

03/20/2005 03:07:44 AM · #12

Originally posted by Kylie:

I personally like the color version. I am one of the few that are getting disillusioned with rampant B & W's when not always an enhancement. I realize that I am in a minority, though.

you know the funny thing! When i posted the colour I thought, hey i think i like it colour. LOL. I LOVE B and W but sometimes colour rules over and above all. I just thought the sky lacked something, maybe clouds would of been better.

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/20/2005 03:13:14 AM · #13

I have to agree with Kylie on this one. The colored version looks very good. I would not do away with the warm colors. Here is a quick edit.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR

03/20/2005 03:13:35 AM · #14

Ok - here's what I did...I went over the sky with the paint brush, using a gradation of medium gray to white at 20% opacity.
I then used the blure tool to get rid of any remaining artifacts and burned the sky at the top, dodged it a bit over the right mountain.

I selected the person and moved him slightly left of center so that the eye will move from one side of the picture to the other creating an even flow. Then I used the cloning stamp to replace where the man was with water.

Lastly, I burned and dodged some contrast into the rocks.

Hope you like.

Stephanie

RulerZigzag

Nikon D750

03/20/2005 03:15:49 AM · #15

What an awesome job!! by atsxus...I still can't use photoshop. Im a one layer guy!

RulerZigzag

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR

03/20/2005 03:17:38 AM · #16

I still like the color version. I dont think the lighting is good enought to bother making it a B and W.

03/20/2005 03:18:58 AM · #17

Originally posted by atsxus:

I do like it Steph!! You are so clever. Got you working didnt i :)

03/20/2005 03:19:39 AM · #18

Originally posted by SDW65:

I have to agree with Kylie on this one. The colored version looks very good. I would not do away with the warm colors. Here is a quick edit.

I like this too! :) Thank you! wow you guys are amazing

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/20/2005 03:23:01 AM · #19

Originally posted by lentil:

Originally posted by SDW65:
I have to agree with Kylie on this one. The colored version looks very good. I would not do away with the warm colors. Here is a quick edit.

I like this too! :) Thank you! wow you guys are amazing

Thank you!

03/20/2005 03:23:30 AM · #20

Originally posted by SDW65:

I have to agree with Kylie on this one. The colored version looks very good. I would not do away with the warm colors. Here is a quick edit.

seems a little dark to me, SDW, though it's very good. Here's my hack at it...

Stephanie

03/20/2005 03:24:16 AM · #21

Originally posted by lentil:

I do like it Steph!! You are so clever. Got you working didnt i :)

LOL - my pleasure. It's only, oh...3:24 am....the night's still young.

Steph

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

03/20/2005 03:24:58 AM · #22

Originally posted by atsxus:

Originally posted by SDW65:
I have to agree with Kylie on this one. The colored version looks very good. I would not do away with the warm colors. Here is a quick edit.

seems a little dark to me, SDW, though it's very good. Here's my hack at it...

Stephanie

Not to "agree" with myself, but I like this more pastel version. Very free.

03/20/2005 03:25:56 AM · #23

wow, i seriously need to get into this PS stuff. Looks like fun :)

03/20/2005 03:27:03 AM · #24

Kylie;

Pat yourself on your back and shake your own hand, then give yourself a thumbs up! LOL

I like the B&W. :) But then I live in B&W. My mom thinks I'm insane.

Maybe I am?

Steph