Waiting for tourists

[henkbos]

http://www.henkbos.com/Various/petra_sales.jpg

Got this shot during a hike in Petra, Jordan. Not happy with the hand on her face, but had to hurry before getting noticed.

[eland]

A photo to be proud of.

eland

[Leighow]

Super shot -- you old minimalist! Great color photography, and you seem to be capturing the essence of your "place".

HOWIE

[slejhamer]

henkbos wrote:
Not happy with the hand on her face

Yes, that's the only minor flaw, if you want to nitpick. The texture is the rock wall is nice, and having a human point of interest makes this a very good photo.

You may want to use a slightly off-white matte; the hard white is a bit contrasty next to the mid-toned image (to my tired eyes anyway).

Very good.

[henkbos]

Thanks for the comments. Tried to get rid of the hand and adjusted the color of the frame. Was not able to get the colors back. Editing op a laptop sucks and I will not do it again.

Defenitely better without hand, not sure about the frame.

http://www.henkbos.com/Various/Petra_Sales2.jpg

[eland]

Clever job on the hand/arm.
Matte better too.

How come the colors are not as rich any more ?
That makes the original better.

eland

[henkbos]

Am iritated by that as well. Didi the original editing on my laptop in the office. Final editing on my PC at home. Editing on a TFT-screen is totally different.
Still trying to get the colors back though!

[eland]

Interesting (and annoying) problem.
I've never liked laptop screens.

I'm sure you'll solve it.

Regards
eland