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Rafael Torcida
{K:1926} 9/26/2003
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To Matej,
Yeah... you're right. I used effect to create the blue lighting in the stone arch above the lamp.
Regards!.
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Matej Maceas
{K:24381} 9/25/2003
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Thanks for the explanation. I agree that the final result is important, but I also like to discuss how that result is reached :-)
What was bothering me here is the limited contrast in the lower half of the photo (that was one reason why I thought that the image was simply desaturated). For example, notice the man in the white shirt - the shirt isn't really white. I suppose the sepia layer is the reason for that.
The PS lighting effects, did you use them just to give the sky a blue tone, or did you also create the bright sky area above the lamp?
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Rafael Torcida
{K:1926} 9/25/2003
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To Matej:
first of all, thanks for your comments. I'll try to explain better the creative process of this photograph:
1. First of all, I don't literally desaturated colours, I made an special selection of layers using channel mixer (in the real desaturation the buildings part was not so defined).
2. Then I used the lighting effects from PS to create the blue light in the sky effect (the original sky was rather grey).
3. Finally I added a layer with a sepia colour for the lower "earthy" part of the photograph.
As you can see, the followed method is very different from the one you specified. I just don't put all in the description, because I think photographs don't go with the technics but with the feelings... so what is important is final result and how it impacts in your eye.
Kind Regards from Spain! (and congratulations for your beautiful shots!).
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Matej Maceas
{K:24381} 9/25/2003
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Good idea, but I can't say I like the toning. There are better ways to convert colour images to B&W than by desaturation. Try the Channel mixer instead. I also think that if you wanted to go B&W, doing so fully would have been better than leaving the sky in colour as it is here.
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stefano mannucci
{K:4793} 9/25/2003
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Very very good composition !! Congrats. Ciao Stefano
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