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[aliengravy]

Been playing around with selective colour and wondered what your thoughts where? can show you some more if you wish?

C&C wanted, Thanks

 

[Feirny]

Selective colour? It's just B&W?

Nice pic though mate.

 

[dmn1989]

thats not black and white

nice pic

 

[5parky]

Wow, i love it, very nice atmosphere. Would look better with the horizon straight unless its just my eyes.

 

[dmn1989]

could you pm me the hi-res picture?

 

[aliengravy]

This is the original! The branch is in colour and the back drop isnt in op, but yes i think your right, its very subtle and just looks black and white, when i made it more obvious it jus looked like the branch was photoshopped in!!

Ok ill keep trying

 

[aliengravy]

Wow, i love it, very nice atmosphere. Would look better with the horizon straight unless its just my eyes.

Yes i think your right!!

 

[aliengravy]

High res orig= http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QYpb5411tIIs5ogbpet7DQ?feat=directlink

High res, my edit = http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fg4ktw3QAv-V4jRXGVWUdQ?feat=directlink

 

[Josh220]

Great pic. I'm just starting out and still learning with my DSLR so couldn't give you any tips or anything like that but I know I like it.

 

[Feirny]

Oh I see it now, I'm just tired and my eyes are going. Sorry dude.

 

[aliengravy]

Another, but of the dirty motor!

 

[aliengravy]

I think thats level now, do we agree? $hit photographer i reckon!!

 

[MaLicE]

maybe pic something that stands out more lol, a greyish tree branch on a grey ish back ground and a grey car and sticking it on a b&w bg dont really work mate, a red car on a b&w bg works grey dont lol

edit!!! the pic above this post, your copy of the tree isnt aligned correctly! its off to the right!! you need to align it propperly as it looks wrong.

 

[aliengravy]

maybe pic something that stands out more lol, a greyish tree branch on a grey ish back ground and a grey car and sticking it on a b&w bg dont really work mate, a red car on a b&w bg works grey dont lol

edit!!! the pic above this post, your copy of the tree isnt aligned correctly! its off to the right!! you need to align it propperly as it looks wrong.

Yes but i wanted it to be subtle, i did one of someone wearing a flurescent (sp) jacket, but it didnt look right!! will sort pic now!!

 

[capturedbyjames]

I always like a bit more colour. Each to their own though!

 

[capturedbyjames]

Just found this as well:

 

[Hixle]

Nice work! I always find reds work well.

Oh I miss photoshop:dapprove:

 

[Brown.]

just dont take pics and select blacks greys or whites as the 'selected' colour....as it will look like the above's..... even though you have picked out the red tail lights it still just looks like a normal but gloomy pic lol

 

[Reyes]

Just found this as well:

Lol, nice.. BUT.. Why the motion?

 

[Jungle_Jim]

I always like a bit more colour. Each to their own though!

ive been there, awesome place, nice pic

 

[Jungle_Jim]

was bored so had a go at editing your pic, hope you dont mind

 

[BenWall]

Just found this as well:

Fail lol, motion looks terrible, as the car obviously isn't moving.

 

[capturedbyjames]

Lol, nice.. BUT.. Why the motion?

Bored and lots of spare time infront of photoshop. EPIC FAIL it may be, but it quenched my boredom at the time!

 

[McBunny]

one of my only subtracted colour attempts

 

[Soph]

Works well with really distinctive colours, that don't blend into the B&W.

 

[aliengravy]

Whats your reckonings on this??

 

[McBunny]

the street light is in an unfortunate place and the pagoda isnt straight but its quite good

 

[aliengravy]

Was my first night photo does anyone have any tips of getting the camera to take a picture in portrait on a tripod? i managed to get it to the side, but where its screwed at the bottom the camera was pivoting! this made the pagoda not straight

 

[Reyes]

Fail lol, motion looks terrible, as the car obviously isn't moving.

Unless the driver is invisible and has intention of killing everyone..

 

[Bazzon]

 

[Tonys]

Try putting the red and blue back on the tube train.

 

[Hixle]

Bazzon - Single colour works so well! Mint pic

 

[McBunny]

liking the tube alot

 

[Bazzon]

not great on Pshop but ..... Have no idea where that black thing in the middle came from :< will try agen tonite.

 

[Tonys]

Looks good. I like them both. The yellow stands out better than the red and blue tho.

 

[Bazzon]

Looks good. I like them both. The yellow stands out better than the red and blue tho.

I like the yellow because its not the "normal" ect its a very small line and its not the main focal point in the pic.

 

[KirstyTL]

I like the yellow because its not the "normal" ect its a very small line and its not the main focal point in the pic.

Agreed, the blocks of colour in the second image are too chunky and distracting. Tiny slivers of colour into b/w are really effective. Masking off big obvious sections just look cliched and as if the photographer couldn't make the object stand out without using photoshop.