On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > Luiz, Frank, Ken Anthony, Godfrey, Jack, Dave, Christian - thanks for > the comments on "Pistons and Gears". > > Ken noted that there were actually no pistons present in the image - I > guess that demonstrates my level of knowledge of mechanical engineering, > or lack thereof..... > > Some specific responses: > > Jack noted: "I do feel I want to see more of the lower right". So do I, > now you mention it. Not sure why I framed it like that but I'll have > another try when I return to the site in a few weeks. > > Anthony and Godfrey felt that the colour intensity was a bit bright. > > Confession time! I was treating this as an abstract and did nudge the > brightness more that I would normally do using a Photoshop action called > "Paint with Light". It basically adds a Colour Burn" layer and a > "Colour Dodge" layer to the image and you can adjust the depth and > intensity of the colour by painting on the layers with low opacity black > and white, respectively. I find it a nice action to have handy but it > can be easily overdone! > > Anyway, here's the image without the 'Paint with Light" layers. > > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/IMGP8998peso1.jpg > > and here's the original PESO: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/118084/Pistons_and_Gears.html >
I like the first one better. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
