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The Tender
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I want to make a point with this image,one of my big things is, to tell people not to be too fast in deleting images----this image was really nothing special when I first looked at it--it was a dull day, the ocean grey and there was nothing much in it to catch your eye and so I almost ditched it---but I tell people repeatedly to be careful of deleting memories. Some images may mean a lot to you in a few years time,maybe seeing them again will bring back memories of the day, the person, the circumstance-be careful, we are fast becoming a nation that disposes the not so perfect.
Anyway, one evening, a while after I took this, I started playing wth it in PS and cropped out other boats and some ordinary scenery and ended up focussing on this one vessel and it's tender---still dull though-so I converted to black and white---I still wasn't happy, so I inverted it and voila---not perfect, but after playing with levels and using the brighten, contrast tool,this is what I accomplished----it has won me a couple of competitions and I am happy with something that nearly went into the recycle bin.
Just a note though, be careful with the invert tool, it only works for some images---I hope this might help some of you and save some of those images that a few years down the road you might get a chuckle or tear from. Lynne |
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- andtine
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(1091) - [2008-03-01 21:18]
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Couldn't agree more with your statement, in "most" shots there is something good waiting to come out if you can find it. The effect you've created here is almost like a pen and ink drawing (second time I've said that today). I particularly like the effect on the trees in the background. Maybe one other thing needed is a slight straitening of the landscape - although this could be an optical effect created by the angles of the lines in the photo now they are processed in this way.
Andrew
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- Janice
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Like a B&W pen sketch. It has come out really good Lynne, and a lesson for us all - thank oyu.
And I agree with Andrew about the tilt to the left.
But otherwise - BRAVO!
Janice
Hi Lynne,
nice presented the boats on the river and also the trees on the hill, good workshop - I like it:)
tfs,
regards Karolina
This has worked well, I like the detail, and the impression of trees in the background. I've become much more self critical since discovering this site, which is not a bad thing but it does mean that I'm sometimes a bit too quick to delete photos just because I don't think they're good enough to post here ... I'll look a bit more carefully at them in future!
Cheers, John.
Like an old painting....
I like too much the effect on the trees....
Special and very attractive...
Great work!!!
Claude
thanks for the tip, and I totally agree with you some photos work and some don't. I love this photo
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