Does this work for anyone?

ordinaryless · 15th July 2004

Hi all,

The pics were out of focus and i was hoping to turn them into some abstract pics. I added the grains to both the pics and did some burning and stuff. Haha, my PS is skill quite limited but, does this work for anyone?

Pic 1

Pic 2

Which is better?

AlOn_ · 15th July 2004

prefer #2...

how about making the rest of the hands a little bit more blurry ?

ordinaryless · 15th July 2004

Originally Posted by AlOn_

prefer #2...

how about making the rest of the hands a little bit more blurry ?

Hi Alon,

thanks for the comments.

I dun wanna blur the rest of the hands becos i want pple to see a 'trail' of hands instead of just the hands in front.

ordinaryless · 17th July 2004

come on guys..im still waiting for opinion..

kman · 17th July 2004

The slight blur in the pic actually suits the mood of the pic. I thought it worked quite well even without the burning. If anything I thought the pic could use a little more contrast. Makes it a little more dramatic.

Nice shot.

ordinaryless · 17th July 2004

thanks for ya advice kman.. i appreciate it..

I increased the contrast and here's the pic...

Better?

Btw, u got the same nick as my brother! haha..he's not in cs though

kman · 17th July 2004

That's kewl but I would burn the hand a little as it looks too hot now...I would also tweak the hue a little as it looks a little green...

I would crop the photo a tad more to bring the focus to the hands...

Hope you don't mind but here's what I've done with it...see what you think.

Nice shot btw.

Originally Posted by ordinaryless

thanks for ya advice kman.. i appreciate it..

I increased the contrast and here's the pic...

Better?

Btw, u got the same nick as my brother! haha..he's not in cs though

ordinaryless · 18th July 2004

Hey Kman, thanks for taking the trouble to improve my pic.

For cropping of pic, i think i would still prefer my original 'uncut' version.To me,it looks more natural having to see the entire length of the hand on the first pair and seeing less and less of the hands on the subsequent pairs, somehow it forms a converging pattern.

i love the way u burned the hand and tweaked the hue. It appears to have a sligh blueish cast now but it looks cool to me. haha.

ordinaryless · 19th July 2004

Kman,

How did u adjust the hue so that its not greenish? I press Ctrl+U to adjust the hue but it makes no difference becos its already in BW.

how did u do it?

mattlock · 19th July 2004

hey I think you've gotta know what you're trying to say with your picture
You can increase the contrast or change the sharpness or blahblahblah but then does doing all that make your photo say what you want it to say?
Everyone's gonna have their own opinion about what works
your first two photos say totally different things but neither is "better" until you decide what you're trying to say, then perhaps it's "better at illustrating what I'm trying to say"

Minoxman · 19th July 2004

I agree with Matlock.
Matlock, what are you trying to say?

ordinaryless · 20th July 2004

Originally Posted by mattlock

hey I think you've gotta know what you're trying to say with your picture
You can increase the contrast or change the sharpness or blahblahblah but then does doing all that make your photo say what you want it to say?
Everyone's gonna have their own opinion about what works
your first two photos say totally different things but neither is "better" until you decide what you're trying to say, then perhaps it's "better at illustrating what I'm trying to say"

You had just set my mind thinking..
U r right, i didnt know what i wanted to portray.

Thanks for the advice.

kman · 20th July 2004

I basically used the colour balance option and added a little blue to it. That's it.

Kman

Originally Posted by ordinaryless

Kman,

How did u adjust the hue so that its not greenish? I press Ctrl+U to adjust the hue but it makes no difference becos its already in BW.

how did u do it?

ordinaryless · 20th July 2004

Originally Posted by kman

I basically used the colour balance option and added a little blue to it. That's it.

Kman

Haha...ok, thanks!

Woodman · 20th July 2004

Hey how can I miss this, is a very good pix... where did you actually take this pix?

ordinaryless · 20th July 2004

Originally Posted by Woodman

Hey how can I miss this, is a very good pix... where did you actually take this pix?

This is a shot taken at one of the Orientation Camps in my campus. They were doing a mass dance.

Thanks for ya kind words Mama!

You can view the rest at my gallery!

Woodman · 20th July 2004

Honestly speaking, iI personally felt that is a great opportunity and hard to come by kind of shots, the value was already there not to mentioned it was well taken.

ordinaryless · 20th July 2004

Originally Posted by Woodman

Honestly speaking, iI personally felt that is a great opportunity and hard to come by kind of shots, the value was already there not to mentioned it was well taken.

wah...

You're too kind..

Many Many thanks..personally i like this better

Woodman · 20th July 2004

I am impressed. Cheers for you.

ordinaryless · 20th July 2004

Originally Posted by Woodman

I am impressed. Cheers for you.

thanks

15th July 2004	#1
ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	Does this work for anyone? Hi all, The pics were out of focus and i was hoping to turn them into some abstract pics. I added the grains to both the pics and did some burning and stuff. Haha, my PS is skill quite limited but, does this work for anyone? Pic 1 Pic 2 Which is better?

20th July 2004	#17
Woodman Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 411	Honestly speaking, iI personally felt that is a great opportunity and hard to come by kind of shots, the value was already there not to mentioned it was well taken. Last edited by Woodman; 20th July 2004 at 01:52 AM.

15th July 2004	#2
AlOn_ Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 53	prefer #2... how about making the rest of the hands a little bit more blurry ?

17th July 2004	#4
ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	come on guys..im still waiting for opinion..

17th July 2004	#5
kman Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: KL, Singapore Posts: 71	The slight blur in the pic actually suits the mood of the pic. I thought it worked quite well even without the burning. If anything I thought the pic could use a little more contrast. Makes it a little more dramatic. Nice shot.

18th July 2004	#8
ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	Hey Kman, thanks for taking the trouble to improve my pic. For cropping of pic, i think i would still prefer my original 'uncut' version.To me,it looks more natural having to see the entire length of the hand on the first pair and seeing less and less of the hands on the subsequent pairs, somehow it forms a converging pattern. i love the way u burned the hand and tweaked the hue. It appears to have a sligh blueish cast now but it looks cool to me. haha.

19th July 2004	#9
ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	Kman, How did u adjust the hue so that its not greenish? I press Ctrl+U to adjust the hue but it makes no difference becos its already in BW. how did u do it?

19th July 2004	#10
mattlock Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,725	hey I think you've gotta know what you're trying to say with your picture You can increase the contrast or change the sharpness or blahblahblah but then does doing all that make your photo say what you want it to say? Everyone's gonna have their own opinion about what works your first two photos say totally different things but neither is "better" until you decide what you're trying to say, then perhaps it's "better at illustrating what I'm trying to say"

19th July 2004	#11
Minoxman Deregistered Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 391	I agree with Matlock. Matlock, what are you trying to say?