#48 first try from Paintguy. input please?

Paintguy

#1. Tools from Grandpa

I don't know about the rest of you but avoiding anything in Photoshop is killing me. This was done with a bit of plastic over the lens. I guess I take most of the low-tech direction to make the picture look like it was taken on ancient equipment.



#2. Turquoise Exposed

I see this image as a common surprise when getting an old roll of film developed. High ISO for noise, over exposed and a plastic wrap.

#3. Filter Flip


Let me know what you think.

silversx80

#1, for sure. It has a certain dilapidated feel to me, which I'm partial to. I don't think there is anything I'd do to improve it.

#2 is too over exposed. I feel it just pushes my eyes out of the frame.

#3 is nice, but distracting with the hand in the frame and deep depth of field. Perhaps another shot, but with a shollower dof to have everything outside of the filter in a creamy bokeh. Then, the filter orientated in such a way so that the bush fills it without the trees and grass showing up too. I don't know how possible that is...

MikeK

Yeah, pretty much what he said....
Nice ideas!

Paintguy

Thanks for the input. I like your idea shooting #3 again. Unfortunately I will need to find another bush as a hail storm trashed most of the blossoms on that one.

whiterice

Absolutely #1.

dave6253

#1 is NICE.

oldtown_dreamer

I like #1. i think you got the ancient look you were going for.