Richard Siersma  


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This was taken while onboard a US Naval Amphibious ship; to help pass some transient time to the Western Pacific the Captain allowed the crew to enjoy a "steel beach picnic". To build an "esprit de corps" there was competitional events between the Navy and the Marine Corps. The original B&W negative was scanned and cropped; I also increased the contrast slightly.


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9 comments posted




Barbara E Miller   Barbara E Miller
All the intensity of the struggle is mirrored in the faces--it is a super shot with such great sharpness. I thought at first glance the chap on the R was John Kennedy, I suppose it is the hair likeness. If you could possibly clone out the man between them (with something in his eye? or a whistle in his mouth?) to me it would make this image even more outstanding. A great human interest image Rick.   Posted: 08/02/2018 18:13:45



 
This in a faded black and white, looks uninteresting to me. How about going into photoshop color variations, where you can play with reds,greens and blues, darken and lighten, to produce an entirely different approach.   Posted: 08/07/2018 13:52:01
Richard Siersma   Richard Siersma
Thank you for your comment Richard; unfortunately this was a scanned black and white negative. Because of a lack of color information, PS did not allow me to make too many changes. Perhaps it's due to my limited knowledge of PS, if you could suggest a tool which does not rely on color information I could make some improvements.   Posted: 08/07/2018 14:31:32
Dr Isaac Vaisman   Dr Isaac Vaisman
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With all due respect Richard, I do not agree with you. The blacks and the whites are well handled, and more so, coming from a scanned negative. Not to mention the impact of the image.   Posted: 08/10/2018 10:28:18



 
I did not realise that this was a black and white copy. I have used the color variations in photoshop to change B & W pics before. There are six variations and they can be used in various ways, to change or re-color mono pics and others as well.   Posted: 08/10/2018 10:46:50
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I like the picture the way that you processed it. It is nice and sharp and tells a story. I might clone out some of the unwanted stuff; Also, I would add a thin white border.   Posted: 08/14/2018 12:01:39



Oliver Morton   Oliver Morton
Richard, the intensity of your image is wonderful. Your camera angle, your use of monochrome and the grain of the image all reinforce each other beautifully. I agree with Nick that it might be beneficial to clone out or diminish some of the competing items. For example, there are a few bright areas in the background (the ref's shirt and the white area under the ref's arm).   Posted: 08/18/2018 08:30:26



 
The angle of view that you have taken the photo has added the good composition to the photo. The referee in the B/G needs to be there for the reference in what is taken place. The only part that bothers me id just below the whistle id a vertical white line that i would remove.   Posted: 08/21/2018 14:30:12



 
This is a lovely image with great character and dynamism, Richard. I agree with Barbara that if you cloned out the figure between them, it would be even better   Posted: 08/26/2018 05:01:50