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MTGFender

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Lighthouse in The Ocean
« on: July 15, 2012, 10:43:34 am »

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Tony Jay

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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2012, 05:51:17 am »

Almost picture-postcard perfect.

Possibly make this a true silhouette by darkening the dark tones to black and intensifying the sky.
Others may disagree - and there is plenty of room for maneuver here.

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Tony Jay
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Jeremy Roussak

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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2012, 12:52:50 pm »

Very pretty indeed. I'd leave it alone.

Jeremy
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2012, 06:20:16 pm »

Almost picture-postcard perfect.

Possibly make this a true silhouette by darkening the dark tones to black and intensifying the sky.
Others may disagree - and there is plenty of room for maneuver here.

Regards

Tony Jay

I'm with Tony here.  There's not enough detail to make it interesting, and it simply makes the few details in the lighthouse look like noise.

Mike.
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 03:23:47 pm »

Very good simple and very effective... i think its worth a look re suggestions to make a true silhouette but i dont think there will be a lot in it as its  good as is. Great warm colour.
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2012, 03:47:00 am »

Thanks guys for your comments! Silhouette here it is.
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2012, 03:52:17 am »

The whole shot has become darker, with richer, stronger colours. While it certainly isn't worse, I'm not sure that it's an improvement, either: it's just a bit different.

The devotees of the "some is good, more is better" school will certainly like it.

Jeremy
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 12:07:03 pm »

I have been faking photographs ever since I made my first set of burn and dodge tools in 1954!  And proud of it.

Was just doodling with this during a printing marathon.  Have been thinking about separating near and far areas in photograph with contrast and tonality, and this is  an experiment in that direction.  To my eye the scene is now much more dimensional, but others may find things lost as well.  Could use some refining.  Hope you don't mind.

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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 12:42:39 pm »

Looks good to me, but I would crop out the layers panel at the right.   :D
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Re: Lighthouse in The Ocean
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2012, 03:49:49 am »

maybe a black and white conversion?

might look pretty awesome to really crank up the orange and reds
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