Altered Red Railings. Posted with Steve's permission. I took Steve's original, cropped, adjusted curves, heavy unsharp mask, then used the dry brush effect. At first, I was trying for a more subtle effect, but then I thought, "What the heck, might as well do it radical!". --Warren
posted by Warren T. at 11:53 PM
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Steve, I hope this wasn't too horrifying :) I tried adding photographic grain, but I felt that it didn't do what I wanted to the background railings. I chose to use the drybrush effect, and I dialed back on the brushstroke size to make it more subtle in the final version.
-- WT
Wow, really nice, Warren! It's totally different now, but more in line with what I *wanted* - more abstract. The drybrush technique is nice - not overdone at all. To my untutored eyes, the railings now look even more like Chinese characters, and even the shadows stand out more and add to the overall effect.
Thank you very much! You've inspired me to play with this image (and it's brother, shot at a smaller aperture a second or two later) this weekend.
Best regards,SteveR
... and I just thought to do this. Using the "Open Link in new window" right-click menu, I opened both Warren's version and my original version in separate windows, them sized them so that I could see them side-by-side. I encourage anyone interested to try this. Warren's improvements make the image much more "finshed"-looking and "clean" - those are the 2 words that come immediately to mind.
What do you think?
-- SteveR
I must say that it was very interesting and fun to do this exercise. I tried to visualize what you were intending when you made the original picture. I'm glad that you like the result. Thanks for allowing me to edit your shot.
-- WT
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