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10/27/2006 04:13:24 AM · #1 |
I took this picture and entered it in the Oxymoron challenge ("Parting is such sweet sorrow"). But I was never quite happy with my post-processing - I kept wondering what an expert would have done.
Follow DPC Basic Editing rules and post your end result. Hopefully I'd learn a few things.
Many thanks in advance. |
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10/27/2006 04:34:16 AM · #2 |
I went a similar way to your entry but used a different crop and made the blue tone of sorrow more subtle.
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10/27/2006 04:41:48 AM · #3 |
| I agree with TrynityRose's edits. First most important thing for you would be to learn and apply the 'rule of thirds' and it will greatly help you with your shots. I also like the contrast change to make the walker more like a silouette. I would leave a bit more space in front of the man to 'look' or 'walk into'. Keep up the good work. |
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10/27/2006 04:44:25 AM · #4 |
Disclaimer: I'm no PS expert....
I went a little different direction from the silouette. Used selective colors to help bring out some more blue in the sky. Some hue/sat to help bring out the grass in the foreground a little. And tried to keep it light enough to keep some texture in the stone wall. |
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10/27/2006 04:52:30 AM · #5 |
| Nice too but I would still move the tree and the man closer to the right so they are less centered and have space to look into. |
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10/27/2006 04:59:38 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by candlerain:
Nice too but I would still move the tree and the man closer to the right so they are less centered and have space to look into. |
ssan, here is a little different crop of my same edit, I think this is more along the lines of what candlerain is talking about.
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10/27/2006 05:00:58 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by candlerain:
I agree with TrynityRose's edits. First most important thing for you would be to learn and apply the 'rule of thirds' and it will greatly help you with your shots. I also like the contrast change to make the walker more like a silouette. I would leave a bit more space in front of the man to 'look' or 'walk into'. Keep up the good work. |
I guess it depends on what you see in the image. Giving the person space in front is a good compositional rule unless you use that lack of space to give a sense of confinement, hopelessness, tension. For me, I liked the way the person and the tree are almost mirrors, both with bowed heads looking away from each other. To give more space, to me, changes a potential message and the symmetrical look that the image has.
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10/27/2006 05:26:24 AM · #8 |
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Message edited by author 2006-10-27 10:07:04. |
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10/27/2006 05:28:19 AM · #9 |
What about this?
Did Levels, Curves, Channel Mixer (Red), Contrast Enhacement via USM, Horizontal Flip, Neat Image, Colorize via Hue/Sat |
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10/27/2006 05:43:31 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by TrynityRose:
I guess it depends on what you see in the image. Giving the person space in front is a good compositional rule unless you use that lack of space to give a sense of confinement, hopelessness, tension. For me, I liked the way the person and the tree are almost mirrors, both with bowed heads looking away from each other. To give more space, to me, changes a potential message and the symmetrical look that the image has. |
I could agree with you... It's all about how you feel about the scene and the mood you want to give it. I like your photo, don't get me wrong... I just find that it is a bit off balance when both the tree and the man are equidistant from the edges. I really like the last bit of post-processing made by scaramanga. Makes the photo pop-out. Great work. There is quite a bit of noise though. Do you guys ever use Noise Ninja or Neat Image? I am looking into buying one of them, but I am unsure which ona at the moment. Help would be appreciated.
Message edited by author 2006-10-27 11:11:29.
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10/27/2006 06:06:11 AM · #11 |
| in retrospect that was a really bad edit i just posted. lol let me wake up more first. |
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10/28/2006 02:42:42 AM · #12 |
interesting discussion and many thanks for your participation everyone.
scaramanga I really like what you have done both in terms of the colour and the crop. |
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