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Lonesome Fisherman (Sepia)
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Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:14 pmby kipper
Taken in Chinon France, in the Loire Valley. The town surrounds a massive Chateau that is on the top of a hill. A very picturesque place and if you're ever in France, do a tour of all the Chateaus in the Loire. It's wonderful.
<img src="http://darryl.smugmug.com/photos/17665992-O.jpg">
Brilliant
Posted:
Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:22 pmby marcus
I wish I could do that! Great stuff!
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Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:23 pmby nodrog_reversed
Kipper,
Only one complaint ... it's too tall for the laptop screen I'm looking at it on so I can't get it all in one go
It looks great to me. I'd hang that one on a wall.
Of course you realise you've added yet another place to visit to the ever growing list of potential travel destinations.
Cheers,
Gordon.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:10 amby the foto fanatic
Very good image, and nicely treated with sepia.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:05 amby Hlop
Very good photo Darryl!
What was the lens? Kit or something wider?
Posted:
Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:37 amby kipper
It was the kit lens.
Btw, does the image appear dark? I created the image at home and that monitor has all the brightness/contrast settings cranked up for online gaming. Just viewing it at work on the same monitor that I have at home and it's a bit dark.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:38 amby Greg B
Outstanding work Darryl, very nice indeed
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:39 amby kipper
Tah Greg.
I suppose I should really get around to getting a monitor calibration tool. It's something that really annoys me
Re: Brilliant
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:45 amby Manta
Love the shot Kipper but IMO it is a little dark. Maybe some levels tweaking to bring the detail out of the shadows. Otherwise I think it's great.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:49 amby kipper
Manta, like I said my monitor at home has brightness and contrast cranked up. Whereas viewing it at work I was like "damn that's dark".
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:06 amby Hlop
kipper wrote:
Btw, does the image appear dark? I created the image at home and that monitor has all the brightness/contrast settings cranked up for online gaming. Just viewing it at work on the same monitor that I have at home and it's a bit dark.
Yeah, it appears to be a little bit dark but I thought it has been done on purpose to create particular mood. I like it this way
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:21 amby Killakoala
It's a beautiful scene and i'm sure that printed would look even better in a nice frame. Great work.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:37 amby sirhc55
Kipper - an excellent shot that lends itself totally to the treatment you have applied.. The winter leafless trees, the slight haziness all adds up to a classic photograph of winter time in Europe - congrats
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:11 amby Manta
kipper wrote:Manta, like I said my monitor at home has brightness and contrast cranked up. Whereas viewing it at work I was like "damn that's dark".
Sorry Darryl, I wasn't trying to be critical - just going on what I see on my own work monitor. It's probably fine on everyone else's. Like I said, though, I loved the photo regardless.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:51 amby Matt. K
Kipper
That's one beautiful landscape. Looks fine on my monitor. What method did you use to tone it?
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:23 amby kipper
NCE
Sharpen -> Normal
Saturation -> Enhanced
ColorMd -> II
Tone -> Normal
Photoshop
Provia/Velvia Action -> Provia 70% (default)
iNovaFX BWfx Action -> BW5 (shifted to a blue tint)
Hue/Saturation -> Hue checkbox to affect all, shifted to a hue that looks sepia like and reduced the saturation and lightness until happy with result.
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:00 pmby stormygirl
This is one spectacular photo! It makes me want to go back to France (or anywhere in Europe again for that matter!!). I don't think it's too dark, if it were any lighter, I think it would detract from the moodiness of it!
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Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:58 pmby stubbsy
Kipper I think the shot is fine as is and my monitor is calibrated.