Thanks Chuck.
Joel W.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I like this one Joel. It reduces the size and glare of the doorway (and
> for me, buzy bee bokeh) and puts the emphasis back on the woman making
> tortillas. Compositionally it just works better.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/24/2013 7:58 PM, DZDub wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> PESO:
> >>
> >> Almost finished scanning the B&W of the families. Here is Raquel making
> >> tortillas in the doorway:
> >>
> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/148936939
> >
> >
> > I really love this one. It's tough! I wanted the detail in the darker
> > areas, but I wanted little less grain/noise, and I had some qualms about
> > the composition itself. You don't slavishly stick to compositional
> > "rules," but I don't see what might be gained in not observing them here.
> > So -- forgive me -- but I experimented with a 1:1 crop:
> >
> > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2873
> >
> > I'm not wedded to it, but I thought it might be good to see if you want
> to
> > rule it out.
> >
> > Before cropping, I used the H/S tool to balance values a bit and used
> > Noiseware at light settings. I thought that worked well enough. I moved
> > the black point to where the pixels began to mount up, which cleans up
> the
> > black a little but seems to lose detail. (It doesn't really lose detail,
> > because there are no pixels there, but it darkens it. Still I think
> that's
> > what must be.
> >
> > I didn't like some blotchiness around her arm above the elbow. Using
> > layers I blended in some gaussian blur to the background as well as to
> the
> > highlights outdoors. I don't think it's quite "there" yet, but that's
> what
> > I did.
> >
> > In another set of layers I applied a bit of sharpening to eyes and hands.
> >
> > Definitely a keeper I'd say, whatever you decide to do with it, but an
> > effort getting there.
> >
> > Joel W.
>
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