brutal, honest and fair enough, ann =) #2 is the first, gut driven edit so that kinda agrees with your take on them - I think my reason to like #3 best is the memory behind the image which makes the background part of the scene; that memory of course is practically impossible to transport and plainly speaking it isn't a keeper grade shot as it is speaking of impossible to transport: 'when angels snore' - I just spent some precious moments admiring Mattis in his sleep; that camera has yet to be built thank you for looing & commenting ecke
2009/12/12 ann sanfedele <[email protected]>: > Well I normally don't like a lot of photoshop fiddling but I have to say in > this case number 2 > wins for me. The original's problem (but you know this I bet) is that the > background is not > quite sharp enough or unsharp enough. Therefore, what we used toc all a > difficult negative , eh? > Ithink the second one works best because the primary subject stands out and > the rest becomes > patterns. > I like the 3rd one, your favorite, the least because it is far too "busy" > > I'd take the second one and fiddle just a bit more making the highlights in > the background less light. > > was that brutal and honest enough for you?;-) > > ann > > eckinator wrote: > >> Really tortured this shot in LR for practice... it doesn't tell the >> story, only the attitude so I figured I might as well... >> >> buddy is/was in charge of placing arriving vessels in the >> Bonifacio/Corsica marina and was a lot of fun to watch... great >> temper, lots of confidence and clearly enjoying his work, he was all >> over and everywhere at the same time, not easily impressed and >> apparently rather unsympathetic of big yacht owners with steering >> skills not up to par with hull size... they just had to work get make >> it fit... and no help was to be expected from him either... I remember >> ordering several more Oranginas while we kicked back in the sun and >> watched him and the scene as a whole >> >> #1 is the original, #3 is my fave and since I'm still a bloody LR n00b >> any suggestions are appreciated - as Boris says, be brutal and honest >> >> >> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=eckinator&target=ALBUM&id=5387011399336178673&authkey=Gv1sRgCNqL6t_Yvcy8eQ&invite=CJGu3N4M&feat=email >> >> Cheers >> Ecke >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.

