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Old 17-02-13, 08:33 PM
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Not as easy as I thought it would be to find the right image. I do like B&W images though. Good theme!

I have played with some images and am not happy about them. This is the best one so far, but will keep trying.

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Old 17-02-13, 09:19 PM
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Not as easy as I thought it would be to find the right image. I do like B&W images though. Good theme!

I have played with some images and am not happy about them. This is the best one so far, but will keep trying.
Ooooh looks a bit ED209 (Robocop)

Here is my first attempt, 3 shots tone mapped to bringout some texture and then a B&W conversion:-

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Old 18-02-13, 09:36 AM
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Explain tonemapping please dave
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Old 18-02-13, 11:02 AM
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with dodge and burn u have to be subtle. less is more. see if u can find a tutorial. i think you have the perfect subject matter angl and and composition. it only needs tweeking a litle for tonal contrasts but this is only my inexperienced comments.
is this an improvement? i've tried(!)...


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the more i look at this shot, the more i see the flaws... :/ it's really not very sharp once you start looking a bit closer...
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Old 18-02-13, 11:13 AM
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That's a lovely improvement. You can have fun with dodge and burn.
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Old 18-02-13, 11:29 AM
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Not as easy as I thought it would be to find the right image. I do like B&W images though. Good theme!

I have played with some images and am not happy about them. This is the best one so far, but will keep trying.
looks like the drilling machine from the film armageddon(!).
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That's a lovely improvement. You can have fun with dodge and burn.
thanks might keep this one as my entry...still time to decide though!
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Old 19-02-13, 11:24 AM
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b&w photos
how can you upload a picture onto the forum
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Old 19-02-13, 12:41 PM
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Depends if you want to use an image that.s on flickr or just one from your own PC. Can you please advise?
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