A View of Coit Tower
I took this a few weeks back when Warren and I spent a Sunday morning in the North Beach/Coit Tower area. I originally took it in color and I mucked around with the saturation just to play around. No matter what I did with the color, I liked this b&w version better. I just like b&w better I think - even the family photos.Eric
posted by Eric at 9:46 PM
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Hi Eric, there are a few other things that you can try here even in this B&W image. You can dodge the shadows, and burn the highlights, to even out the levels a bit, then bump the contrast a little to give the image a little more oomph.
Also, did you know that you can do perspective control in Photoshop? You can compensate for the "falling down backwards" effect that you get when shooting at certain angles with a wide angle lens. This usually fell into the realm of the perspective control lens in pre-digital days, but it can be done with some success in the digital darkroom these days with Photoshop. I'm not sure if the book that I lent you talks about this, but you can find info on it in on the Internet. Just something to keep in mind, maybe for next time.
BTW, I often can't resist taking this picture every time I walk by this alley, but I restrained myself that day, and avoided it :). Glad you got the shot.
--WT
Thx for the comments. If I have time before Friday, I will check this out.
ej
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