Definition of a Baboon.

Always messing with ideas, and different processing and editing ideas. So, simple question, does this work, or not?

"Straight" edit:

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I'd try somewhere half way between. I don't understand what the writing background is doing for you.

the 2nd edit is way to over exposed,the first one looks great though

Martin Dixon wrote in post #16857998
I'd try somewhere half way between. I don't understand what the writing background is doing for you.

It is not necessarily "doing" anyhting. I believe that it is always worth trying new things, attempting to change the way one does things so as not to get stuck in a rut.
I like the idea of a background, and I also like the idea of writing in an image. I combined the two. I personally like it, and so do quite a few other folks, but of course, it is subjective and some will either "not get it" or "not like it" or both.

genesimmons wrote in post #16858583
the 2nd edit is way to over exposed,the first one looks great though

By "WAY" too overexposed, you mean blown out and so on? It has a tonal filter on it which is where it differs from the first, and it is brighter, but there are very few blown out areas...at least not on my monitor (calibrated 2 days ago).

Glad you like the first.

Cheers

Am I the only one that expected to see a photo of themself in here?

Yes I meant blown out. By the eyes on the second one. Nice close up shot

I see what you are trying to do here. I would bring back some of the black/contrast in the muzzle to get the same separation from the background overlay as the back of the head.

Numero Ono... But with the sharpness of Baboon in #2...To bad his hair is blocking his right eye.

I like both of them.

The first is a nice portrait/capture, and the processing looks good.

The second makes me think it's a page out of something Darwin would have written. The processing (good or bad) makes it look almost like an image from a page out of a book circa 1800's.

I could actually envision the second one hanging in the baboon hall of a zoo or a museum.

hes gone wrote in post #16859111
=he's gone;16859111]Am I the only one that expected to see a photo of themself in here?

Heh heh.

genesimmons wrote in post #16859423
Yes I meant blown out. By the eyes on the second one. Nice close up shot

Ok. It is bright - not sure it's entirely blown though (Just checked - numerically, brightest is 245,245,243 - close but not blown). I will try to darken that a little and create separartion as Dave3222 suggests below.

Dave3222 wrote in post #16859530
I see what you are trying to do here. I would bring back some of the black/contrast in the muzzle to get the same separation from the background overlay as the back of the head.

Yes, I could try that. Which would help with what genesimmons is saying above.

Bianchi wrote in post #16859637
Numero Ono... But with the sharpness of Baboon in #2...To bad his hair is blocking his right eye.

"By the light of the moon, the big baboon was combing his golden hair..."
Well he didn't! tut tut!

KirkS518 wrote in post #16859663
I like both of them.

The first is a nice portrait/capture, and the processing looks good.

The second makes me think it's a page out of something Darwin would have written. The processing (good or bad) makes it look almost like an image from a page out of a book circa 1800's.

I could actually envision the second one hanging in the baboon hall of a zoo or a museum.

I think you hit the nail on the head with the idea I had...a naturalist's journal...I should attempt to make it more like that, I think.

Cheers

Another edit...this is the original version with the definition applied.
Thoughts?

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I like these and am warming to your original idea. I still think something in between.

Now I understand the writing I see potential, but I feel the need something to make it obvious what the writing is.

Martin Dixon wrote in post #16859894
I like these and am warming to your original idea. I still think something in between.

Now I understand the writing I see potential, but I feel the need something to make it obvious what the writing is.

I did make the word "Baboon" fairly obvious at the top left, as a lead in...

I am aiming to have the viewer think a little more...which is why the writing is faded more - I suppose a balence between having to try to hard, and making it too obvious is the key...

This is an idea I have tried a few times, words and pictures...here a studio one I did...

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