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I like this Jose. It has a very nice candid mood to it.
You asked if cropping off the left would provide more space to the right, - and it would give the impression, but might make the proportions look too tall?
In the mods, Ive used a new feature in CS4 called Content Aware Scaling to select the area to the right of the subject and drag it out to the right. I does distort the boat a little, - but I think it works well for this.
Its a nice graphic shot too so in the 3 mods Ive done Mod1 with the added space, and a little sharper; mod2 is with a monotone layer overlaid to reduce toning a little; and mod3 is using a crosshatch artistic filter, combiner with the find edges filter to create a very graphic, almost cartoonish effect that you might like.
Good work, and I hope this critique is helpful.
Regards
Willie
You asked if cropping off the left would provide more space to the right, - and it would give the impression, but might make the proportions look too tall?
In the mods, Ive used a new feature in CS4 called Content Aware Scaling to select the area to the right of the subject and drag it out to the right. I does distort the boat a little, - but I think it works well for this.
Its a nice graphic shot too so in the 3 mods Ive done Mod1 with the added space, and a little sharper; mod2 is with a monotone layer overlaid to reduce toning a little; and mod3 is using a crosshatch artistic filter, combiner with the find edges filter to create a very graphic, almost cartoonish effect that you might like.
Good work, and I hope this critique is helpful.
Regards
Willie
Quote:I can't fault the composition.
The only thing I've done was horizontal alignment. Was my lucky day
I like street/candid a lot. unfortunately I don't spend too much time on this category.
Thank you Nick
Quote:but might make the proportions look too tall?
You're right. And your suggestion is very welcome. I don't use CS4 (only elements). Anyway you did remembered me a similar tool as plug-in for gimp I saw maybe a year ago. I don't use gimp either, but maybe will give a try for this kind of modifications.
By the way, I like more the aspect ratio after your mod.
Usually I process my raw's on silkypix. trying right now (till today I believe) the first public beta of version 4.
Quote:Mod1 with the added space, and a little sharper;
My tendency was to lower (generally is to) the contrast and try to sharp some fine details on the floor and on the clothes.
Quote:almost cartoonish effect that you might like.
This remembered me to try a painting like pop art on a mod with the colour version. Maybe work fine. : -)
Thank you very much for your critique and mods Willie.
Bests from,
jose luis
