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Whale Ribs

Postby leek on Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:16 pm

I took this photo ages ago, but it needed a bit of cleaning up in PS...

Just finished it... What do you think?

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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:21 pm

I like the composition leek. The curved walkway certainly makes you look twice :)

Is that a dust bunny or a water dragon just above the arch? Also in the arch that is closest to us on the right, did you clone something out there or is it just OOF?
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Postby gstark on Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:47 pm

Aren't they the wrong colour?
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Postby KerryPierce on Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:07 pm

Interesting shot, John. Beautiful blue sky. :) Looks like dinosaur bones rather than whale bones, since I've never seen whale bones.... :?
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Postby leek on Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:24 pm

PiroStitch wrote:Is that a dust bunny or a water dragon just above the arch? Also in the arch that is closest to us on the right, did you clone something out there or is it just OOF?

I don't think it's a dust bunny... It's probably just a clumsy clone... There was a piece of string tied to the first arch & I cloned it out... it's shadow is still on the right-hand part of the arch - which is maybe what you were referring to...

gstark wrote:Aren't they the wrong colour?
Sorry Gary - what do you mean?
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Postby gstark on Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:59 pm

leek wrote:
gstark wrote:Aren't they the wrong colour?


Sorry Gary - what do you mean?


I thought all arches were golden in colour. :)
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Postby leek on Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:05 pm

gstark wrote:
leek wrote:
gstark wrote:Aren't they the wrong colour?


Sorry Gary - what do you mean?


I thought all arches were golden in colour. :)


Ah... OK :D I thought I had my White Balance wrong for a minute...
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Postby Matt. K on Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:52 pm

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Whale ribs...marinate in hoisen sauce and grill over hot coals. :lol: :lol:
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Postby leek on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:53 am

Here's a Before & After comparison that'll show you the work that was done in Photoshop... I'd be really interested to hear your comments on the quality of the post-processing and / or whether I went too far... What could I have done better - or what would you have done in addition???

The main objective was to remove all of the distracting shadows...
I also cleaned up some of the debris / litter that was laying around...
I was very tempted to clone out the railings, but thought that would be going to too much trouble...
<table width=600><tr><td width=50% align="center"><b>BEFORE</b></td><td width=50% align="center"><b>AFTER</td></b></tr><tr><td align="center">Image </td><td align="center">Image</td></tr>
</table>

p.s. I've just noticed that I forgot to clone out the shadows on the extreme right of the photo... Must try harder next time... :lol:
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:53 pm

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I think the removal of the shadows was entirely appropriate and has given the image a clean, snappy look. The post processing was beautifully carried out and it is obvious you are becoming skilled in Photoshop. I also think you have far to much free time on your hands and it's time you started rubbing down those walls in preparation for a new coat of paint. :lol: :lol:
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Postby bobrob on Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:11 pm

good job on the shadows - I would like to see the b/ground blurred - also grab a good sort and lean her against the rail.
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