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06/30/2006 06:12:19 PM · #1
Hey Everybody,

I took a snap of a cemetary and experimented with it. The photo as such is not great but am just experimenting. Also, I'm not sure if it looks better with Sepia or not. Comments please?



Thanks,
Swapna
06/30/2006 06:13:23 PM · #2
I like the color version better of the two, just wish you'd shot with a deeper DOF as this mostly oof look makes me dizzy.
06/30/2006 06:19:38 PM · #3
Color!
06/30/2006 06:22:04 PM · #4
I actually did shoot with good DOF. I tried soft focus in my editing.
06/30/2006 06:27:43 PM · #5
Another vote for color :-)
06/30/2006 06:29:32 PM · #6
Colour :) Not sure the soft-focus works here.
06/30/2006 06:31:18 PM · #7
like the photo--- in color!
06/30/2006 06:41:17 PM · #8
The color is certainly better. Can we see the original without the soft focus.
06/30/2006 06:45:44 PM · #9
color....... i second the concern about the soft focus.
06/30/2006 07:22:49 PM · #10


This is the image without any soft focus and I took out Sharpen too.

Any suggestions on editing I can do?
06/30/2006 07:32:37 PM · #11
I would say loose that blown out sky with a crop, I also don't like the soft focus edit version and would keep it color or REALLY work it in B/W to give it an old school feeling.

Powerful image that rings true in today's world.


07/01/2006 05:13:13 PM · #12
Without playing around with it, I would tend to agree that a tighter crop, eliminating the sky and a little off the right (where the road is) and some from the left. I like the feeling of 'infinty' and think that could also be enhanced with a tighter crop. Definetly better without the soft focus.

08/14/2006 09:11:45 AM · #13
Originally posted by mystardream:



This is the image without any soft focus and I took out Sharpen too.

Any suggestions on editing I can do?


Not so much a suggestion on editing, but if you could take the picture again, I think a shot from an angle that would clearly show the flags planted in front of each stone would make for a more powerful image.
08/14/2006 09:18:16 AM · #14
Like the colour version more than the sepia, though it could work in B&W if the contrast was increased. You should consider getting rid of the sky and loose the soft focus.
08/14/2006 09:43:16 AM · #15
I had a play around with it. I tried using a gradient on the sky but I think it just looks better without it, especially if you use a 8x10 crop ratio. There is a fair bit of noise but if you 'age' the look of it then the noise adds to the image. I tried an aged color shot and a darker sepia image.


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