They are very subtle but definite changes for the better. So when can you
move to South Carolina and help me do this to 500,000 photos?
Tina
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There are some great subjects in this series.
>
> But to me, the tonalities are all over the map. It seems to me that they
> would be helped by choosing an overall look and
> sticking with it.
>
> Waiting Patiently seems too light to me, and a little soft.
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> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=Waiting_Patientlya.jpg
> >
>
> Maria Monueles I don't understand. It's light overall, but, the nearby
> foliage is especially light. Might it have been
> taken with a green filter?
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> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=Maria_Monuelesa.jpg
> >
>
> If you want a gritty, high contrast look, the interior shots are fine.
> Personally, I would knock the grain down a little
> and bring up the shadows a little.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=Chayote_for_Luncha.jpg
> >
>
> I like Grinding Corn for Tortillas a lot as it is, but a little better
> with her face a little clearer and deep shadows
> lifted a little. t may look like a bit too much, flipping back and forth,
> but if you just look at the altered one for a
> while, I think it looks good.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=Grinding_Corn_%20for_Tortillasa.jpg
> >
>
> For Dawn, I chose to use noise reduction to soften the background a
> little, and both reduced grain and sharpened the boy
> in front, to help him stand out from the background.
> <
> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=Dawna.jpg
> >
>
> More Homework is just a tough image, with the subject in backlit shadow.
> One may bring him up and the bright background
> down, but it's still less than great.
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> http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Manley&image=More_Homeworka.jpg
> >
>
> I think if you look at all my versions, you will see more consistency in
> the brightness, contrast and tonality.
>
> Black White Moose
>
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