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Writto In reply to arminmersmann2 [2016-08-02 08:34:52 +0000 UTC]

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Writto In reply to arctoa [2013-08-28 19:14:44 +0000 UTC]

I enjoy the accuracy of your insight, thank you for commenting!

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arctoa In reply to Writto [2013-08-28 21:27:36 +0000 UTC]

No worries.

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Writto In reply to batmantoo [2013-07-10 20:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, that's nice to know!   

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Writto In reply to peterpateman [2013-06-10 19:19:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for telling me!

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Writto In reply to Mrkabkard [2013-05-31 17:41:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your feedback!
Answering your remark, this is how it looked before I added the texture: [link] At this stage it felt somewhat incomplete to me. The composition is cleaner, that's true, but I find other aspects to be flawed and they were practically impossible to fix due to the noise (for example, the picture being too dark or a having lot of large flat areas of the same brightness, which I think didn't work too well in this case). That's why I decided on the version with texture.

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Mrkabkard In reply to Writto [2013-05-31 17:45:17 +0000 UTC]

I personally love the original a lot more! I don't think the image as a whole is to dark, but i think it needs some slight dodging in the clouds to give it a definite highlight.

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Writto In reply to Mrkabkard [2013-05-31 21:45:40 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I agree. Although I tried it and maybe I could go with it, but I didn't like the result because of the noise.
Nevertheless, thank you for your insight once again. It's nice to discuss with somebody who knows how things can be done!

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Writto In reply to astrangeallure [2013-05-29 14:13:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for commenting!

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astrangeallure In reply to Writto [2013-05-29 14:15:26 +0000 UTC]

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Writto In reply to Campo-Diaz [2013-05-28 17:16:48 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you

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Writto In reply to Solar-Love [2013-05-28 16:56:11 +0000 UTC]

Long story short, I converted a colour shot into black and white, played with brightness, contrast and similar stuff and then added a colour texture to it.
(Texture has a story of its own. )

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Solar-Love In reply to Writto [2013-05-30 00:44:26 +0000 UTC]

Cool. Love the effect. Love the texture too, looks almost like a shot of concrete or leather? You don't have to say if you don't want to haha.

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Writto In reply to Solar-Love [2013-05-30 08:56:21 +0000 UTC]

Nah, it's no big secret. It's a worn-out cover of an old book I borrowed from the university library. (I mean... a photo of the cover, not the cover itself. I'm not a vandal. ) I don't know what is the material it's made of, but it's not leather (let alone concrete) for sure ;)

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Writto In reply to insolitus85 [2013-05-28 09:51:12 +0000 UTC]

That may very well be true. Does this version look better? [link]
You see, it's sort of a compromise... the original photo has some irreparable flaws, which start being more visible after I lower the texture's opacity - not to mention that it looses its colours and changes the balance of the whole.

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insolitus85 In reply to Writto [2013-05-28 11:58:33 +0000 UTC]

I am well aware of the changes that it brings, especially when the texture is coloured. Finding the right balance is not always easy.

The new version does look better in my opinion!

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Writto In reply to insolitus85 [2013-05-28 15:14:00 +0000 UTC]

Ok, I'll update it to that version. Thanks for your advice!

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insolitus85 In reply to Writto [2013-05-28 18:09:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome of course

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