I also like the first one better, but I like this too. I would keep the noise, but I tend to like the grainy look in monochrome.
Alastair
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25-Oct-2007 01:23
Thanks for the comments, everybody! I actually did this one first for a Yahoo group contest just playing around in Elements 5 with various filters and effects and it's probably a bit overdone. Then I did the previous image in Photoshop especially for this challenge with higher contrast and less noise.
Judy Howle
This is terrific as well Judy. My personal preference is for the first one because of these factors:
This has a different mood, slightly more 'harsh' and depending upon the message that was intended, portrays a greater feeling of sadness and I guess 'reality'
The more obvious sepia tones tend to 'lower' the perceived contrast and the histogram actually verifies this... more mid level information.
The frame tends to be more abrupt, I prefer the subtlety of the previous frame.
These are purely my opinions and personal ones Judy, I have no doubt that others would have differing views. So please don't make any decisions based upon my comments.
This is also a high impact and high contrast composition. ~ Regards melbob
