Thanks, Frank Seems to be a pretty much even split! I'll probably end up combining bits of each into a single image....
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:46:40 -0500, "frank theriault" <knarftheria...@gmail.com> said: > 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 > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- 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.
