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Guest
05-May-2004 03:20
Any darker and it starts losing detail. Except for the grass, I put all the original saturation back, plus maybe a tad extra. Any more than this and the blue jeans take on an unnatural glow. ~ Lonnit
Olaf.dk
04-May-2004 21:43
OK, I see it is more saturated on the man, but still looks too light to me on my monitor, overall. --Olaf
Ok, you asked for it, you got it - grass toned down a bit, man and umbrella resaturated. :) Thanks so much for your input! I don't know why I didn't think to just tone down the grass since that was the heart of the problem. Thanks for waking me up! LOL! ~ Lonnit
Guest
04-May-2004 18:24
I was coming out of the park after having shot the baseball glove and was watching a man pushing a shopping cart full of empty cans and I was debating about whether he was homeless (in which case I'd shoot) or someone who was working for the cash (go to the repository one day and see how many people pull up with van loads of cans - there's enough $ in it to make it a full time job!!!). Then, suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, from the oppostite direction, came this guy whipping by! I nailed 3 frames of him by leaving the shutter depressed (when you need that motor drive you NEED it!) and this was the best. This guy was flying!
The green grass was the main problem. I'm glad you feel it's still got too much intensity, b/c it confirms that I wasn't wrong in my feeling that it had to be toned down. I will see what I can do to tone down the grass and pep up the rest.
I think perhaps I'll try adding the color back in and see if you still like it, or like it more.
This shot was more saturated and contrasty originally. I desaturated it some b/c the colors were too intense and bright for what people think of when they think dreary, rainy day. It looked to bright and sunny out before! LOL!
Yes, Olaf, I think the blue of the umbrella and pants, although not exact matches, do balance the shot. It also make a leading "S" line from the lower left corner traveling up his leg, jumping to the umbrella and leading out thru the upper right corner. I cropped from a larger, horizontal shot to achieve this composition.
Very nice subject, great Idea! I personally would reduce the colour intensity of the grass. I think with less green and more contrast this image would be absolutely great!
I agree with Olaf, this is definitely the best of your entries. Your recent photos, however, seem to lack some of the "pop" and well-balanced colour saturation of your earlier work.
I like this, it has character, shows movement very well and is well composed.
Gayle
Olaf.dk
04-May-2004 03:54
Lonnit, I think this is my favorite of yours in this challenge. It is probably a matter of monitors and gamma-values, but on my screen this is a bit "thin", kind of like a slightly overexposed slide... Would have liked the midtones somewhat darker and maybe a bit more saturation? Anyway, I really like how none of his feet touch the ground first of all, but also how the umbrella matches his pants! --Olaf
