“Dee Saturate #3”

Critiques [Translate]

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• GreenBaron (40702)
• [2006-11-03 15:45]

Hi Constantinos,
Again a wonderful desaturated picture of something apparantly unintersting but with such a capture absolutely fabulous. The grey tones are very good shown even like the whole composition is excellent. Well done my friend and TFS!
Hans

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• Janice (28473)
• [2006-11-03 15:48]

Hey Costas, I think it does us good to move out of out comfort zone and post new types of pics. Even if we get less points!!

Your rusty tin here looks like it could be from NZ. Is sure shows us how true this phrase is: "Rust never sleeps!"

You get 2 smilie points from me today!!
Have a good weekend,
Janice

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• modalus (2)
• [2006-11-03 15:56]
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Hello this is excellent Constantinos - can I ask you where you find the function in photoshop (assuming that this is what you used) that restores the colour after you have converted to b/w
I like this series. Minimal composition but very nice textures and realization of the concept of selective desaturation.
s.

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• mortcdz (6085)
• [2006-11-03 17:09]

Another gritty and dirty subject matter, well presented in b&w with the partial colouration. I love the little detail of the two yellow dots (leaves?). Great presentation
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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• cclaudiu (0)
• [2006-11-03 17:20]

Technically great, it looks cute but no feeling.

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• Dawn (16417)
• [2006-11-03 17:28]

Costas... Im sure I have seen this before... must have been in my dreams...LOL LOL...

Yes this is true to life photography, of your series this is the best I feel,very nicely composed.

The little yellow leaves look cute.. in fact they kinda look like little minature dutch clogs..lol.. dont you think... or am I seeing things..

Thanks for sharing my friend.

Take care
Hugs
Dawn.

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• TasmaniaC (5248)
• [2006-11-03 19:26]

Fine pp work Constantinos, this rusted piece of material and two little yellow bits made it interesting to view, rusty part could have had a bit extra saturation imo.. tfs

aK

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• ruudblok (21352)
• [2006-11-04 2:26]

Of course it’s all about taste. I do like this one Constantinos. We can see and feel de dirt this in one. The combination with the rusty can makes it a saying photo with a lot of photographic details. Is this the first one where you use Alien Skin soft ware?
There are a lot of good and proved ways in PS CS2 to convert.
RuudBlok

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• artabb (3029)
• [2006-11-04 3:37]

The rusty tin almost looks like an autumn leaf.
Great effect!

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• chrisJ (28231)
• [2006-11-04 8:25]

Hi Constantinos

Excellent use of desaturation with superb sharpness & tonal range. What are the 2 yellow things?

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• ose (5259)
• [2006-11-04 8:38]

Hi Constantinos
Great composition again. Great sharpnes, details, light, DOF, POV and frame. Good technique you use I hope I learn it some day :)
Excellent again my friend

osse

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• cunejo200 (11700)
• [2006-11-04 8:48]

Hi Constantinos,
Very well presented. Good isolation of the subject and commendable pp. Good sharpness and texture. Best wishes. Danilo

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• harpya (70)
• [2006-11-04 8:53]

Hello Constantinos,

beautiful visual, I liked the presentation, his series is very beautiful, so much in details, frame and good taste.
Congratulations

Sérgio

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• hay_kes (40110)
• [2006-11-04 9:12]

Hi Contantinos,
Very beautiful prensentation.Perfect technically shot.Very well composed.TFS.

hAyAti

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• Click3 (1174)
• [2006-11-04 10:30]

Hola Constantinos...this is very creative. When I saw the thumbnail imagined something like a wrecked boat in the middle of the sea...there you go... you have shared us with two Great productions !
Great lighting and superb detail.
The best of the three.
well done !
Saludos from Chile,
Robert

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• dada (6552)
• [2006-11-04 14:05]

very well seen, maybe the squear format doesn't fits very well with the subject... and when I look here, I found 2 pictures: one in the upper part, and one in the down. 2 different storys, one of the loneliness and abandon, and one of friendship:) that's why I think it was hard for you to cut:)

well done!
anca

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• jacobo (4869)
• [2006-11-04 15:17]

Good work! Great composition. Makes me feel as if it is incredibly contaminated.
Regards.
Jacobo

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• Refugee (25502)
• [2006-11-04 15:51]

More junk! Well composed Constantinos with the bit of rusty drum situated perfectly. Excellent PP work with the desaturation. Well done and TFS,
Dave
Many thanks for your comment on
Windeward Reflections and The Servants

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• shelbeesmom (35925)
• [2006-11-05 0:01]

HowDEEE from Texas! I've enjoyed the different pics here, but I must say, you are TOO GOOD with color, to abandon it for this wishy-washy style! HAHA! I love your color pics!
B-)
Linda

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• JohnTulip (36198)
• [2006-11-05 2:11]

Again Con a razor sharp photo with a muddy mood.
(Thinking of Hellen its good all was taken in Rumania)
Now I realy started to read more of wat you are doing here..
1\ go to google and type: Dee Saturated
(You are famous my friend .. right away 2 photo's of you)
2 And maybe another site of intrest regarding alienskin software:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/alienskin/

Your Alien software fire makes curious ^__^
Compliment Con, welldone! Cheers

John

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• kokos101 (25935)
• [2006-11-05 6:05]

great desaturate photo, constantinos
great pp work.
tfs
zoran

pt

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• Beger (15449)
• [2006-11-05 15:41]

Hi Constantinos,
Very good treatment! The desaturation enhances the texture of muddy sands. Efficient composition with the rusted bucket. Interesting image! Bravo! Annie

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• Dingo (11723)
• [2006-11-05 16:28]

What can I add that has not already been said ? Creative work and a nice little series, Κώστα... but as you said in the note, enough is enough ;o).
Nice textures though; the sad remnants of an oil drum...

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• lucbus (10492)
• [2006-11-05 23:08]

Hi Constantinos,
This is anopther great use of the desaturation that increase the impact of the pollution. I like the texture and the colors of this rusted piece lying on this B&W background. very well done.
Luc

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• pozaru (16697)
• [2006-11-06 1:49]

Another excellent one Constantinos.
Lot of stories depicted.
Well done my friend.


v

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• pablominto (27446)
• [2006-11-06 1:58]

Hi Constantinos,
It gives a strange feeling seeing this piece of crap laying on the beach!
Well composed image with very good details, clever post processing!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• John_F_Kennedy (8966)
• [2006-11-06 2:20]

Excellent capture ! Very well composed, and the details, sharpness and lighting are superb.
Achim

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• csuebele (5225)
• [2006-11-06 8:47]

Nicely done. The desaturation works very well here.

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• perryhooter (26349)
• [2006-11-06 12:13]

Yassou Contantinos!


My friend Kevin has serious competition now. The sad side of urbanism. Garbage.....

Technique well done! and Thanks for the useful link!
Have a great Week-end!
Robert

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• vsinopoulos (13077)
• [2006-11-06 12:37]

I hope that you will continue in the future with this type of work, I find it creative and this last one is the best of all. Well done!
Vassilis

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• puffy (16575)
• [2006-11-07 6:04]

Woow... that's great Constantinos, I like it, I like how you only use the brush and bring the colours back a bit... that's awesome, I should try that some day... hehehe... great details and pp work!!! Thanks for sharing

Cheers,
Sweety

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• izmirli (15924)
• [2006-11-07 18:39]

kalimera my friend constantinos
beautiful artistry picture.very good composition and note.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• eyesthetix (7895)
• [2006-11-10 20:10]

hi Constantinos,
great artistic effect here. Lovely composition and nice effort with the PP.
Well done and have a great weekend.
Best regards, Daniel

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• orkhan (3526)
• [2006-12-15 4:44]

Hi Constantinos

I have a stuped question :
What do you mean by DEE saturated ? And how you did it ?

TFS

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• shutterbill (1734)
• [2006-12-30 3:51]

Hi Constantinos,
Great image, excellent composition!
The "Dee Saturated" series is a great idea.
Good detail in this one, it makes you think, looks like a toxic waste
dump with the desaturated sand and water.
Well done!
Thanks,
b.