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In the searcgh for something slightly different (for me, anyway) I had a go at processing this using this tutorial and this one and came up with this.
| Title: | The Busker! |
| Username: | 
Jestertheclown |
| Uploaded: | 20 Feb 2011 - 11:41 AM |
| Camera: | Fujifilm FinePix S5700 |
| Lens: | Camera's own. |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 30 Aug 2009 - 2:02 PM |
| Tags: | Digitally manipulated |
| Votes: | Voting Disabled |
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An interesting image, not something you see everyday!! you have captured him well.
What was it that you were trying to get to with the tutorial??? To lighten and sharpen the image?
I think you have captured him well, there is good detail and the sharpness is fine. The colours in the original do seem a little washed out, however the mod you have done seems just too over processed in my opinion.
I have uploaded two mods, colour and BW.
Both versions i have straightened as the original was a bit lopsided if you don't mind me saying so. I have also cropped out the bucket and some of the roof. In the colour version i played with the levels and highlights to try and make the colours looks a bit more bold.
The BW has the same crop, again levels have been played with to give the conversion a boost..
I hope these are ok for you x x x
Quote: What was it that you were trying to get to with the tutorial??? To lighten and sharpen the image?
Hi lianna,
Thanks for the mods. and for your reply.
The tutorials relate to an overall effect known as a "bleach bypass" which was a trick used in the days of film. It's more involved that just lightening and sharpening, both of which I already do.
I wondered if someone would straighten it!
He's actually sitting on a hill. If you look at the fence behind him, you'll see that the posts are vertical and the rails are fixed at an angle, parallel to the ground. The shed's keaning over because it's base is flat on the floor. Which isn't level, if you see what I mean!
I'd considered trying B/W and might still do. Your's looks prety good.
Thanks again,
Bren.
Addenum,
I took this at a Donkey sanctuary open day a couple of years ago and any money that went into this guy's bucket went to the sanctuary to help pay for the donkeys' upkeep.
I asked if I could take some photographs of him, to which he agreed. Naturally, I had to put a couple of quid in the bucket and I offered to email copies to him.
It turned out that he's not a busker at all. He'a a classically trained musician and music teacher who just happens to like donkeys and hit upon this idea to make them some money!
Perhaps not the best image to suit this processing.
Bleach bypass works well enhancing mid tone contrast. (see how it worked well on the denims and wood.)
A cluttered shot , perhaps try and find an image that has a more even spread of tones to begin with.
This was never going to work with a bleached expanse of sky to begin with imho.
Quote: Perhaps not the best image to suit this processing.
I think you're right!
It was really just an excercise to try out the tutorials and as you say, it's worked on parts of the image so at least I've learned something.
I'll have another go with something more suitable.
Thanks for your input,
Bren.
I really wouldn't have bothered with the treatment, the original is very much better. The high contrast does nothing for the image.
The content is really very good. If you could have got a little less of the background at the top and concentrated more on the chap then this could have been very good indeed.
paul
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