I think it's a very good photo of a fleeting expression as it crosses
the face of a woman who may, or may not, be hearing something that
might be eliciting that expression. If I am reading the expression
correctly. She may be thinking of a long lost kitty cat.
The photograph, to me, has little to do with the camera, the method,
the grain, the darkness. It's the subject.
Any change from the original is unlikely to do much more than change
the impression we (I) got from it, and is most likely to do damage to
it.
I am inclined to believe the change in displayed background color did
more to impress lightening than a change in brightness.
On Dec 13, 2009, at 08:30 , P N Stenquist wrote:
I much prefer the original. I think grain is a plus in a photo like
this, and diminishing it has also reduced the image's sharpness. The
brightness change is inconsequential here, and any more brightness
might not be a plus. I think the deep tones are probably the way to
go here. I'd still like to see some cropped off the left, but I'm
not sure I'd prefer that. But it does seem like it would be more
focused.
Nice work.
Paul
On Dec 13, 2009, at 9:23 AM, frank theriault wrote:
As per Paul's suggestion I brightened it just a bit and as per
Brian's
suggestion I tried to get rid of a bit of the noise/grain. I'm still
not sure that I don't prefer the original, but I'd be interested to
know what you all think.
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/whisper-redux.html
Original:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/whisper.html
Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
Joseph McAllister
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