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namasste
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 10:05
It was a beautiful day here yesterday but for folks like this, it's a blessing that will be gone all too soon. By this time of year, the homeless are already coping with night temps around freezing and often snow. The next few months will be far worse though. In the meantime, he's just taking in some sun. Nice guy, we spoke what he called "silent talk" for a while afterwards...interesting talk.

I played just a tiny bit with this one in Picasa (first time) just to see if it's a good tool. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is if you don't need major fixes. I think I'll use Picasa more often for sports shots especially where it's mostly straightening, a little fill light and saturation and your done.

Lemme know what you all think of this candid. Any better yet or am I should I stick to sports and buildings?

http://namasste.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p748005034-4.jpg

Flo
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 10:24
Maybe a tad more definition between the fellow and his BG?

namasste
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 10:27
Maybe a tad more definition between the fellow and his BG?

I think you're right Gail. In color, there's plenty but the b/w loses a bit of it. Since it was bright out, I thought the b/w would work better to catch all the subtle light differences and avoid washing out the colors. Let me try a quick edit and see...

here's one with some film grain and a little warmth added (footnote: thanks for the advice Gail!)

http://namasste.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p926319929-4.jpg