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04/26/2005 12:23:34 AM |
Originally posted by Montereykiddo:
Think the tractor is a bit oversaturated. The dull green tone of everything else is cool, but I would ahve gone with a dull rustic-y looking tractor instead of the bright vibrant oversaturated version :) Nice pic though |
Thanks to everyone for the comments, which seem pretty consistent -- this one seemed a good exemplar ...
After some hundreds of challenges, I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've used the selective desaturation technique. The oversaturation of the tractor is partly on purpose, to really make it stand out against the background.
That exaggerated treatment is kind of necessary, because I'm one of those with a red/green color defect, and I need a lot of contrast in some colors to make them stand out. I should have masked out the tires, but just didn't really notice the red tint there.
This actually started as a vertical shot; personally I still like including the dirt road. And I think the horizon is straight, and that it's the barn roof which is crooked. I'm afraid straightening out the roof's ridgeline would make the tractor look off-kilter.
Anyway, I'm glad so many people thought the (overused) desaturation techniqued worked (in principle) for this one -- maybe I'll go back and try and get the tractor closer to International Harvester red instead of International orange : ) |
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04/25/2005 01:03:33 PM |
| Not quite effective IMO. the tractor seems over processed - pink tires. |
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04/25/2005 12:53:18 PM |
| shame the tractor tyres have a red tint as well. other than that I like the effect you were going for. |
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04/24/2005 11:46:34 PM |
| I like the toning and the selective colorization here, but I don't think the square crop works. I think you could lose the bottom of the frame where the path is and clone out the antenna by the building |
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04/24/2005 10:34:50 PM |
| Straightening the top of the barn would have really helped this one |
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04/24/2005 09:55:29 PM |
| someday I hope I learn to do this quality post processing...gl...10 |
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04/24/2005 05:25:29 PM |
| Great shot! The tractor seems a little over saturated..... 9 |
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04/24/2005 05:17:10 PM |
| picture appears to be overdone. The tractor looks more orange than the red I would expect to see. 6 |
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04/24/2005 03:59:16 PM |
Nice clean, eye catching shot
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good luck |
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04/24/2005 03:59:12 PM |
| Think the tractor is a bit oversaturated. The dull green tone of everything else is cool, but I would ahve gone with a dull rustic-y looking tractor instead of the bright vibrant oversaturated version :) Nice pic though |
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04/24/2005 12:08:46 AM |
| Red tires on the tractor? I don't think so.... too much selective color saturation for my taste |
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04/23/2005 01:57:54 PM |
| To my tired eyes, the tractor looks too bright and garish against the subdued background. |
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04/22/2005 11:44:38 PM |
| There are some very strange greens in this photo, which needs straightening. Burnt out sky makes the colours look particularly odd. |
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04/22/2005 10:13:31 PM |
| Selective desaturation badly used is one of my several pet peeves at this site. Happy to say that this is an example where I think it works beautifully. Nice texture, color, composition. |
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04/22/2005 01:07:17 PM |
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04/21/2005 06:46:24 AM |
| this looks like it could make for a great image, but, imho, the treatment is a bit over done. good luck! |
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04/21/2005 03:57:52 AM |
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04/20/2005 05:24:40 PM |
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04/19/2005 10:35:10 PM |
| The tractor looks unnaturally overprocessed. |
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04/19/2005 07:51:34 PM |
| Neat use of selective coloriziziziziation. |
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04/19/2005 01:45:58 PM |
| The tractor looks a little "hot". I think this would have been just as nice without the selective coloring/desaturation. |
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04/19/2005 12:24:01 PM |
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04/19/2005 04:12:34 AM |
| Wonderful desaturation. I would have pondered what to select and what not to select here! Lovely composition too. Thank you for a great image. |
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04/19/2005 02:40:59 AM |
| I like selective desat, but the red has just gone a little too far for me |
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