Vintage Alarm Clock
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I took this in the studio, using a single strobe. Ever-so-slight crop (more to level the image than anything), mild saturation adjustments and sharpening at 147%. No other processing. C&C welcome.
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Lee
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Is there an advantage to sharpening at > 100% ? Judging from this image I guess there is.
Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)
Did you try sepia or tri-x bw?
- Wil
My mistake, I thought the OP was asking for C&C, not just sycophantic "Me Too!!!"s
- Wil
I find this picture to be evocative of mixed reactions. I, at first, did not care too much for the vast black space on the right. On reflection, however, I consider it an important element of the overall image. I think the stark difference between the bright white and pitch black, along with the crisp line definitions, are the very aspects that give the picture its power.
Very well conceived and executed.
Tom
Thank you, Jack. You think right. I was going to dust it and wipe off the print, but then decided that the schmutz added to the image.
The way I generally sharpen an image is to start at 100% (sharpening and image size), then oscillate the percentage slider up and down until I like it.
What? I thought the stains already were sepia!
Thanks. You must have been channeling me, Wil.
And believe me, Nikolai isn't one for sycophantic "me too" C&Cs. I should know; when I participate in his assignments, I usually get some of his harshest responses. He expects his Dgrin Assignments students to do their very best. So, in this case, I consider his words a great compliment.
And speaking of eight-light glamour set-ups. . . .
Thank you very much, Tom. You saw it exactly as I'd intended it.
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Oh of course (the sharpening), I was thinking you viewed the image at 147% (although how you'd do that I don't know) while sharpening. Guess I was having one of those increasingly frequent "senior moments".
Jack
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Heh! Yeah, I just pick random magnification numbers while sharpening my images.
Actually, while sharpening, I'll view an image at a size near that which it will be when finished. That way I have a pretty good idea of how it'll look.
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