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Hi All,
I truly enjoy blk wht images but don't quite get mine where I want. I thought I would give this a shot..probably not the best original as the dog is gray, reddish and white but in the last couple of weeks I find myself drawn to reflections and do like this one. What do you think? I also rec. a huey for christmas and have tried to calibrate my laptop so too light/dark?
Thanks for C&C
I truly enjoy blk wht images but don't quite get mine where I want. I thought I would give this a shot..probably not the best original as the dog is gray, reddish and white but in the last couple of weeks I find myself drawn to reflections and do like this one. What do you think? I also rec. a huey for christmas and have tried to calibrate my laptop so too light/dark?
Thanks for C&C
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There is at least one thread on converting to B&W images (a technique that is quite useful in getting the right contrast in color images, by the way):
http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=53842
Using this technique, I did this to the color photo:
Just a bit of channel blending, some curves, and shadow/highlight. You can adjust the contrast to taste (if you find this too contrasty). I think it brings out more fur detail.
Converting this to greyscale gives this:
John, there is a sticky full of B&W conversion threads at the first link at the top of this forum
Nice conversions, but I think I prefer the color version for this image
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I too like the color version. I tried to remove the red between the reflection and the dog but when I did it removed too much red on the real dog fur...any suggestions there?
Thanks again for all help!:D
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Thanks again for all the help/advice!!
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I did the equivalent of what Pathfinder suggested, but a little differently. I desaturated in LAB, and limited it's effect (on a different layer) using Blend-If to limit it to the redder parts of the image (which are the pole and its reflection).
Thank You I really like it now without the bold red down middle.
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Here's how to do it. Basically you can desaturate the A channel (only) in LAB, since you're only interested in desaturating Reds. Then you use Blend-If to limit this to the more saturated reds (technically, magentas).
Take the image you like (either your original or mine with the contrast enhanced, or some other).
1. Go into LAB (Image->Mode->LAB)
2. Duplicate the Layer and select the top layer
3. On the Top Layer select the A channel (you can then click on LAB to make everything
visible)
4. Image->Apply Image
Select the A channel from the Background layer, inverted, Overlay mode
Overlaying the A or B channel's inverse onto itself desaturates the colors it represents. You can control the desaturation with Opacity, but there's no need to do that here.
5. Double click on the top layer to get to the Layer Style dialog.
6. Select the A channel for Blend-If and set the sliders for the Underlying Channel to limit the
layer to higher A values (more saturated magentas):
You can watch the image as you move the bottom black slider from left to right to see the value where the pole starts to go back to its more saturated color, and back off from that. Then Alt-click the slider to split it, and put a "transition" range in so sort of blur the effect.
7. Image->Mode->RGB and you're done.
I am printing this post for future reference!!
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If nothing else I sure have learned alot working it!! Thanks again.
C&C welcome.
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