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Tomas Whitehouse
09-05-2008, 18:21
This gentleman fascinated me.
There was three talented fellow's havin quite a rowdy jam in the market square, it was really great to watch.
The sun shining, the smell of fresh coffee, hustle and bustle of the city and this chap and his mates playing their heart's out.
I simply had to chimp.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/tomasdies/Fiddler.jpg
ab$olut
12-05-2008, 08:19
Great shot I like his expression works well in B&W
Duckydoodle
12-05-2008, 08:20
Great capture. Really like it Tomas :thumbs:
oldgit
12-05-2008, 08:33
great eyes and good capture, but a little narrow on the cello IMHO
Tomas Whitehouse
12-05-2008, 09:35
great eyes and good capture, but a little narrow on the cello IMHO

Thanks guys,

I agree with you Paul, it is narrow on cello, I do have this shot but his boat race turned out soft as hell.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/tomasdies/_MG_1049800.jpg
Shane
12-05-2008, 11:18
Fantastic shots, love the second one. How did you PP these?
petemc
12-05-2008, 11:24
The 2nd's composition is much nicer but the processing is very odd. Its like too much fill light. The background has gone grey. It looks really weird.
Tomas Whitehouse
12-05-2008, 11:35
Fantastic shots, love the second one. How did you PP these?

Kind of a manual hdr, one exposure, reduce contrast and then re-boost by sharpening, it's strange I know, but something different that needs a little nuturing. Just trying something different.


The 2nd's composition is much nicer but the processing is very odd. Its like too much fill light. The background has gone grey. It looks really weird.

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the up front and no beating about the bush point of view, i agree it is weird, but so is the chap and weird is what I was trying to emphasize. I do agree with you and understand what you mean. I'm not going to knock this PP on the head just yet but reckon I can get it better. :thinking:
petemc
12-05-2008, 11:41
Perhaps there are better ways of emphazising that though because he doesn't look weird. The background is what looks weird not the guy.
Steep
12-05-2008, 11:51
I agree with Pete about the second shot, it's well composed but the processing is not good, his face looks like it's stuck on with glue and the background looks half solarised. Still it could be a great shot with different processing I think.
Tomas Whitehouse
12-05-2008, 12:21
Here's pretty much the original with just a quick and dirty curves. mono conversion and sharpening.

Interested to see what you fellows think.

All the best.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/tomasdies/IMG_1049.jpg