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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: David Eckels on September 21, 2022, 12:03:10 pm

Title: From Liverpool
Post by: David Eckels on September 21, 2022, 12:03:10 pm
Another iPhone capture. I had in mind song from the Beatles, All the Lonely People. A jpeg capture, I processed non-destructively in LR/PS (ie, just adjustment layers) at 16 bits. At least I think it is non-destructive. Note the saturation that was characteristic of some of their album covers; at least I remember it that way ;)
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: John R on September 21, 2022, 12:59:33 pm
It is funny how I can accept an artist's rendering as an illustration or painting with bold unreal colours, but in photography it looks a bit HDRish. Nevertheless, the image is interesting. This is a single shot? Not a montage? To me it works more as a surreal-like view of the world going by while we watch from a stationary position.

JR
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: David Eckels on September 21, 2022, 01:37:56 pm
Interesting take, John. Raw image from the iPhone, single image reflection in window, I would say gentle processing (not HDR), basically a bit of dodging here and there to tame the highlights. Did the Beatles do Surrealistic Pillow? If not, I'm sure their Tibetan sojourn saw a few saturated colors ;)
As to your interpretation, there is the figure of my son ROF watching it all go by. But he's like that! A keen observer. Thank you for the comment.
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on September 21, 2022, 02:33:00 pm
I like it.
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: francois on September 22, 2022, 04:21:13 am
I like it too… It's complex with all these different depths and reflections.
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: Bob_B on September 22, 2022, 07:24:05 am
Counted me in the "like" column. Nice work, David
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: David Eckels on September 22, 2022, 09:36:18 am
Thank you, gentlemen.
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: MattBurt on September 22, 2022, 11:14:15 am
I like it too. I'm a bit jaded for street photography but this is pretty interesting. I could absolutely see it as an album cover.
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: David Eckels on September 22, 2022, 11:58:07 am
I could absolutely see it as an album cover.
Thanks, Matt. Please call my agent ;)
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: Mark Nadler on September 23, 2022, 11:18:37 am
I also like it.  The blue you used to color the sky makes the image really pop out.

mark
Title: Re: From Liverpool
Post by: David Eckels on September 23, 2022, 11:26:12 am
Thanks, Mark. I didn't do much with the blue other than a vignette in Multiply blend mode, which tends to increase saturation, but that would be in the corners. I wonder if the iPhone pops the saturation in jpegs (which this was). It does pop, however, and the sky was incredibly blue with puffy clouds. This was part of a series of experiments to test the adage, "The best camera is the one you have with you."