perfect_pixel Senior Member  454 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: Salisbury, UK More info | Mar 24, 2007 16:29 | #1 Hi,  First question is what do you think of the picture? Second question what improvements would be worth doing? Original (resized to 50% of original for uploading but no other PP) is HERE  if anyone wants a project  .
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Franko515 "doped up on pills"  2,478 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Crete, Illinois More info | Mar 24, 2007 16:42 | #2 Here is a quick edit.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Light, composition, shooting technique matter to the end quality most. -Pekka
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strmrdr Goldmember  1,853 posts Joined Sep 2006 More info | Im not too happy with it but this is what I got with a quick edit.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. .....
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Radtech1 Everlasting Gobstopper  6,455 posts Likes: 36 Joined Jun 2003 Location: Trantor More info | Mar 24, 2007 20:36 | #4 I can't improve on Franko's edit. He got the contrast, the splash of color and the crop that I would have. .
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Mar 24, 2007 20:49 | #5 Well I see you have both cropped the pillar out of the left hand side which was one of the things I was agonising over (should I? shouldn't I?), so that seems conclusive!  Just for a bit of context this is one of the last two statues in the Temple of Apollo at Stourhead Park. They are in the alcoves at the front of the temple facing over the lake:  Full statue of the female is:  Male statue looks like:  Just thought this might add a little interest! Thanks again for looking and your help. Steve
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reidr Member  67 posts Joined Mar 2005 Location: OIB, NC More info | Mar 24, 2007 23:04 | #6 Here is my answer.... although the statue is weathered and chipped, the beauty is that it makes for a great photo.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Your Signature Here!
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TheImagician Junior Member 29 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Galveston Island, near Texas More info | Mar 25, 2007 05:40 | #7 I don't think that it can get any better than Franko's edit. Respect your superiors, if you have any. Mark Twain
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kmorgan Senior Member  282 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: Hauppauge, Long Island, NY More info | Here are my changes.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Kevin Morgan
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Mar 25, 2007 10:11 | #9 Thanks for all your ideas. After having slept on it I see that my first one had just got dull looking and I'd lost the nice reddy-brown lichen which was what drew me to the picture in the first place.
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Franko515 "doped up on pills" 2,478 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Crete, Illinois More info | Mar 25, 2007 10:25 | #10 Radtech1 wrote in post #2925153 I can't improve on Franko's edit. He got the contrast, the splash of color and the crop that I would have. Rad The Imagician wrote in post #2926687 I don't think that it can get any better than Franko's edit. perfect_pixel wrote in post #2927360 Thanks for all your ideas. After having slept on it I see that my first one had just got dull looking and I'd lost the nice reddy-brown lichen which was what drew me to the picture in the first place. I think that I agree with people about Franko's edit. It just looks nice and clean. kmorgan I really like your first edit. It seems to emphasise the imperfections and is like what I had envisioned originally. Your second is a little extreme for me although I still like it, it's very dramatic. Thanks again everyone! Steve Thanks all Light, composition, shooting technique matter to the end quality most. -Pekka
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ArmRule Member  142 posts Joined Sep 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia More info | Here a couple of version from me. The first one has a little colour in it, and a green tone. The second one is just mono. The first one has 5% of Uniform Noise added while the second has 10%. Contrast were heavily boosted in both. There's a bit of saturation reduced in the first one too. A little bit of USM applied to both as well.  #2
Canon 350D + BGE3, 420EX, EF-S 18-55 f3.5-5.6 II, Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4.5, EF 70-200 f4L USM
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feilb Senior Member  273 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI More info | Mar 26, 2007 20:17 | #12 Here's one also. Not going for any special effect or anything, just a few minor adjustments (including a crop).
A bump in contrast, some color and saturation adjustment, other minor things. Original: -- Call me Brandon
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GlennNK Goldmember  4,630 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Victoria, BC More info | Mar 26, 2007 21:39 | #13 I guess we all pretty well agree on the cropping. My opinion is that you either crop (as others have done), or you shoot to include the surrounding alcove to frame the statue. The problem is that you're shooting up, and although the sides of the alcove are parallel, they won't come out that way, and it will require a lot more PP. When did voluptuous become voluminous?
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