Fisherman fixing his net - image updated

[tommyg]

Been having a play with CS4 and some photos from our recent overseas trip, interested what your thoughts are on this;

The starting image;


First conversion of the background to B&W;


A little more refinement, leaving a little colour in the background, and having the net colour stay;


Cheers
Tom

[Geoff]

A lovely Candid!
Thanks for sharing.
I think this could make a nice B&W conversion as well.

[tommyg]

I did a full B&W, but thought it lost a little, so have tried with just the background switched to B&W, although not fully happy with the changing of the colour of the net - working on that though

[colin_12]

I agree the net would look better with full colour. It would really make this shot with the backgound work you have done.

[Alex]

Excellent candid portrait. I love the framing.

Alex

[tommyg]

Had a bit more of a play to add the colours in the net back into the image ... does this add to the image do you think?

Thanks for the comments

[Mr Darcy]

does this add to the image do you think?

Without being able to see the original, I can't comment
If you make some changes and ask "Is this better", put in a second image with the changes, rather than replace the first.
You are allowed up to four images in a post, and mods turn a blind eye if there is a good reason for more Also, the framing, while I understand the reason, makes the image smaller, and harder to judge

I like this image though.As others have said, excellent framing.

[gstark]

You are allowed up to four images in a post, and mods turn a blind eye if there is a good reason for more

In fact, where there's a genuine reason, it would be encouraged. Where there's a change in processing, or an illustration of a technique, we recognise and accept that four images may often be restrictive. The four image guidelines mostly apply with images posted simply for critique; it's difficult to view and offer honest and worthwhile critique on more than four images at any time.

[tommyg]

That's what happens when you are playing with these things at midnight - I did add the 2 works originally, but then turned the computer off before I pressed submit - my Sony!

After reading the comments though, I thought I'd also add the original unedited version of the work as a comparison

Cheers
Tom