In a message dated 3/8/2007 7:08:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got a number of suggestions on this and did a bit of playing around, (you can mess around endlessly and never be satisfied).
First both and Tom and Tim didn't like the crop. So I cropped it in sort of a compromise between their suggestions, (and Tom though it wasn't sharp enough, so I did a bit of possibly in judicious sharpening). The result is this: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_hwbbii.html While playing around I thought it looked like a fairly old fashioned beach scene and decided to give it a B&W treatment. Converted using an red filter. (I re-cropped it because I kind of wanted to show the end of the Boardwalk). http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_hwbbiiibw.html Finally I wondered what it would look like if I gave it the kind of over the top dramatic look you see in some of Ansel Addams' later reprints so I increased the contrast with a curves adjustment layer. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_hwbbiiibwhc.html There a little something for everyone. ============ I like the first B&W. B&W works well for that scene, and I do like the crop better. Although, maybe it's just me, but some of it seems oversharpened, i.e. with artifacts. Anyway, the first B&W is a big improvement on the original for me. Marnie aka Doe :-) <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
