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The End of a very Long Day
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I like them both, but prefer the first by some margin. Your post-processing has lent the picture a very theatrical air, with that dark sky and the moody light it's like the stage set from an early Hitchcock film!
Yes I like the 1st one more because the two figures appear to be looking into the distance down the street whereas the square one just shows the two but that is all. It could be anywhere at any time.
(I can identify with the sentiments of feeling like that after a long day). (like now!) I re-checked the description and it was taken in Lancaster, don't ask me why but the style of masonry speaks volumes for that part of the country
(I can identify with the sentiments of feeling like that after a long day). (like now!) I re-checked the description and it was taken in Lancaster, don't ask me why but the style of masonry speaks volumes for that part of the country
Thanks all for the comments.
It's interesting that the preference is for the first. I tried the second crop because the dense black patch on the LHS of the first image has always bothered me. It's not the result of processing however, it's just that the black painted fence curves around towards the camera making the uprights overlap to the point where the spaces in-between disappear. I must admit that I expected that to be commented on.
@Toby, you're right, the dark sky has been processed simply because it was a slight highlight in the wrong place and I have deliberately brought down the mid tones to let the lamps stand out more.
@HMCA, I just use the photoshop Black and White tool and its colour mixer to work on the tones. Occasionally I resort to the Camera Raw filter because the Raw Colour Mixer differentiates between reds, oranges and yellows more precisely.
It's interesting that the preference is for the first. I tried the second crop because the dense black patch on the LHS of the first image has always bothered me. It's not the result of processing however, it's just that the black painted fence curves around towards the camera making the uprights overlap to the point where the spaces in-between disappear. I must admit that I expected that to be commented on.
@Toby, you're right, the dark sky has been processed simply because it was a slight highlight in the wrong place and I have deliberately brought down the mid tones to let the lamps stand out more.
@HMCA, I just use the photoshop Black and White tool and its colour mixer to work on the tones. Occasionally I resort to the Camera Raw filter because the Raw Colour Mixer differentiates between reds, oranges and yellows more precisely.
Regarding the black patch, it doesn't bother me, but I think your workflow, in scanning or in post, has a tendency to crush the blacks:
It would be worth checking the original image to see if there is more detail in that area. If not, then perhaps that area could be brightened locally with a mask, maybe using a triangular gradient within that mask?
Still a nice pic though John whichever way you go with it.
It would be worth checking the original image to see if there is more detail in that area. If not, then perhaps that area could be brightened locally with a mask, maybe using a triangular gradient within that mask?
Still a nice pic though John whichever way you go with it.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question John. I may have to experiment with those sliders. I always seem to head over to NIK B/W.
