Malibu Pier #2

Angelo

Here's an edited version of my "whipping Post" image with suggested edits.

Angelo

Angelo wrote:

Here's an edited version of my "whipping Post" image with suggested edits.

Here's a b/w version:

Angelo

Angelo wrote:

Here's an edited version of my "whipping Post" image with suggested edits.

here's the original:

david_h

Hi Angelo,
I really like the BW version. Personally I liked the volleyball net. Says something about the deserted beach. I agree with taking out the trash can though.
Whatever happened to sunny southern Cal?

bfjr

hey I know that place, been in trouble there myself :uhoh

I like em all don't know which one I like better, be back later give it another look see

ChrisJ

Hi Angelo,

I like the B&W version best. Gives it a more moody tone...

david_h, that's what's known as a "marine layer" and is far too common in sunny SoCal especially in the mornings! It usually burns away by the afternoon, but not always.

Chris

Nikolai

It's much better..
Since you said you didn't try curves, I - with all due respect - tried some for you.
Here - LAB, both a/b curves simply steepened to almost exactly "/" character angle (symmetrical, both A and :


It changed the mood a bit, brought more "sunset" rays, if you will...
I hope you don't mind me playing with your image..

Angelo

david_h wrote:

Hi Angelo,
I really like the BW version. Personally I liked the volleyball net. Says something about the deserted beach. I agree with taking out the trash can though.
Whatever happened to sunny southern Cal?

Thanks David. I hadn't looked at the net in that way but now that you mention it I agree. This image deserves more attention and I'll give it my best. Thanks for looking and commenting.

Angelo

bfjr wrote:

hey I know that place, been in trouble there myself :uhoh

I like em all don't know which one I like better, be back later give it another look see

I look forward to it Ben

Netgarden

I like the VB net too. hehheh, used to play about 25 hours a week and miss it so! Love your shots!

Angelo wrote:

I look forward to it Ben

Dee

I like the fixed color version
Living on the coast myself, I like the vegetation, the light tans, and the "fog" or mist on the hills, I think some of that gets lost in the B&W version.

It's a good shot, and well worth extra attention.

Angelo

95Mcaj wrote:

Hi Angelo,

I like the B&W version best. Gives it a more moody tone...

david_h, that's what's known as a "marine layer" and is far too common in sunny SoCal especially in the mornings! It usually burns away by the afternoon, but not always.

Chris

Thanks Chris... I think I can probably work both versions a bit for improvement. Thanks for visiting.

Angelo

Nikolai wrote:

Since you said you didn't try curves, I - with all due respect - tried some for you.
Here - LAB, both a/b curves simply steepened to almost exactly "/" character angle (symmetrical, both A and :

It changed the mood a bit, brought more "sunset" rays, if you will...
I hope you don't mind me playing with your image..

Nikolai - under the circumstances I don't mind at all. Thank you for taking time to help me improve this shot. You inspired me to try a few PS tricks but got sidetracked... I'll return to it shortly and see what I can accomplish.

Nikolai

Glad to hear that!

Angelo wrote:

Nikolai - under the circumstances I don't mind at all. Thank you for taking time to help me improve this shot. You inspired me to try a few PS tricks but got sidetracked... I'll return to it shortly and see what I can accomplish.

Good luck, don't forget to show us what you end up with!

jwear

both the black and white and color are nice flip a coin and niks touch up i like the sky but not the forground how are doing

Nikolai

I was too lazy...

jwear wrote:

niks touch up i like the sky but not the forground

...to do proper selection to separate skies from the beach.:):
Besides, I only wanted to show an idea of what could be done with LAB/curves, not to mangle with Angelo's picture..

Cheers, mate!

Angelo

OK everyone... here's a new version that I don't intend to address your great suggestions... I'm still working on it... but I happened upon this effect almost by accident and thought it was worth sharing as a "pseudo" abstract (?)

Whatcha think???

USAIR

Both bw and the new version very good
Both photos have different moods
I think I like the last best

Thanks
Fred

ginger_55

Angelo wrote:

OK everyone... here's a new version that I don't intend to address your great suggestions... I'm still working on it... but I happened upon this effect almost by accident and thought it was worth sharing as a "pseudo" abstract (?)

Whatcha think???

I really did like this version, it grabbed my attention, but for the long run, I like Nikolai's version best.

Whenever I show a shot, Andy usually suggests curves a bit. I don't know how much Nikolai did, but I do like his results.

Wonderful shot, Angelo!

ginger

Angelo

Netgarden wrote:

I like the VB net too. hehheh, used to play about 25 hours a week and miss it so! Love your shots!

Thanks Net!

Angelo

Dee wrote:

Living on the coast myself, I like the vegetation, the light tans, and the "fog" or mist on the hills, I think some of that gets lost in the B&W version.

It's a good shot, and well worth extra attention.

Thanks Dee. I look forward to your thoughts on my final version.

Angelo

USAIR wrote:

Both bw and the new version very good
Both photos have different moods
I think I like the last best

Thanks
Fred

Thank you Fred.

Angelo

ginger_55 wrote:

I really did like this version, it grabbed my attention, but for the long run, I like Nikolai's version best.

Whenever I show a shot, Andy usually suggests curves a bit. I don't know how much Nikolai did, but I do like his results.

Wonderful shot, Angelo!

ginger

Hey G - thanks for looking and commenting.

Angelo

OK Folks....

I have worked on this shot a lot and have a final color and a final BW version. I'd appreciate your thoughts on them.

Here's the final color version:

Angelo

and the BW: