On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, > > I also like this image from a purely design point of view, but it can't > wholly engage me because of the intellectual disconnection between the > pedestrian and the doorway. Your best work captures the connection between > the various elements in the frame. So, this time: good composition but > emotional shortfall.
Thanks, Anthony. I kind of feel the same way about it - I like it from a design/composition POV, but it certainly doesn't have the emotional impact that some photos do. Perhaps that's why I liked it? > > Have you tried the "Filtered B&W" under the Effects tab in Picasa? Yeah, and I use it on every photo. It helps, but it's not nearly as effective or useful as the BW Plus plugin is on Photoshop. Still, it's better than nothing. > > My biggest nitpick with Picasa is the implementation of its levels > adjustments. You can only brighten highlights and midtones not darken them, > or darken shadows not brighten them, because the slider null position is at > the left rather than in the centre. And you can't do overall brightness > adjustment. They would claim that a photographer designed this, but I'd > disagree. I have the same problem. Hell, it's a free programme, so I'm not complaining, but it makes me appreciate Photoshop all the more. > > Keep the good work coming, I ALWAYS look. Thanks for the kind words. And thanks to everyone else who commented on this one! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
