Critique Part II

yewsiang · 21st March 2006

This is a continuation of my previous post. To make it less messy, I have decided to start another thread for this pair of corrected pics. Fire away, critics...which one is better? Done on a Spyder calibrated display with 2.2 gamma... Thanks to all in advance.

spurssy · 21st March 2006

Well, care to say what you did to the photos? So that I have a better understanding and focal points...

Anyway, based on what I can differentiate, it's the colours and lines.. the top one is definitely better.

However, if the cars are your subjects, do something to the background (blur it). With cars, it's very easy to do a selection, inverse and blur the bgd.

Of course you don't blur the foreground (the road, etc.) to maintain realism.

EDIT: Oops, i didn't see the previous thread about this comparison... i tot your previous meant another set of photos... pls forgive if anything has been mentioned previously.

yewsiang · 21st March 2006

Erm....no. Nothing like what you said has been said in my previous post.

theRBK · 25th March 2006

the problem with the usual street lights is that they are not really incandescent but sodium vapour lights...they are very deficient in many colours...if the cars are blue or green the colours might look funny...but looking at the street sign (the blue wheelchair sign which is blue), there seems to be some other forms of lighting as well, or the street lights are not the usual sodium vapour types...

benedium · 25th March 2006

The one on top is better

yewsiang · 25th March 2006

ok. Noted...Thanks.

21st March 2006	#1
yewsiang New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	Critique Part II This is a continuation of my previous post. To make it less messy, I have decided to start another thread for this pair of corrected pics. Fire away, critics...which one is better? Done on a Spyder calibrated display with 2.2 gamma... Thanks to all in advance.

21st March 2006	#2
spurssy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 443	Re: Critique Part II Well, care to say what you did to the photos? So that I have a better understanding and focal points... Anyway, based on what I can differentiate, it's the colours and lines.. the top one is definitely better. However, if the cars are your subjects, do something to the background (blur it). With cars, it's very easy to do a selection, inverse and blur the bgd. Of course you don't blur the foreground (the road, etc.) to maintain realism. EDIT: Oops, i didn't see the previous thread about this comparison... i tot your previous meant another set of photos... pls forgive if anything has been mentioned previously. __________________ Adams Tan Flickr: Hawaii, Tasmania Last edited by spurssy; 21st March 2006 at 09:25 AM.

21st March 2006	#3
yewsiang New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	Re: Critique Part II Erm....no. Nothing like what you said has been said in my previous post.

25th March 2006	#4
theRBK Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,807	Re: Critique Part II the problem with the usual street lights is that they are not really incandescent but sodium vapour lights...they are very deficient in many colours...if the cars are blue or green the colours might look funny...but looking at the street sign (the blue wheelchair sign which is blue), there seems to be some other forms of lighting as well, or the street lights are not the usual sodium vapour types... Last edited by theRBK; 25th March 2006 at 09:48 AM.

25th March 2006	#5
benedium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upp Thomson Posts: 1,188	Re: Critique Part II The one on top is better

25th March 2006	#6
yewsiang New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	Re: Critique Part II ok. Noted...Thanks.