Don't know about Rick, but I like it better. The really nice monochrome is upset somewhat by the grass color. I'd have to go B&W for a look. Also, grab your telephoto and shoot that other bench and great barren dead tree across the frozen river. Hopefully, you can do it before the snow melts from the limbs.
Jack --- On Thu, 12/23/10, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Two benches > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 8:03 AM > OK Rick, you shamed me into it. > > Here is a modified version of the Two Benches photo. > It's smaller and I played with the sliders (curves) in > LR3.3. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12134930&size=lg > > The original is here... > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12131590&size=md > Right click for the giant economy size photo. > > Comments/critiques welcome > > In between these two photos you will find 2 versions of > Snowy Oaks, > one big original and one enhanced a bit with curves/sliders > in LR3.3. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Magic! The bench turned into a car! > > > > > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Thanks Rick, > >> I did some experimenting with the sliders and it > does look > >> interesting. > >> Mostly, I lose some of the white veil over the > whole > >> photo. > >> I like the change, but will leave the original up > for a > >> while. > >> (It was snowy and foggy.) > >> Here's another shot where I used the sliders and > also > >> adjusted size. > >> (I tried to make it as big as practical for most > users.) > >> > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12132990&size=lg > >> > >> Regards, Bob S. > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Bob, I really like it. How about a > medium-size > >> version, though? It's either a large postage > stamp, or > >> goes way beyond most displays. It might also be > >> interesting to experiment with the blacks slider > and > >> increase the contrast. > >> > > >> > Rick > >> > > >> > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> >> Jack and Ann, > >> >> Sorry it's so big, I got carried away > with the > >> detail. > >> >> If you just right click on the picture, > it will > >> zoom out to > >> >> a smaller size. > >> >> But then the impact of the details goes > away. > >> >> Regards, Bob S. > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Jack > Davis <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > My, that's a large image. Kind of > hard to > >> take it all > >> >> in. Like the charcoal look about it and > feel it > >> works well > >> >> overall. I don't especially care for > the grass > >> probably > >> >> due to its color. Very much like the tree > in the > >> right > >> >> background near the second bench. Might > try that > >> one on it's > >> >> own. Guess you'd have to walk across the > frozen > >> river.(?) > >> >> > > >> >> > Jack > >> >> > > >> >> > --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Bob Sullivan > <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > >> >> >> Subject: PESO: Two benches > >> >> >> To: "PDML" <[email protected]> > >> >> >> Date: Wednesday, December 22, > 2010, 2:02 > >> PM > >> >> >> It's definitely winter weather > here > >> >> >> in the midwest USA. > >> >> >> I hear the northern parts of > Europe are > >> also > >> >> suffering, > >> >> >> especially travelers. > >> >> >> Here's a little scene from the > arboretum > >> on a > >> >> snowy > >> >> >> morning. > >> >> >> Comments/critiques welcome > >> >> >> > >> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12131590&size=lg > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Regards, Bob S. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> 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. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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. > > > > -- > 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.
