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batmura

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Istanbul in black and white
« on: July 03, 2013, 05:18:58 am »

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 08:57:10 am »

The b/w works great here, It seems a tad dark, a tad of mid tone boost and it is there, very nice work.
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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2013, 09:36:48 am »

The b/w works great here, It seems a tad dark, a tad of mid tone boost and it is there, very nice work.
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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2013, 10:08:08 am »

I like it and it is very dramatic (like your Istanbul on Fire). I notice some haloes around the motorcycle… JPEG compression?
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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2013, 10:32:01 am »

Processing, and in particular local adjustments, is rather sloppy, agressive and non-believable. With a more appropriate processing, it could be a decent photo.

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2013, 04:21:12 am »

Very good composition and drama, but I agree with Slobodan. It needs reworking.

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2013, 01:39:52 am »

Here is the original version where the halos seem nonexistent. Any idea as to why it appears on the conversion?


DSC_0012-2 by batmura, on Flickr
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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2013, 01:54:32 am »

When you say "original," are you saying that was out-of-camera version?

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2013, 12:22:19 pm »

I like both photos.  Even the darker one I think is matter of mood and style chosen by the photographer.
However the color one is better than the b/w, and I'm not sure what the b/w provides more of that the color does not.  The color range is already quite narrow on the second photo - just blues and yellows.

I'm hoping though that the feedback on the photo could be a little more specific on what could be improved from being unrealistic or aggressive to ensure that I'm thinking about those things with my processing of my own photos.

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2013, 12:31:37 pm »

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I'm hoping though that the feedback on the photo could be a little more specific on what could be improved from being unrealistic or aggressive...

It will be as soon as we learn if the color version is out-of-camera or not. My guess is not.

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Re: Istanbul in black and white
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2013, 04:36:01 am »

It will be as soon as we learn if the color version is out-of-camera or not. My guess is not.

Enlarging the color version still shows some less pronounced haloes around the bicycle. I guess that with compression, sharpening and conversion to B&W, problems started to show up.
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