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Lonely Breakfast

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:05 pm

A man alone - eating his breakfast before the days onslaught.

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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:09 pm

Very nice.

Excellent light and highlights, great DOF, and just a great picture overall.
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:28 pm

Nice,

Reminds me of myself last Friday when I went to have a good feed by myself before the Wedding Shoot.

Thinking what the hell am I doing this to myself for. :roll: :roll:

Lucky I did feed, I think I would have fainted half way through the afternoon if I hadn't.

Nice image Chris. :wink: It's great how the light is caught in B&W on his jacket.
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Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:29 pm

Lovely image Chris. :D
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Postby MHD on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:42 pm

Very nice.. I like the PP high contrast look... really ads to the story of the image
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:44 pm

Great work Chris, very gritty (in an emotional sense). Love the high contrast BW. Looks like a print on Grade 4 Agfa paper.
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:02 pm

Love that shot Chris, was it used professionally?
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:09 pm

Glen wrote:Love that shot Chris, was it used professionally?


I was having a coffee outside a cafe in Crows Nest when I saw the guy at the next cafe. I actually felt sorry for him - he seemed to be quite lonely, that is why I made the final pic a high contrast black and white.

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Postby stormygirl on Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:18 pm

This is a beautiful image! It really tells a story, I love it! Well done.
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Postby mic on Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:23 pm

Chris, what Lens & settings on this Gem ?

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:28 pm

The camera was the Nikon D1 with the venerable 28-105mm. As far as shooting details are concerned I do not have the EXIF and quite honestly I can’t remember.

The PP consisted of layer desaturate from colour, followed by a crop, then contrast mask and finally pen selection of the scene in front of the man for a selection and some gaussian blur to give it a more out of focus look.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:15 pm

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This image has the look of TRI-X. Can't believe it's digital.
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:24 pm

Matt. K wrote:Chris
This image has the look of TRI-X. Can't believe it's digital.


But without the grain Matt. What do you think?

Chris, it could look good with a bit of grain effect added.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:35 pm

I will add some grain and post
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Postby Sean on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:40 pm

Good impression, I can almost smell the coffee!

Did you paint out any of the contrast at the bottom of the shot ie adjust layer PS?

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:58 pm

Sean wrote:Good impression, I can almost smell the coffee!

Did you paint out any of the contrast at the bottom of the shot ie adjust layer PS?

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Sean - I had my own coffee, the best in Crows Nest. I painted nothing out at all.

This photo is the same pic with a grain effect added. 51% contrast and 41% intensity - normal grain in PS.

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Postby Sean on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:16 pm

Thanks mate, looks good with the grain too? haven't thought of ever putting grain into an image, usually I am trying to take it out (damm noise)

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Postby ozimax on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:24 pm

Excellent image Chris, especially suited to B&W, he could be anyone, seems lonely, tells a story.

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Postby meicw on Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:50 pm

Great capture, Chris. The pic with the grain added reminds me of an HP3 shot. Anyone else remember that film?

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Postby SoCal Steve on Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:16 pm

I do remember developing Tri-X film in hot Dektol paper developer to get giant size grain out of it. Does that count? Ah, the good old days. :roll:

I like the grain added to the picture, but find the colorized pixels distracting.
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