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Maureen Souza
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 12:27
When I took this, the sun was straining out the last of it's 2 hour appearance. The photo came out too bright and too orange so I decided to practice my B&W conversion methods.......Still not perfect but looks much better than the original.
Michaelmjc
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 12:27
I think it looks exccelent Maureen, Great save!
cfcRebel
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 12:58
I think u did it, Maureen. The detail on the jacket is visible. Nice job.
stoneylonesome
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 13:23
Beautiful! the B&W really works great in this, I think even if the colored one was good you be hard pressed to have it better than this one in B&W. Love his expression. :D
ayotnoms
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 15:14
Love it. :)

I don't think I've seen your grandson in more of a profile shot so this works well. The shadows are a nice accent.

For a salvaged shot, there's much to recommend it.

Best Regards
Nicole2320
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 15:19
I can see the original.....the B & W is very nice, he looks like something caught his eye.
barrettd
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 17:24
Of all the photos I've seen of your grandson I think this is my very favorite! Great job. Is there more to B/W conversion that just hitting the grayscale button? I'm not tried anything more complicated :)
skade
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 17:28
Nicely done, Maureen! Great shot!
Bad Iron
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 17:44
Yup, great save and good shot.
marie
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 17:47
he's looks all grown up in it almost Maureen

beautiful expression
Maureen Souza
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 19:02
Thanks to all...he was just getting ready to pitch a rock when I snapped so he was quite intent on it's destination.

Barrettd: I usually convert it to B&W, then adjust it in curves to give it the right amount of contrast and shading that I like. But I am new at it so that's why I posted it here.... to see if it was just me who liked it. Being prejudiced about the subject does not often make me very objective.
Sam
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 19:02
The expression on his face adds to the lighting, or maybe it is the other way around. Very Pulp Fiction (what's in the briefcase?)

Nice shot. This is one I would have hanging over my desk.
Maureen Souza
9th of January 2006 (Mon), 19:32
Here is the original, in case anyone is interested.
Kristy
31st of January 2006 (Tue), 14:22
I like both versions. The conversion is super, and the original, I like because the golden coloring lends the viewer to realize it was late in the day.... when the sun creates a magical glow over everything it touches. You can play with curves here and I think the color is a keeer... He's such a cutie!
KaplanMultimedia
31st of January 2006 (Tue), 14:45
I missed this one originally but I'm glad I came across it. I like the B&W conversion you did, but I really like the original shot better. I think the late afternoon light is beautiful and it really brings out the red color of his hair.
Titus213
31st of January 2006 (Tue), 17:50
I would say it was saved...very nice indeed. The detail in the jacket is terrific. I love the expression.
shniks
31st of January 2006 (Tue), 21:08
Love the b+w and the crop, you did great saving this photo.
PEACHMAN
31st of January 2006 (Tue), 21:14
Wow..I think it's a great save...nice crop and expression and not terriably blown out..looks good to me maureen!
Maureen Souza
1st of February 2006 (Wed), 03:07
Gosh, I thought this thread was dead! I have edited the color photo and it doesn't look too terribly blown out, after all.
Thanks for all the comments, Joel, Dave, Schniks and Peachy!
Niky
1st of February 2006 (Wed), 12:35
nice photo
foto202
1st of February 2006 (Wed), 13:06
Wow. Very good save. Your edits are always nicely done.