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An old woman

Postby Alex on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:32 pm

These are a couple more from Thailand, from province Sukhothai. I noticed this old woman walking around the park. Critique and comments are very welcome.
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:34 pm

Alex,
Lucky to see you came back here safely after took her picture. The bamboo stick in her hand is a danger weapons :lol: :lol:

Your photos are showing alot of the real people.
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Postby Alex on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:51 pm

Thanks, Birdie. Actually, she was a very kind woman. She smiled a lot when she saw my point camera at her.

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Postby xerubus on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:52 pm

i think both shots could use b&w processing and a touch of dodge and burn. subject is interesting.

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Postby Alex on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:53 pm

Thanks, Mark. Will give it a go.

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Postby Dug on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:55 pm

She has an amazing face did you get any close up shots?
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Postby Alex on Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:22 pm

Dug,

No, unfortunately not. I wish I did though. She came and disappeared before I could change to a telephoto lens too quickly...

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Postby marcotrov on Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:16 pm

Certainly an interesting subject that begs, i agree with dug, for closeup work. I would have preferred to se more of her face in a tighter crop in #1. Good efforts Alex
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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:10 am

She looks like she's about to whack you with that stick. :) Prefer the first photo. Nice one Alex :D
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Postby xerubus on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:27 am

I keep coming back to this post as there is something very interesting about the lady in the first shot. definitely a shot you could sit for hours with in processing.

I have played a bit with black and white, and I hope you don't mind if I post it. If you do just holla and I will remove the post.

Very dark processing, blatantly obvious overboard vignette... increased shadows in the lady's weather lines...

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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:28 am

I really like the B&W processing, great stuff!
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:03 am

Mark,

Thanks for this. I really like what you did with it. Works so much better. How did you arrive to the result?

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Postby xerubus on Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:20 pm

Alex wrote:Mark,

Thanks for this. I really like what you did with it. Works so much better. How did you arrive to the result?

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Alex... this could be done a lot better.. but the basics i did are as follows:

1. convert to b&w using the Carr b&w method. i have posted it elsewhere on this forum a while ago.
2. adjust curves
3. adjust contrast
4. dodge and burn midtones, highlights, and shadows.... as well as create the overboard vignette. concentrated a lot with darkening the weather lines on her face
5. slight crop

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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:45 pm

Mark, Thank you for these detailed instructions! I really like carr B&W method which you posted some time ago. I downloaded the action. What did you do in photoshop to apply vignette?

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Postby xerubus on Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:51 pm

dodge and burn tool. for darkening used burn/midtones/exp 52

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Postby Collingwood on Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:57 pm

The B&W looks great and the final touch may be to remove the washed out area from the sun behind her. It has no detail whatsoever. Adding some grass shouldn't be too difficult. I may have also toned down the vignet just a little myself but simply my opinion.
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:05 pm

xerubus wrote:dodge and burn tool. for darkening used burn/midtones/exp 52

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Thanks, Mark. Excellent.

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Postby Sheila Smart on Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:09 pm

Absolutely beautiful mono conversion. Well done. Love them!

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Old Woman revisited

Postby Alex on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:02 pm

Hi all,

After very useful and detailed direction by Mark on B&W conversion, I gave it a go in PS. Mind you, my version is miles behind Mark's, nevertheless would love to know what you think.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:09 pm

Alex - Nice work with the PP. All the B&Ws are so much more powerfull for this subject then the original colour. Not wanting to be mean, but I keep thinking of the witches in Macbeth.
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Postby Alex on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:12 pm

Thanks, Craig... yeah you're right :-)

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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:22 pm

Alex - great shot - and made fantastic by B&W conversion ... well done (to both of you) !!

You thought of the witches of MacBeth - I thought of Dad's army "They do not like it up them" ;)

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Postby Alex on Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:59 pm

blacknstormy wrote:Alex - great shot - and made fantastic by B&W conversion ... well done (to both of you) !!

You thought of the witches of MacBeth - I thought of Dad's army "They do not like it up them" ;)

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