Hattie Stamer
October 2019 - A Good Participant
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About the Image(s)
During 4th of July parade, our local police having fun participating. He was helping to create an extra barrier for the jumper. LR basic adjustment, then Nik for conversion. I use the color bars to adjust to get desired shades of grey. Still learning.
Nikon D850, f/5, 1/2000, ISO 1600, 26mm
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11 comments posted
But you are learning well Hattie - great action shot of a leap that I know I will never attempt. I bet you like that D850 - nice image. Posted: 10/06/2019 22:01:28
Hattie, I agree with Gary. This is a difficult leap and an interesting action shot! I like how you've cropped out the extraneous elements. Nicely done.
Even with your cropping, I still find it a bit confusing to look at. I played with your original a bit but couldn't do anything that "worked" for me as a monochrome. Thus, I cheated... smiles. What do you think?
Posted: 10/10/2019 16:27:22
Even with your cropping, I still find it a bit confusing to look at. I played with your original a bit but couldn't do anything that "worked" for me as a monochrome. Thus, I cheated... smiles. What do you think?
Posted: 10/10/2019 16:27:22
Oliver, you could be right about the B/W version. I did have problem have the right subjects to stand out. This might be better off with color. It's interesting how you used partial color. Thanks. Posted: 10/14/2019 11:41:20
Hi Hattie,
In my opinion a very interesting photo, there is movement and energy.
Your cropping photo creates an imaginable triangle, it's cool.
I like Oliver's idea to convert the photo to monochrome and leave the color red. Very interesting how is this done? Posted: 10/11/2019 08:06:11
In my opinion a very interesting photo, there is movement and energy.
Your cropping photo creates an imaginable triangle, it's cool.
I like Oliver's idea to convert the photo to monochrome and leave the color red. Very interesting how is this done? Posted: 10/11/2019 08:06:11
Israel, there are numerous ways to do this. I was exploring some of the capabilities of Nik's Silver Efex Pro 2. Do you have the Nik collection of filters? If so, the control points allow for Selective Color (SC). The control points in general are extremely powerful ways to manipulate your image. If you use a control point, you'll find a tiny "down arrow" at the bottom of the various controls. Clicking on that opens up additional controls, including SC.
I hope this helps!
Posted: 10/11/2019 08:34:04
I hope this helps!
Posted: 10/11/2019 08:34:04
Oliver thanks.
I tried.
Very interesting. Posted: 10/11/2019 08:51:08
I tried.
Very interesting. Posted: 10/11/2019 08:51:08
Hum, I don't know why my image seems so small compare to others. I must got the size wrong. Posted: 10/15/2019 22:32:48
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Good triangular composition of the subjects, I also agree that the background is too busy, but I also think you had little flexability to change the composition for the better. A long lens to blur the background might of worked if you had multiple attempts to get the jumper in the right spot. You did well. Posted: 10/17/2019 19:09:54
Thanks Bob for your input. I'll try a long lens in future for experiment. The place is very busy and everything happened so fast. The cop(s) just happened to be around, and somehow they decided to paticipate. Posted: 10/21/2019 10:05:07
Hi Hattie,
I can see why you thought this was a moment to try to capture. I also agree that the people triangle is the subject that stands out as your subject. I don't think leaving the van in the photo contributes anything, though, so concentrate on the triangle of people.
Aside from that, I don't know how, unless you spend a lot of time in photoshop, creating lens blur after the fact would be worth the effort needed to accomplish it. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to make this happen in photoshop (PHLearn on YouTube has some great videos), but due to the chaos in the image and the need for a high amount of masking, I couldn't come up with anything worth sharing. I believe edits are possible, but it will take some time, patience, and advanced skill to pull it off.
I also agree with your thoughts that the color version might be the choice for this image; color helps these subjects stand out over the black and white. We never know until we try.
Best regards,
LuAnn
Posted: 10/18/2019 13:38:20
I can see why you thought this was a moment to try to capture. I also agree that the people triangle is the subject that stands out as your subject. I don't think leaving the van in the photo contributes anything, though, so concentrate on the triangle of people.
Aside from that, I don't know how, unless you spend a lot of time in photoshop, creating lens blur after the fact would be worth the effort needed to accomplish it. I spent a considerable amount of time trying to make this happen in photoshop (PHLearn on YouTube has some great videos), but due to the chaos in the image and the need for a high amount of masking, I couldn't come up with anything worth sharing. I believe edits are possible, but it will take some time, patience, and advanced skill to pull it off.
I also agree with your thoughts that the color version might be the choice for this image; color helps these subjects stand out over the black and white. We never know until we try.
Best regards,
LuAnn
Posted: 10/18/2019 13:38:20
Thanks LuAnn for your comments. My photoshop skill is quite limited and try to learn more as I go. Never tried with adding blur background but I should look it up and give a try. Posted: 10/21/2019 10:07:40