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** Taking off ** in HPP


** Taking off ** in HPP
Photo Information
Copyright: Carol Dorion (CAROL50) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 474 W: 57 N: 1104] (4743)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 1998-05
Categories: Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Friday theme 2009/02/13 HPP, ArtByFoto [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-13 11:47
Viewed: 388
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Please see WS for the original photo( a scanned print) taken along the coast of the Atlantic , north of Essaouira , Morocco in late spring 1998 where waterbirds are found in large numbers and where beaches are great . Here in this HPP version i have made an attempt to make more dramatic this scene of gulls taking off as we approach them slowly ( too close ....lol ) walking toward them on the beach . At first the idea was to get as near them as possible but obviously at some point it became difficult , they would take off only to land a little farther from us but always facing us just as if to keep an eye on us ! Quite smart ,we were kept at a reasonable distance ! Anyway the idea for the Theme today is to HPP a photo thus i wish to contribute to it in presenting this one whose PP(.. not that heavy ,really... ) goes like this : Naturally from the color original pic i started with sharpening , then desaturated it to B&W , added a black fog effect next a grained paper texture and last upped contrast 25 % , that 's it ! Done in Photo Filtre , yep no Photoshop yet !
Thanks,
Carol
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a realy good artistic representation a work of art i would say.tfs

Nice PP work Carol. It really does look like it's printed on grainy cardstock paper. Almost has a three-dimentional feel to it. Great shot.
Trudy:)

Hello Carol,

WOW!! Excellent POV. Great case of being in the right place at the right time! great compostition and I like the b&w.

regards,
Christian

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  • hbs Gold Star Critiquer [C: 51 W: 0 N: 0] (206)
  • [2009-02-13 12:35]

the number is amazing
good artistic photo
tfs
hbs

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 981 W: 101 N: 2260] (11411)
  • [2009-02-13 13:18]

this dark and synister mood reminds me a bit of a Hitchcock movie, The Birds!
Really... a good mood, it really fits the subject.

:-) cheers,
Anneke

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1434 W: 31 N: 3091] (12584)
  • [2009-02-13 13:45]

HI Carol
Great pp gicing this shot great dimension and atmosphere.
This reminds me of the movie made several years ago with the birds attacking everywhere.
Great shot.
Dot

Hi Carol!
Fantastic old B&W photo, very good composition, super POV. Very impressive with the lot of birds.
Thanks for sharing!
Csilla

Original and strong compostion
Very special
see you
Ruud

Active scene. Well captured. BR Joerg

Bonjour Carol.

C'est vraiment un beau travail. J'aime beaucoup la composition avec cette envolée de mouettes qui donne un grand dynamisque à la photo. Je suis d'accord avec Anneke, l'effet fait penser au film de Hitchcock. J'aime beaucoup l'originale aussi.

Amicalement
Pascal-Eric

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3274 W: 268 N: 7771] (33168)
  • [2009-02-17 1:33]

Busy, busy scene with all those birds taking off.
Good one for the theme Carol. Your PP work makes the birds look quite frightening as if they are going to charge at oyu.
Well done
Janice

Must admit that I like this one better then the WS !
Very strange but beautiful effect.
So you " played " well Carol :-)
Maybe ( not a but ) I would try a smaller grain.
Just an idea

See you
Jan

Hi Carol;
what an excellent mess!!
I love your pp effect, b-w tones gives special mood, very expressive one!
well done
greetings, Karolina

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