great photos, some of them gave me a great laugh but they are all fantasic photos - not just quick shots of funny signs but also well-composed. :o)
rg2 On 10/13/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I really enjoyed the images - wry and interesting > compositions. Manhattan Cafe is my favorite. > > WRT to the posterizing - I don't really care for it. > In some cases the effect seems to be subtle, but I > would expect larger images, especially prints, would > display it much more pronounced. > > If you want snap - have you tried getting aggressive > with the curves and levels tools? Or working in duo > to tri-tones (which in essence gives you three sets of > curves to work with.) You might want to try creating > an adjustment layer in photoshop, pushing the contrast > hard (too hard) and then experimenting with blending > options with the original. > > Just some thoughts - the photos are great anyhow! And > a great body of work here as well. > > - MCC > > --- ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2538600 > > > > 36 thumbs here.... the first 12 most of you know -- > > they are in my book > > ad first calendar, > > the second set are 12 more from the book -- the > > third tier of 12 are > > files I posterized in > > photoshop of the second 12.... I can't decide if > > they work.... > > do you like em better than the non posterized ones? > > > > > > Each image here would be as it would appear on a > > calendar page -- black > > background is part of it.... > > > > I fell into this because I started working on the > > cover and couldn't get > > it to be snappy enough.... > > > > My house guest arrives tomorrow afternoon and the > > tounrey starts > > tomorrow night so I won't be > > around here much... > > > > Obviously I'm not wildly enthused about my > > conversions or I'd not ask -- > > some I like a lot, I think, > > but would people just as soon look at the original > > "real" photos or like > > the conversions better? bearing in > > mind I'm putting them on cafepress to peddle... > > > > thanks for any impressions, yay or nay - > > > > ann > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > -------------------------- > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > > Photo Books: > www.lulu.com/cassino > -------------------------- > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, > and more! > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

