[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Taken on the high road to Taos. I spotted this barn, loved it, pulled off >and spent about 5-10 minutes taking various shots. I could easily have spent >30-45 minutes, but I was in rather a hurry. > >I've been playing with the B&W conversion routine built-in to Elements 5, >and converting is not really my forte. I add my own fiddling to what is >built-in, so I'd appreciate any input on the B&W conversion. > >http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/oldbarn.htm > >I think this is the best shot of what I got, okay, but a bit busy. I don't >think I ever got the best angle on it. > >Comments, welcome. > >Marnie aka Doe :-) > > > Marnie, Id like it a bit darker and more contrasty - except for the fence post - which to my eye is too light (not looking at what anyone else wrote yet) - as far as the "geometry" goes, I like very much that the broken fence post points to the roof of the barn and mimics it's angle.
Certainly think it is worth working on a bit more... (aside: Oh damn, I meant to use the side of the Ranchos de taos church shot for the MArch pug and I forgot!) ann > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

