Posts: GeorgeK | Ugly Hedgehog

Sep 22, 2017 15:14:52 #

dat2ra wrote:

Subject and mood. This looks gloomy (to me, anyway), but indecisive. I zoomed it in a bit cutting the "vacant" left side so the balcony emerged directly from the edge. To me, this curve makes the image more powerful.

Thanks. I hadn't thought about cropping on the left.

Sep 22, 2017 13:34:11 #

dadaist wrote:

I share Rab-Eye's opinion; also, the vignette you used goes hand-in-hand with the vintage sepia tone and is additive to the era photo you have produced. In addition, darkening the background building would detract from your photo since it would then blend in too much with the railing. To my eye the lighter background further isolates it from the main subject, which is, the foreground. Just my thoughts-nice work!! Stan

I went with the sepia in an attempt to represent the age of the building and I thought the lighter background gave some overall depth. Thanks for the compliment, Stan.

Sep 22, 2017 09:03:13 #

Rab-Eye wrote:

Theoretically, the suggestions make sense to me, but when I looked at your work before reading the suggestions, I simply liked it very much and found your processing just right for the image. Nice work!

Thank you for looking and the kind words.

Sep 22, 2017 07:45:18 #

Thank you, Joe. Glad you like it.

Sep 22, 2017 05:16:21 #

Thank you for the comment and positive feedback, Jerry.

Sep 21, 2017 14:09:51 #

R.G. wrote:

The railings provide a leading line, but when the eye follows it, the part that it leads to is weakened by the vignette. The railings should be strong right to the end (the eye's destination).

Agree. Thanks for the comment.

Sep 21, 2017 14:08:18 #

twowindsbear wrote:

I like the sepia tone look, but I think ya went just a tad iverbiard on the vignette.

IMHO, of course

Thanks for looking and your comment. I still consider it a work in progress. Will revisit the vignette.

Sep 21, 2017 14:06:50 #

cyclespeed wrote:

I find PP a very personal thing. I try to get a la... (show quote)

Actually, it was a wonderful time vacationing with family but the state of the building shown was indeed somber. Thanks for looking and I appreciate the suggestion re darkening the area between the buildings.

Sep 21, 2017 13:22:27 #

I dug up an old photo I took several years ago in Porto, Portugal. It was a view from the window of an apartment I rented. I am looking for feedback on my post processing. The first is the original followed by my PP efforts. Appreciate any comments.

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Sep 19, 2017 20:47:11 #

Windows Contest

From a trip to Porto several years ago.

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Jun 22, 2017 09:30:45 #

Finding Abstract Beauty in Rust and Deterioriation

Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

May 26, 2017 08:06:19 #

Looking for comments on a laptop

WayneT wrote:

Nice looking laptop. About the only thing missing is a touch screen like the Surface Pro and Vaio Canvas has. Don't worry about the 512G internal drive if you need more room just pick up a 2TB or larger WD Passport to dump your overages onto until you can get them home. I have 512Gb on my Vaio Canvas and I have never had a problem running out of room as my desktop machine is my go to for final work and storage and I carry that Passport with me. They're small enough to put in your pocket.

Appreciate the suggestion.

May 26, 2017 07:59:46 #

Looking for comments on a laptop

jerryc41 wrote:

I has great specs, but limited internal storage. ... (show quote)

Thanks for the links. I will look into the articles.

May 26, 2017 07:40:28 #

Looking for comments on a laptop

For sale by Newegg. Looks like a good price and provides powerful processor, ample memory and enough storage.

I am considering it as a replacement for a tired old desktop. Would use it for PP. I currently run Elements 11.

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