NYC Central Park
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McBeth Photography wrote: Love the colors and the composition, but I do think the treatment is a little strong, kind of a subjective thing though.
Yeah I hear you. I kind of like the look, perhaps because I know a few more tricks in Photoshop (granted I cooked the living @#$% out of it in this shot) I'm more pleased with knowing that I manually did this, so my perception is out of whack. LOL... Jackie thought it was a bit over the top too!
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Alex wrote:
McBeth Photography wrote: Love the colors and the composition, but I do think the treatment is a little strong, kind of a subjective thing though.
Yeah I hear you. I kind of like the look, perhaps because I know a few more tricks in Photoshop (granted I cooked the living @#$% out of it in this shot) I'm more pleased with knowing that I manually did this, so my perception is out of whack. LOL... Jackie thought it was a bit over the top too!
I think that if you simply backed off the transparency of the treatment layer a little it would make a very good print. I often get Jennifer's opinion on treatments before I export from lightroom, she usually sees thing that I have overlooked.
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Alex wrote: I could also blame my warped perception on the couple drinks I had last night
Hmmm, yeah....that'll do it too! lol!
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icepics wrote: Really nice balance to the composition, just seems like there's nothing sharply in focus in the image (there probably was in the original but seems to have gotten lost in the processing). Sounds like it was a fun experiment, not sure that makes it a keeper (at least my experiments sometimes work and other times go directly in the trash!).
I think "nothing sharply in focus" was the goal, Sharon. Alex can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing he was going for the "Orton Effect," ... an altered reality, "dreamlike" appearance done originally by sandwiching films together. Something we can do easily with layers in PS. Rather than overdone, I think he didn't go far enough ... that massive stonework is still too "real," imo. On the other hand, it could be an interesting effect if the stonework, and maybe the path, was held really sharp while everything else was made "dreamy."
It's one of those things that you either really like, or can't stand.
@ Alex. Good photo though. Very nicely composed.
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