Thanks, Bruce. I actually brought the sky way down and left it at that. I'm very ambivalent as to what its fate may be. Chances are it'll suffer a delete in the very near future.
Jack --- On Sun, 3/21/10, Bruce Dayton <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> > Subject: Re: PESO: Bogue Barn II > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 5:23 PM > Well, overall I like it. It is > not an absolute 'stunner', but it is > a very nice shot, nonetheless. I did try playing > around further with > desaturation and B&W conversions. I almost prefer > even less color as > this shot seems more about lines and contrasts. You > might take a > stab at bringing the color down so that there is just a > tiny hint in > the sky and grass and see what you think. Certainly a > keeper, though. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:18:59 PM, you wrote: > > JD> I've found myself returning to this shot and messin' > with color > JD> and framing. I'm considering adding it to my "Barns > and Stuff" > JD> website gallery, still have some nagging > reservations. > JD> I cropped the top and bottom, removed a hint of red > evident in > JD> the front and roof, desaturated the sky some and > cleaned up the foreground. > JD> Appreciate your comments. I need your encouragement > if you are so inclined. > JD> I have to stand back from it at this point. > > JD> Thanks! > > JD> Jack > > JD> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=466 > > > JD> > > > > > -- > 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.
