I took a series of "old roads" theme. Was disappointed that some were less than sharp. I was messing around with the worst one and did some desaturization etc, and was wondering what ya'll thought!
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Looking forward to getting some honest feedback. Should I trash them all. Do they have any merit at all?
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I actually like them, Pinkie. Very nice in b/w.
I like them all too. Is the second B/W a little softer than the first, or am I seeing things?
Well, my favorite is the first one which is the original? I love that little road and I really like the colours of it.
Pinkie - I think they are all beautiful... I especially like the first one!
I like the first one with color best, too, Pinkie.
Thank you all for your kind comments. I guess I won't trash them after all! :)
Quote from: Marilyn Fisher on January 24, 2004, 07:46:29 PM
I like them all too. Is the second B/W a little softer than the first, or am I seeing things?
I can't tell on this website, Marilyn, but on the original pics, I added contrast on one of the BW and sharpened the other. So they are a little different, but my eyes are tired and I need to go and rest them! hehe... Good night all.
Pinkie the one on the Top. Is it the original? I am thinking that it has been touched a bit. I dod play with some levels and a slight recrop. As far as sharpness I could not do anything.
Have a great day.
John (https://www.christianphotographers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups.msn.com%2F_Secure%2F0SgDuAtYWzmjVeIznX2LODQRt74zt7tJlPxlCs17g9APLrzewrMOJ5h2pLfEFiym%21Mse8h4csbjX67CPOeEH7AKJ3oL4JoNJ2XdzfPk%217c2Go6QsYuX7zuA%2Fpinkie1r.jpg%3Fdc%3D4675457062865943912&hash=73c553edc3a8625c94b59abec7daf9e5a38803e9)
Hi John...
How nice to see you! How's that web page going?
Re Pinkie's photo, the photos were all a bit large for our forums and I had to compress them to 35K for displaying. I'm sure that she could send you the original so that you could see it. You've done a great job!
Quote from: Pat Scott on January 25, 2004, 01:12:56 PM
Re Pinkie's photo, the photos were all a bit large for our forums and I had to compress them to 35K for displaying.
Pat...believe it or not...I very carefully follow the guidelines with regard to size and compression, but the site I use to transport them to this site, changes the size all the time. Sorry
It's ok, Nancy. I knew you were having trouble.
You are careful not to do even one thing after you've compressed?
I don't have this problem and haven't on any site where I store graphics and photos. The size my photos are when I upload is what they are when they arrive at their destination! LOL
It's strange.
YOu are too sweet, Pat. The site that I post to is called Instant Logic. It allows me to store up to 200 or 2000 MB for free (I can't remember which - but I remember thinking it sounded like a lot!) Anyway, if you'd like to see what I have on there so far. Mostly what I've posted to CP since that's what I use it for... http://pedersenphoto.instantlogic.com/Home.ilx
I tried to find out how much space they allot me, but I couldn't find it out. Oh well...
BTW I just checked out the URL above and found out that it dumps you right in to my management area - maybe you can sniff out the amount of space that they allow!
I've found that uploading my pictures adds a little to the size, too. So I just make sure my maximum is 34K rather than 35 and that seems to work.
Ok
I reworked the Original. Took out a few mp with a crop then hit the shot with some Color Balance of about 5600 degrees Kelvin. Saturated the shot Sharpened it a tad bit with the unsharp mask then compressed it to 60%. Ouch!!! Of course I like it better uncompressed. It is far cleaner. But we must be able to live within the confines. :-)
Hope you enjoy this.
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Have a Blessed evening, I mean morning.
John (TurboTech)
Looks great! I want to know how you do 5600 degrees Kelvin? I really like the COLOR you put into it! Makes a world of difference. I keep looking into that archway and seeing the GREEN. I didn't see that in mine! But it must've been there! Wish I could have you look over my shoulder and coach me! hahah ;D ;D
Shalom...
The color comes from increasing the saturation. It can be taken so far it looks gaudy, but John did a great job here and it looks excellent.