Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions on this image. Most comments thought that the colours in the image were over-saturated. The colours *are* strong, but that's due to the rusty tones and the very warm, late afternoon light. I'm not adverse to nudging the saturation from time to time but this image didn't receive any extra. Of course the image might benefit from a slightly less saturated rendering so the link below has a version with a 10% reduction (and I took a bit of blue out of the sky as well). I have to say I still prefer the original which is more like I remember the scene, and which is also shown for comparison:
http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/Abandoned/index.html Also on this page is a black and white rendering - something suggested by Dave Brooks. It seems to have possibilities but I haven't nailed it yet and I'm not sure exactly where to go with it. The distracting background was also mentioned. It was difficult to get the right angle with this image. There was a road sign and an old shack that I was trying to conceal. There was also a large, hyperactive hound behind a not very substantial fence about 50 metres away so, bugger the background, I was a bit distracted as well... :-)> Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ http://www.blognow.com.au/peso1/ http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Free pop3 email with a spam filter. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/5 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
