Can this be salvaged?

[TrishaW]

jpeg shot with my A85 point and shoot. Taken in low incandescent light, hand held so it is very grainy. This is the best I could do to save it with my skills and PS. Unfortunately I chucked the original.
Salvage or improvements?
Better B&W?
Thanks!


Original image on page 2
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/toyota_015/Sharinglandscape-1.jpg

[jgrussell]

I think you're probably going to be better off going with some B&W processing. Here's a sample of what might be done (still a little noisy!):

[tiktaalik]

I quite like this. I cropped, converted to B&W, lightened up the cat a bit, and added a sepia filter.

[TrishaW]

Thank you both.
I tried a B&W as well but was distracted by the stripe that ran behind the cat. I haven't enough pp skills to take it out or fix the over exposed area's.
The sepia evens it out and the crop still suits the compostion.
I guess I should "practice" more and take pictures I don't have to fix!:wink:

[tracknut]

Personally I think the first image you posted is the best of the options, it's a fantastic image and I'd leave it just as is.

Dave

[toyoufromzero]

whats the story behind the photo?

[Chet]

Not a lot of info left in this photo to play with.

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/419295360_ebZdP-M.jpg

[theveed]

Image too small to work with without significant posterization... but here goes.

colored
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/theveed/Sharinglandscape-color.jpg

mono
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a69/theveed/Sharinglandscape-bw.jpg

[TrishaW]

Story behind the photo: Who get's the last Cherio!

[ctranter]

looks like a 17th century painting

[Chet]

Story behind the photo: Who get's the last Cherio!


So who won?

[TrishaW]

Why the cat of course.... he's a bully!

[theveed]

Garfield moment hehe

[Tom O]

Personally I think the first image you posted is the best of the options, it's a fantastic image and I'd leave it just as is.

Dave

+1...forget the technicalities and enjoy the photo..I love the story I see in it:D

[Whippeticious]

I think this is so beautiful. It looks like it was taken a 100 years ago.

[Vulcan58]

Hmm, multi quote not working, but I go with those that said it looked like a 17thC painting / 100 years ago etcThe moment I looked at the reposted pic (original not showing) I thought the same.It's a very interesting photo and certainly reminds me of perhaps Rembrandt or such old Dutch Master.Excellent - love it.

[TrishaW]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/toyota_015/IMG_0872-1.jpg

Thanks, that's how it affected me as well!