On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:13 -0700, "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:21 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > > > >> I really like the B&W and this might be me personally but really would be > >> nice to leave the color of his eye in the B&W. > > > > I just tried it on the iris, and in short, the color was too subtle for it > > to make much of a difference. > > > > I then tried it on the whole eye, and the effect is quite disturbing. The > > subject being a fairly close friend of mine may be why I dislike the > > effect. > > I looked at it again this morning, and decided to upload it anyways: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5597881633/in/set-72157626444704090/ > > That type of photo manipulation isn't my normal style, which I guess is a > good reason to try it. And I forgot to thank you for the suggestion. > Suggestions for things that I wouldn't normally do is exactly the reason > that I post photos to the list.
It's not the sort of thing that I'd think of doing either but it works well here. Very subtle. I think I prefer it to the original - adds a bit of mystery to the subject. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > I think my favorite version of the photo is still the plain B&W. > > > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- 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.
