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05/10/2007 10:10:27 PM |
| woman you are so critical of yourself! this is cool. is it the same photo? blurred regular size on the bottom and a smaller version on top? love the alignment between the background pic and the foreground pic. i'll have to try this some day. |
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05/08/2007 01:18:00 PM |
| The border certainly isn't dull... |
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05/07/2007 11:17:32 PM |
| Hey Roz, I did something similar to this with the border in a woodland scene photographed back in 2004. It helps add visual interest and adds drama to the scene so I think you are on the right track in jazzing up the composition. I don't think that the border around the composition should be blurred though for it makes the scene a little too busy and makes it stand out that the scene is being repeated. Instead you might want to try keeping that outer border in sharp focus but overlay the original version of the photo onto a black background at 30% - 40% oppacity. Then a copied version of your original of the full photo will be resized smaller and placed in another layer on top of the 'border background with overlay'. That way the border will be a dark one that makes the center portion of the photograph really pop because of the contrast. But a careful look at the border will yield subtle details of the woodland scene that are repeated in the border - sort of like the detailed engraving of patterns and shapes on a leather belt. Now the main portion of your photograph the tones seem a little flat - playing around with levels, dodging and burning or maybe even the channel mixer could bring out the textural details of the tree trunk and make it pop visually. |
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05/07/2007 06:21:31 PM |
| Nice border! I like the way the fallen trees lead your eye into the photo. |
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05/07/2007 04:46:40 PM |
| Are you serious? "dull"? Dang. Don't look at my portfolio, lol! I love this! I especially like the border you gave it. Very pleasant. |
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05/07/2007 03:33:57 PM |
| It does look a bit flat, but if you bump up the contrast a bit you could end up with a pretty interesting composition. |
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05/07/2007 12:17:26 PM |
| Roz, you have an awesome eye, so don't be so hard on yourself. This is a beautiful composition. Might need a bit more contrast and/or depth. I love that clear frame thing you have going on - what is that? |
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05/07/2007 09:30:28 AM |
| it is not dull:) step over to my side of the street to see dull. |
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05/07/2007 06:16:02 AM |
| I don't think it is dull. It all depends what you are going for. I like the compostion and focus. You have achieved a dreamy affect. I always lean to the high contrast but have been told some of mine would look better dreamy. This one would have looked good with a bit more contrast as nixter said. I like it anyway. |
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05/07/2007 05:49:44 AM |
| I'm working hard at B&W, too; I did about ten conversions over the past three days (after I decided to join this challenge) and have not posted a single one (I have posted others, obviously). I agree there are better ways to convert than in RAW; I have links to about ten different methods somewhere, just pm me if you want them. The alien skin film filter plugin is nice for seeing what can be achieve quickly (and for conversions in advanced or expert editing). For this image, the border isn't for me (it competes too much with the image). I think the image itself is not half as bad as you think. There's some interesting lighting, and good angles and lines. A bit more contrast (as nick suggested) would probably help to give it a bit more impact. I like your work, Roz! |
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05/07/2007 04:20:17 AM |
I really like this, Roz, it just feels a little flat. I hope you don't mind I did a very quick little edit on it just to give it a little more contrast.
Did a curves layer and some dodge and burn to bring out some of the textures on the bark. :)
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05/07/2007 12:58:47 AM |
| Maybre not one of your best, but I still love the textures of the tree roots here..... |
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05/07/2007 12:46:55 AM |
| really like the pp on this roz...you're still my hero! |
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05/07/2007 12:29:57 AM |
| Cool processing that adds so much interest to the image! Framing really helps it to stand out too! |
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05/06/2007 11:57:38 PM |
Roz, this is so interesting!!! I love that layered look. It's very artistic and makes your trees pop so much! I just love this!
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05/06/2007 11:29:17 PM |
| Unique processing, I think I like it. Love that lighting too, and perfect clarity throughout the scene. |
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