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Alley #1.


Alley #1.
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Copyright: ToM Pelle (chiquito) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 445 W: 121 N: 522] (3416)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-29
Categories: Daily Life, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D70s, Nikkor 18-70mm DX, Cokin circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/11, 1/10 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-09-06 7:11
Viewed: 1254
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 82
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
As I promised, I try to show you my town from a different angle. I did some shots of different alleys of Szentendre! :) There are a few here between the old houses!
This one is the first piece of the serie!
I love these narrow alleys...reminds me of the days when I "downhill"-ed down on them with my BMX! :))
To be honest this shot was a piece of junk, there was very diffuse lightning so I couldn't manage the sky not to be overexposed even with the Circ.pola. on the lens! So I did two shots than thought about coming back in a day or two..to try again. But at home I started to play with Photoshop!!! :)
Here's the way to the result!

I used 3 pix to put it together :))) I had two from the same angle but with different shutter speed (though both had overexposed sky)
1. Doubled the original layer and made the upper layer monochrome with a sepia-like tone and give 60% opacity so the colours from the bottom layer is still visible but combined with the brownish tone!
2. I cut out the houses in the bcgrnd from the other shot (which wasn't that overexposed)and applied to the original shot on a different layer
3. I had an idea of pasting a cloudy sky from another photo of mine! I think it works!!?! :)
4. Put an omni light effect on the bottom part of the stairs to make balance in the lightnings!!
5. Cloned a car out from the back.
6. Sharpened + Framed!

Easy as....... :)) What'ya think ? :) cheers!
maleentjeh, Carma, GoogolGuy, ajnviper, OWO, Tintin, mukesh, Maria74, Dawn, mocha_bonita, wck, himajyothi, vsinopoulos, puffy, ajcsousa, davidbat, cstathoulis, sarju, law, ernanysiregar, chocolate29 has marked this note useful
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Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To katya534: bending stepschiquito 1 04-21 08:44
To Polonaise: remedy!chiquito 1 03-26 09:31
To ckradolfer: Your welcome...chiquito 1 10-18 04:54
To ernanysiregar: ThAnKyOuchiquito 1 10-12 13:36
To Attila: Koszonom!!! :)chiquito 1 10-08 14:53
To jrendeiro: Szentendre vs. old Lisbonchiquito 1 09-27 08:19
To edie: thxchiquito 1 09-23 14:45
To sarju: Thanks!chiquito 1 09-20 04:40
To law: thxchiquito 1 09-20 04:38
To cstathoulis: thxchiquito 1 09-16 19:55
To dimeola: thxchiquito 1 09-16 10:22
To calianebessa: St.Endrechiquito 1 09-14 20:30
To Photograph2u: thxchiquito 1 09-11 03:33
To Hypnos: thxchiquito 1 09-09 15:02
To puffy: Stairwaychiquito 1 09-08 18:33
To himajyothi: Szentendrechiquito 1 09-08 12:46
To vsinopoulos: thxchiquito 1 09-08 12:43
To wck: thxchiquito 1 09-08 12:40
To mocha_bonita: lonelinesschiquito 1 09-07 13:47
To Werewolf: old townchiquito 2 09-07 00:56
To tournesol: thxchiquito 1 09-06 20:37
To jcandeli: thxchiquito 1 09-06 20:36
To Tintin: colour vs. sepiachiquito 3 09-06 20:34
To Dawn: worn away cobbled stairschiquito 1 09-06 20:31
To recepyuksel: thxchiquito 1 09-06 20:25
To Gand: Alley #1chiquito 1 09-06 20:19
To delnaja: thxchiquito 1 09-06 20:14
To ciore: thxchiquito 1 09-06 20:13
To Maria74: starwayschiquito 1 09-06 20:09
To clix_stuff: thxchiquito 1 09-06 19:51
To mukesh: thxchiquito 1 09-06 13:30
To fer: thxchiquito 1 09-06 13:25
To tropicalrips: thxchiquito 1 09-06 13:05
To LuciG: mercichiquito 1 09-06 12:49
To OWO: elevator :)chiquito 1 09-06 11:49
To Saiz: Merci!chiquito 1 09-06 10:44
To ajnviper: footstepschiquito 1 09-06 10:41
To Carma: thxchiquito 1 09-06 10:38
To ajcsousa: thxchiquito 1 09-06 09:36
To wallie: Welcome!chiquito 1 09-06 09:26
To maleentjeh: PP masterchiquito 1 09-06 09:24
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Hi Tom !! This is a great work ! Man, those stairs are amazing. Great, love the sepia like colors of it. Also a BIG thank you for the very detailed note !! You are a pp master...

Marleen

What I think? I think it's a very good picture. I like the mood in this. Very good depth in it. The very white cloud gives a little bit of "light" at the picture and compleets the picture, I think.

wallie

Hi Tom,
Very nice picture. Fantastic POV and good sepia choice. The PP work it's also very well done :)

Regards,
António

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  • Carma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 499 W: 129 N: 297] (4974)
  • [2005-09-06 7:39]
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Wooow!!!
What a great perspective, great sepia. The best thing is hard stone of the stairs in contrast with smooth wals.
It looks like some place in seaside.
As I can see you had lots of job here on this photo. I hate this cars all arround and it is impossible to take some normal photo.
You have really good light here and you used it well.
Only try to fix the wall angle on the right with perspective tool in PS. Small detail on this in every way great photo.
Cheers to you too:-))))

Great pic, Tom, and a good note to explain. many years of footsteps imprinted here. Well done

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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-06 8:35]
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Un escalier digne du "Cuirassé Potemkine" en plus étroit …
J'adore la couleur et l'angle de prise de vue …
Bravo, Tom … Belle réussite !!!
Antonio

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  • OWO Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 68 N: 327] (2335)
  • [2005-09-06 9:10]
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Good shot and fantastic post processing. I really like the mood of your picture. Makes me want to take the elevator though.
Regards
Edwin

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  • LuciG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1286 W: 153 N: 729] (8681)
  • [2005-09-06 9:39]
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Une photo rustique ... particulièrement belle! Les tons en sepia rendent une bonne ambiance, une touche de romantisme ... C'est simple, c'est joli, c'est parfait!
Luci

I'm impress how it look used by the time! rich texture! Very nice. I like the POV well chosen! Great shot!

I missed this today! Lovely POV! Fantastic PP work. Makes me feel I'm about to get into a haunted area! Seriously! Nice textures and depth. Well done and TS

Another great view of your hometown, Tom. I have one of a stairway and it might be even the same one from my visit to Szentendre in 1999 - maybe I will post it to show you. You did well with this reconstruction work and the sepia tone works really well even if I think a colour version would be nice too as I remember the houses are always very nice colours. Well done!

very cool POV
well composed shot Tom

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  • fer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 791 W: 131 N: 909] (8073)
  • [2005-09-06 11:09]
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Hi Tom,

Very nice!It's like a postcard,I love the color and POV.
Fernando

it is such and unusual sepia Tom. The crooked stairs do have a strong nostalgic about it. I think it is an exceptional PP job - creating a masterpiece out of 'junk'.
Very well done
Mukesh

This is lovely Tom!! I have several shots of similar old stairways from my weekend trip to Macedonia! (not intended for TL, just because I really love them!!)...this looks wonderful in sepia! you use lots of it, must be quite romantic;)) bravo for the composition and adding the sky, good choice!
congr!!
Marija :))

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  • ciore Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 783 W: 3 N: 108] (2309)
  • [2005-09-06 12:52]
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this one is mine,Tom.
super shot and notes about is good.
great.
They knows better than me about your image, so i'll only add it in to my _______v

Hi ToM!
what a great photo! I love the perspective and the color! Well done again!
FRed

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  • Gand Gold Star Critiquer [C: 355 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-06 14:55]
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Absolut fantastic photo!
I cant recognized hardly PP here.
Congrats man.
I cant waith to see your next shot from Szentendre!
ToM, this one goes to ma Fav* List!

Renk, tonlama ve kompozisyon çok güzel.
Bravo.

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1134 W: 100 N: 3364] (17540)
  • [2005-09-06 15:51]
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Tom...I think YOU have worn away the cobbled stairs.. with all your downhill BMX biking!!!..lol...

Hey Matey..this is wonderful.. I love the way you have composed this..and the colour and your pp works is great..chiquito the pp master !!...

Thank you for sharing this little corner of your world..
Kind Regards
Dawn.

beautiful photo! I like the sepia colors and of course the composition is excellent. The stairs lead the eye nicely. Great shaprness and lighting too. Those stairs are very interesting too! Nice job! JP

Nice shot, Tom! You managed the light very well, which is not easy in that kind of setting. Good composition as well. It's like being there!

like the touch of sepia tone on your photo and the idea too...quite lonely out there. tfs!

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  • wck Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 757 W: 37 N: 423] (3843)
  • [2005-09-07 22:43]
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Hi Designer! This frame really put alots of affort. Fantastic PP work in this one! Perfect control in lighting & Great DOF. Even though the picture have change to sepia tone, the grass maintain naturally & lively. TFS

Wong

BINGO! Looks like an old Architecture... That was what which crossed my brain cells until I read the note... and guess what... I WAS RIGHT :) Great one ToM ! Now, I am growing more and more curious abt. visiting Ur town... Beautiful place it seems to be... Great PP... Great tinge of the whole picture.... :) Great transition between the dark and the light... :) Wonderfully laid out and an amazing view... :) * Another beautiful one * Keep clicking... Keep clicking ToM as I am watching :P... Thanks for sharing :)

Take care...
- Hima.

Fantastic perspective and great choice of sepia tones. Very sharp and well composed.
Vassilis

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2005-09-08 16:51]
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Excellent shot Tom, excellent colours tone. Great PP work as well. Good composition and POV. Very well captured my friend, excellent work. Thanks for sharing

Amazing lighting that preserves rich and sharp details. Composition is great too... I just love these stairs! Congrats and TFS! Regards, Julien.

Very well done, great composition, I love the sepia tone, it goes so well with the subject.

Good notes as well. Take care, Yan

Sensational!
Very good that composition, I liked the perspective and of DOF, the sépia was also excellent for the theme!
Good work, friend!
David

Again, this is excellent work. I like the old stairs. Your post processing knowledge is very good. Well done on your efforts.

wow your city is so beautiful! seems so peaceful! much more than where I live!! hehehe

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  • dimeola Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 71 W: 5 N: 61] (854)
  • [2005-09-16 1:33]
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Hello ToM,


Very interesting photo.
I like its simplicity. Your picture showes one of dalily places in quite different way - fairy-like way. I like POV and perspektive.
Good work.

take care,

dimeola

Hi ToM,
WOW..! just WOW..!
Excellent POV, colour tone & detail!
Well done :)

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  • sarju Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 0 N: 68] (492)
  • [2005-09-19 17:56]
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got redirected from Tintin and I am happy that I came here
yes this is a great photo .... worth a lot of appreciation ...
WOW and thanks for sharing the photo as well as the technique
cheers ... sarju

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  • law Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 509 W: 75 N: 80] (1764)
  • [2005-09-19 18:43]
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Excellent pp work! Great details & love the sepia colours. I like the composition too. Well done.
Lawrence

this stairs are very interesting!! It looks to be sinked by someone!

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  • edie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 659 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-23 13:02]
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Very special place and pov,the sepia makes it really pleasant,bravo

Hi Tom,
Great job you done here.
I like this photo because remembers me some locations in old Lisbon. Very good prespective and the sepia gives to it beautifull tones.
Best regards,
José
PS: You have beautifull pictures. I must see all soon.

Excellent PP, would never have thought that this is from more than one shots. Beautiful.

Attila

Ur pP work is very informative! Learn something new!!!

I like the narrow steps and streets!!!

Good Work!

Very nice, great perspective and the sepia color does wonders, thanks for all the how to do also, great note.
Christine.

Not much of a comment from me this time.
It's not easy to type when you sit there with your mouth wide open and saliva slowly flowing down your chin - watching this photograph.

George
Any remedy for me?

It feels as if the middle of stairs is going to continue to bend and buildings will clash into each other. Excellent composition! I am sure everything else was said before me. :)

Katya

Your have skill using photoshop. Its amazing what you have done with images you say were rubbish.
This image is certainly not rubbish but very pro.
TFS
Nath

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