I'd consider leaving the smaller light spots. Otherwise, I'd work with the clone tool, as Paul suggests. I wouldn't bother with the small light spots either those in front or behind. The large light area above his head, obviously must go and "something" need be done with the light around his lower face and chin. It's leaving of the sharp edges in that area, especially the high contrast cigarette, that would present a problem for me. Not sure I have the needed patience and steady hand. To a great extent, it depends upon how badly you want to save this image.
Jack --- On Sun, 3/7/10, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> > Subject: PESO - Cellist on Augusta > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <PDML@pdml.net> > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:40 AM > I'm struggling with this one. > Took about 1/2 dozen of this young man > (the cigarette rather interested me), but the background > was horrible > - not just passing pedestrians, but all sorts of junk kept > getting in > the way, not matter what angle I shot from. Harsh > light wasn't my > friend either. Even this shot (the least cluttered of > the bunch) was > cropped severely to "clean things up" - at least a bit. > > Does it work? I'd prefer more environment in the > shot, but given > that's not possible what are your thoughts on this one: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/cellist-on-augusta.html > > I fear it may be one for the trashcan - an "almost but not > quite". > > Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged. > > 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. > -- 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.
