Hi Bruce ... Thanks for your comments. Using layers in PS, it was easy to make a few variations of this pic, adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, and so on. A slightly brighter pic was almost my first choice, but keeping the tones closer to the way the light actually was seemed to give a more interesting result. A pic like this isn't so much about detail as it is about feeling and emotion, which may or may not have been well expressed here. Still, by sacrificing some detail the pic may convey a better sense of time and place.
In any case, it's an experiment and an exploration for me. I've made plenty of sharp and detailed pix, and I have to say, it's freeing not to be concerned about the minutia of the image and to just concentrate on expressing a feeling. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton > > My first look was so-so. I re-read your description and then looked > again. It has kind of grown on me a bit. Besides the blur, the dark, > rich colors combine with it to make me look a little more. I actually > kind of like it. > > SB> Last Friday, after Godfrey headed home, I stayed in San Francisco for a > SB> while. Day was turning to evening, and the light was such that it lent > SB> itself to longer exposures. I decided to try a few experimental shots and > SB> play around with trying to make some blurred photos. This one's for you > SB> Frank - mend quickly! > > SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/blurbike.html
