OK, I just went back and did a bit of cropping which eliminated the men on the left - worked like a champ! I'll get rid of the propane sign and do a bit of light tweaking and it'll be good to go!
AndyH
Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
The other thought I had, though it's beyond my photoshop capabilities, I think, would be to mask the image of the veteran in the first image, pull it out, and superimpose it on the second scene's background, which is a little more tightly framed than the first one. That would be fun and interesting, but a lot of work.
I think you can do a lot with the first image by itself though. The angle of the photo gives just a little of the expression, and focuses on the detail of his hearing aids, which send a message in and of themselves. The more I look at these images the more captivated I am.
Andy
AndyH wrote:
Looks great!!
Thanks! Sometimes the best fix is the easiest.
AndyH wrote:
Sue, you're right. I like the angles of the first one much better. I think you can do it with any pixel based editor.
jaymatt,
What I love about Sue's image is that you are seeing two images at the same time, both through the veteran's eyes, and the reality playing out in front of him. To me, the illusion is the more important image, the one through his eyes. In my mind, making the "current" scene as ambiguous as possible helps create that mood, so removing or blurring the elements that he is not seeing "through the filter of his memory" helps. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's the way I'm seeing the scene play out.
Reality is greatly overrated anyway!
Andy
Sue, you're right. I like the angles of the first ... (
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That is another way of looking at it, I’ll grant you that.
I do like this crop better.
Very well done.....tells the story perfectly.
Grumble grumble. Wonderful shots of a staged reenactment may be wonderful, but it still is not Street Photography.
These got a lot if attention here, but would have been even more popular in an appropriate section.
Apaflo wrote:
Grumble grumble. Wonderful shots of a staged reenactment may be wonderful, but it still is not Street Photography.
These got a lot if attention here, but would have been even more popular in an appropriate section.
Actually, the main focus was on the man, not the actors so I felt it fell into the right category - am I splitting hairs here? BTW - all my other Remagen shots were posted over in the gallery.
AndyH
Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire
SueScott wrote:
Actually, the main focus was on the man, not the actors so I felt it fell into the right category - am I splitting hairs here? BTW - all my other Remagen shots were posted over in the gallery.
Yeah, not sure exactly where would be best, but it’s primarily a shot of a spectator at the equivalent of a street fair. Wherever it belongs it’s a fantastic image.
Andy
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