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day 17: autumn days
day 17: autumn days
ErinM


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Lensbaby 2.0
Location: elizabeth park
Galleries: Emotive, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 17, 2007

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Comments: 8
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 I saw this woman sitting by herself at the park near my house. She sat there alone for the longest time, and something about the way that she was so quiet and settled, and maybe a bit lonely reminded me of the autumn season.

I lost track of what I did to this image, but I know that it included the following:

*textured layer>reduce opacity
*gradient map adjustment layer>choose b&w>reduce
opacity to allow some color to show through
*photo filter adjustment layer in sepia
*hue/sat adjustment layer>increase saturation slightly in
red and green channels

and the brighter version before adding the gradient map adjustment layer:

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 11/13/2007 05:11:50 PM
I think I like this half desaturated version better. Something about it... I can't really explain, but it seems to give the whole image a more classy, silvery look, and my attention is suddenly much more drawn to the person on the bench for some reason. The blur helps that, but in this image, my eyes go to the person, and stay there, fascinated. Amazing what the color tones can do...

Very neat!
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 10/20/2007 09:19:14 PM
for me, the desat version is the one. faboo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/20/2007 07:21:47 PM
This is awesome! The blur draws my eye right in to the lone woman on the bench; the simple red/green tones make it feel even more lonely to me, and the texture is perfect. The brighter version is nice, but this is so much more moody, really suits this image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/19/2007 09:52:25 AM
I hope she was just soaking in a beautiful autumn day and not sitting there lonely and empty. The day does look awesome, so I'm going to think the former.

It's such an emotive photo. It really draws you in.

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/18/2007 07:32:50 AM
I much prefer this version (but I'm a monochromatic girl at heart, so take that into account) and I love this picture. Excellent, really excellent use of blur and composition to create a lovely emotional piece.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2007 10:34:50 PM
Yes, they are both great images.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2007 05:05:30 PM
I was thinking something similar to Charlie. It looks like she's in the process of transitioning into the next world. Very interesting image - definitely emotive. I like your processing with the gradient map.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2007 02:18:24 PM
This actaully looks like something very scary is about to swoop on her!
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