I think you went just a little too far with the new one. I like the summer brightness of the first but I think just a touch of curves would help. Same with the sharpening. A bit too much and even a touch too much on the jumper in the original as there is a halo in front of his body. A great shot. Wish I was that age again at this time of year.
Powell >As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I >initially posted yesterday, in two ways: > >First, on the original, I sharpened only the jumper, and not the >background, with the result that the background is more OOF-looking >than on the print. On Version 1.1 I've sharpened the whole frame. > >Second, I fiddled with levels a bit to darken it. I now think that >the original looks over-bright and over-exposed. > >Let me know if you have a preference. I certainly prefer the >"improved" version: > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3634511&size=lg > >For reference, here's the original: > >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3631907&size=lg > >Thanks in advance. > >cheers, >frank >-- >"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
