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Took myself off for a walk today, blimey it was cold...when someone wanted to chat I realised my words weren't coming out right my face was so cold. So shot off a few images here and there, lighting was a bit flat yet again and lots of people to get in the way. Still a good chance for some exercise, a play with the camera and my new walking gps (no, this gps doesn't connect to camera - it just stops me getting lost).
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D300, Sigma 12-24mm @16mm, 1/100 at f10 0ev +/-
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Nice one BC 
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That is very good! I do like this a lot!
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I like this photo BC. There are plenty of interesting areas in it. Using B&W was a good choice and is well done.
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Nice composition BC.
I think you can enhance the picture in PP more by increasing the levels and contrast, dodging the clouds in a bit, cloning out the 'orange' netting to the left of the log pile, and selective burning and dodging to add dimension and lift the flatness of the image.
That might sound a lot, but its really only 5 mins work in PS.
As the picture is I find it a little washed out and flat. But I do like the subject and composition.
I think you can enhance the picture in PP more by increasing the levels and contrast, dodging the clouds in a bit, cloning out the 'orange' netting to the left of the log pile, and selective burning and dodging to add dimension and lift the flatness of the image.
That might sound a lot, but its really only 5 mins work in PS.
As the picture is I find it a little washed out and flat. But I do like the subject and composition.
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JR, How did you know it was ORANGE netting? Just a guess that netting is always orange?! 
Thanks for the tips, I'm still learning with PP. I need a different monitor soon, my laptop is not up to it which will help assess better I agree it needs more 'bite'.
Thanks for the tips, I'm still learning with PP. I need a different monitor soon, my laptop is not up to it which will help assess better I agree it needs more 'bite'.
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BC, it's orange because you simply did a saturation reduction rather that the other methods of converting to monochrome. Even mono colours have a original colour signature 
I had a play with this pic - as I often do, and by cropping it lower, and doing the things in my last post, made quite a striking picture.
PP is great, but when I did my training in PS, our instructor told us all that while PS is brilliant....without a good picture to start with, it is soon redundant!
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I had a play with this pic - as I often do, and by cropping it lower, and doing the things in my last post, made quite a striking picture.
PP is great, but when I did my training in PS, our instructor told us all that while PS is brilliant....without a good picture to start with, it is soon redundant!
PM me - I may be of help to you
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Originally Posted by Jack Russell
BC, it's orange because you simply did a saturation reduction rather that the other methods of converting to monochrome. Even mono colours have a original colour signature
I had a play with this pic - as I often do, and by cropping it lower, and doing the things in my last post, made quite a striking picture.
PP is great, but when I did my training in PS, our instructor told us all that while PS is brilliant....without a good picture to start with, it is soon redundant!
PM me - I may be of help to you
I had a play with this pic - as I often do, and by cropping it lower, and doing the things in my last post, made quite a striking picture.
PP is great, but when I did my training in PS, our instructor told us all that while PS is brilliant....without a good picture to start with, it is soon redundant!
PM me - I may be of help to you
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Well JR's version didn't appear here but I had another quick play with this pic and achieved this...more experimentation than anything.
