Lynn, great shot Could you try to darken the background to give some contrast between the faces and the bacjground? Make them become more of a focal point.
The composition works, you can't beat the subject matter, nice catchlights in the mother's eye, which is especially hard to get in a profile like this. I suppose if we want to be picky about it, we'd rather have the mother's eye in perfect focus than the baby's. But maybe not. All in all, a picture I would be proud to have taken.
As to the background contrast issue, that's probably something that could best handled durig the B&W conversion. Lynn, please, will you give us access to the ORIGINAL color image? I'll bet there is room for technical post improvement in this really really fine image.
Lynn, great shot Could you try to darken the background to give some contrast between the faces and the bacjground? Make them become more of a focal point.
Let's start with a credible color version. I used LAB curves to move the flesh tones of the original into the realm of possible and increase the contrast a bit. I don't have Lynn's crop here:
I don't know, you could still want a B&W converson, but maybe not so much now. I'll work on that next.
Very nice
Personally, although there isn't much contrast between faces and the background, I think it's okay if that's how the scene really looked. When I first saw it, it conveyed to me that the mother and child were in a room with a lot of good light coming in... like a sunroom on a bright afternoon. It's as if the warmth of the sun beam helped ease the child to sleep.
The mother's stern look is a bit more confusing to me. I'm not sure if she's exhausted or just daydreaming. I like her expression better in the the color versions.
A great photo with lots of emotion. Nice.
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One thing I noticed is that in the BW version she's looking up and off
into the distance. In the colored version she's looking at the baby. Wierd.:uhoh
One thing I noticed is that in the BW version she's looking up and off
into the distance. In the colored version she's looking at the baby. Wierd.:uhoh
two seperate shots Allen... second one is better I think..:D I get absorbed in working on the first shot I convert from raw and then looking through the rest of them find a better one .. do it all the time.. compulsive.
One thing I noticed is that in the BW version she's looking up and off
into the distance. In the colored version she's looking at the baby. Wierd.:uhoh
I thought they were different shots......
lovely shots Lynn... I much prefer the original colour to the adjusted version, its so much warmer, suits the mood
two seperate shots Allen... second one is better I think..:D I get absorbed in working on the first shot I convert from raw and then looking through the rest of them find a better one .. do it all the time.. compulsive.
I see that now, my DW pointed it out to me. My brains not functioning at 100%, been fightin' a sinus effection. I like the BW but the eyes looking away is distracting.
One thing I noticed is that in the BW version she's looking up and off
into the distance. In the colored version she's looking at the baby. Wierd.:uhoh
you are right ,two dif. shots look at the eye lash up in one down in the other .did not see that at first [good eye ]Jeff
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I saw the photo posted as a colour shot. Maybe I'm just a fan of B&W but, you've managed to edit the photo to show the beuaty of youth and the mystery of innocense.
I saw the photo posted as a colour shot. Maybe I'm just a fan of B&W but, you've managed to edit the photo to show the beuaty of youth and the mystery of innocense.
Nice work, beutiful shot! :encore
thanks all.. I'm not quite happy with it.. but then.. are we ever? I appreciate your feedback no end. Thanks again.
I like: composition, mood, sharpness/softness, intimacy and crop
I dislike: the tint, that's all, I don't like the purplish/brownish/pinkish tint... I would like to see this one in a duotone with perhaps a tad of green
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As to the background contrast issue, that's probably something that could best handled durig the B&W conversion. Lynn, please, will you give us access to the ORIGINAL color image? I'll bet there is room for technical post improvement in this really really fine image.
I don't know, you could still want a B&W converson, but maybe not so much now. I'll work on that next.
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Personally, although there isn't much contrast between faces and the background, I think it's okay if that's how the scene really looked. When I first saw it, it conveyed to me that the mother and child were in a room with a lot of good light coming in... like a sunroom on a bright afternoon. It's as if the warmth of the sun beam helped ease the child to sleep.
The mother's stern look is a bit more confusing to me. I'm not sure if she's exhausted or just daydreaming. I like her expression better in the the color versions.
A great photo with lots of emotion. Nice.
Jim
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into the distance. In the colored version she's looking at the baby. Wierd.:uhoh
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lovely shots Lynn... I much prefer the original colour to the adjusted version, its so much warmer, suits the mood
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you are right ,two dif. shots look at the eye lash up in one down in the other .did not see that at first [good eye
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the 2nd shot does it for me... It is far better than the first IMO, the picture is 'more defined' if you know what I mean
Thanks for sharing!
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I saw the photo posted as a colour shot. Maybe I'm just a fan of B&W but, you've managed to edit the photo to show the beuaty of youth and the mystery of innocense.
Nice work, beutiful shot! :encore
I like: composition, mood, sharpness/softness, intimacy and crop
I dislike: the tint, that's all, I don't like the purplish/brownish/pinkish tint...
maybe something like this?
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picture won't load for some reason.. was'nt that good anyway..