Here is the original Lady in Red with no adjustment but resizing..I figured I would post this for suggestions on cropping prior to converting to sepia. I'm a bit unsure of what to do with the lamp post,and overexposed sky..any suggestions? The pigons flew in just as I snapped the shutter..was not expection it. Thanks to all that have made comments! 7/30/2004 1:34:52 PM Shooting Mode Program AE Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/180 Av( Aperture Value ) 4.5 Metering Mode Center-weighted averaging Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 100 Lens 70.0 - 200.0 mm Focal Length 70.0 mm Image Size 3072x2048 Image Quality Fine Flash Off White Balance Auto AF Mode One-Shot AF
While the Lady in Red was probably your original subject, the ornate lamppost, signs and building really distinguish the uniqueness of this photo... (in my humble opinion)... I like the original...
Bill, why don't you put the exposure information into the appropriate fields instead of pasting it all into 'About'? I'm sure it'd be easier to read, as well as making it possible to include your work in the image search algorithms.
Amazing what a good crop can do. When I see full frame, I think "what a busy picture!" The closer crop implies a scene much more subdued and isolated from a busy city.
My personal opinion (and we all know what that's worth - it has value only to me!) is that the crop you had before and the sepia tones were the touch of a master. My only 'objection' (which is too strong a word but I'll use it anyway) to the other picture was the red outfit masked out while the rest was changed to sepia.
With this photo, the red outfit would work if the rest were left as color and the crop mimicked of the other picture. Then the problem becomes the "glaring" Chrysler placard which is more highly saturated than the other antiqued or weathered signs. *sigh* What's a photog to do? :-D
Anyway, I appreciate that you read my opinion and it had enough value to prompt a second look at the picture. Also, thank you VERY much for your assessment of BLUE AND WHITE. I'm fairly proud of the composition but dishearted by the exposure. Oh well... live, post and learn.
I look forward to seeing the sepia version, this is a strong composition. At first I was going to suggest cropping out most of the sky, but that leaves the scene unbalanced. You may want to try darkening the overall image slightly, maybe 5%, and then boosting the contrast to bring out the rooftop structures. I've done something similar when converting to B&W from colour digital and I think it helps.
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