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Jan 8, 2021 06:28:25   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
This place is on the road between where I work and live. The sign says Established in 1933. I can't decide between B&W or color. What do you think?

Noodle House B&W
Noodle House B&W...
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Noodle House in Color
Noodle House in Color...
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Jan 8, 2021 07:28:51   #
riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas
 
waegwan wrote:
This place is on the road between where I work and live. The sign says Established in 1933. I can't decide between B&W or color. What do you think?


I like the color
Bruce

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Jan 8, 2021 08:18:28   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
Thanks, Bruce. It will be fun to see where this goes. :-)

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Jan 8, 2021 08:27:50   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Black and white because the colors, esp. the pink waste basket, take away the effect of the scene. I immediately began looking at the colors instead of the scene.

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Jan 8, 2021 09:00:51   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
jaymatt wrote:
Black and white because the colors, esp. the pink waste basket, take away the effect of the scene. I immediately began looking at the colors instead of the scene.

That is interesting, thanks for the feedback. :-)

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Jan 9, 2021 16:22:20   #
lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL
 
Booth are very good. Please raise(lighten) the shadows a bit and with a mask or any tool in your processing software, darken the sky a tad.
Evens out the picture and makes detaiil easier to appreciate.

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Jan 9, 2021 18:20:14   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
lehighjack wrote:
Booth are very good. Please raise(lighten) the shadows a bit and with a mask or any tool in your processing software, darken the sky a tad.
Evens out the picture and makes detaiil easier to appreciate.


Thanks for the feedback. I'm not very good with post processing in digital format but I'll give it a try today or tomorrow and see how it goes.

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Jan 11, 2021 07:31:33   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
lehighjack wrote:
Booth are very good. Please raise(lighten) the shadows a bit and with a mask or any tool in your processing software, darken the sky a tad.
Evens out the picture and makes detaiil easier to appreciate.


This is getting tricky trying to fix the blown out sky. I may end up reshooting it.

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Jan 11, 2021 07:34:24   #
lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL
 
In most post processing apps, there is a GRADIENT filter. Check YouTube. Composition and subject very interesting. Always learn

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Jan 11, 2021 07:45:25   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
lehighjack wrote:
In most post processing apps, there is a GRADIENT filter. Check YouTube. Composition and subject very interesting. Always learn

Which program are you using. I have PaintShop Pro and RAW Therapee. I shot this in RAW. I suppose I could just get a nice dark blue sky off of another photo and change the background. I'll play with it later this week if I get time.

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Jan 11, 2021 11:05:06   #
lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL
 
PSPro has a gradient filter, i think. Raw is way to go. Just lighten shadows a bit and darken highlights globally; should do the trick,

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Jan 12, 2021 08:39:06   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
lehighjack wrote:
PSPro has a gradient filter, i think. Raw is way to go. Just lighten shadows a bit and darken highlights globally; should do the trick,


Thanks, I'll give it a try in a couple of days. :-)

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Jan 17, 2021 06:32:21   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
lehighjack wrote:
PSPro has a gradient filter, i think. Raw is way to go. Just lighten shadows a bit and darken highlights globally; should do the trick,

Here are a couple I tried to fix with Canon DPP. It was easier to work the building than the sky so I darkened the whole thing and lightened the building.


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Jan 17, 2021 06:40:42   #
waegwan Loc: Mae Won Li
 
waegwan wrote:
Here are a couple I tried to fix with Canon DPP. It was easier to work the building than the sky so I darkened the whole thing and lightened the building.

Here's one more.


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Jan 17, 2021 07:29:12   #
lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL
 
Color one is, to my eyes, much improved. The B&W pix are ok. Start with the raw file and lighten shadows all the way and then lighten highlights all the way. Then adjust to taste. Convert to B & W , lastly use the contrast slider to extend or decrease perceived dynamic range. Good work

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