Inside the Bryant Park Tree
ETA: for BRC
Skating is hard
I know, I know…sentimental hackney drivel, but I feel compelled to share the bad images with the ones I love as creative fair balance.
December 9, 2007
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Oh Shrew. The tree photo is so beautiful with the background of blurred sparkles! And IMHO the lamppost is the perfect example of how this selective coloring technique should be used. Once again you’ve achieved a beautiful depth of field to blur the background.
The little cutie pie at the skating rink is adorable. Did you try him in B&W with just an orange hat?
I’m very proud of you for toting your camera along when you’re out and about with your client. Look at all the great photo ops you’ve encountered.
Comment by brc — December 9, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
Bravo! Love, love, love the lamp post selective coloring. And the tree. You are so good at this.
Comment by music maven — December 9, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
I love the tree one too – very creative and different. And the view of the tree lot in the last post was pretty cool too.
Skies are not being terribly cooperative here in Western MA this weekend for sky lights – unless you like gray and yucky. We are under a “winter weather advisory.”
Comment by karmardav — December 9, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
If sentimental hackneyed drivel is wrong, I don’t want to be right!! What’s wrong with a little seasonal cheer? Me likey.
Comment by jenfera — December 9, 2007 @ 5:20 pm
If sentimental hackneyed drivel is wrong, I don’t want to be right!! What’s wrong with a little seasonal cheer? Me likey.
Comment by jenfera — December 9, 2007 @ 5:21 pm
Excuse me while I just sit here quietly admiring all your recent shots.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Comment by ivoryhut — December 9, 2007 @ 7:16 pm
I am so deeply touched by all your support!
Comment by shrewspeaks — December 9, 2007 @ 11:36 pm
So, are you getting paid for this yet????
If not, you should be. I-am-so-im-pressed! And that latest tree one is a stunner. I am so not worthy.
Comment by KD — December 10, 2007 @ 1:39 am
Don’t know what the rest of you think, but I love the little dude in B&W with the orange hat. The brightness of the orange is so impactful in contrast with the B&W.
And is it me or does the B&W let us see his breath in the cold better?
Comment by brc — December 10, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
I cheated the breath
Comment by shrewspeaks — December 10, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
How did you cheat it?
Comment by brc — December 10, 2007 @ 6:25 pm
Well…I took the fully color corrected version…and made a new layer. I converted the new layer to screen and applied a mask on it so that the file placed the origional image “on top”. I “painted” in the lighter version of the breath. I finally flattened the image and did my process to turn it black and white and “punched though” the orange hat.
I was wondering if anyone was going to notice the breath was just tad bit more visable. I think it shifts the focus of the picture and changes the meaning of it ever so slightly.
Which do you like better?
Comment by shrewspeaks — December 10, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
I have no idea what you just said, but I like the B&W better. I think the bright stroke of orange makes me focus more on the boy and the breath makes it all seem more playful.
Comment by brc — December 10, 2007 @ 10:38 pm