my 1940's shot

taken recently, but looks like it could have been from back before my time.

 

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Like it, Matt. A black border might rein in those white areas around the edges of the frame,

but either way, well seen.

I agree. Plus I like the body postures in the shot. It really looks like that certain time on a bus ride when you just get plain drowsy. It says quite a bit about bus rides.

Great shot Matt

 

If you want I'll run it through an newspaper filter plug-in for PS & post but I don't think it needs it.

what's the step to making a black border in ps?

resize , then select/all , then select/modify/border, 3 or 5 pixels (or whatever you like), then

modify/fill (black works best), then save for web

Old time down to the clothes, the curtained window and the flare....

sorry, that 2nd last should read edit/fill

When I want a frame for this reason, and I've already got a jpeg, I just take my ready-to-post jpeg, then:

 

1. Layer > Duplicate layer > OK

 

2. Edit > Stroke

 

3. In the box, I choose the width as 1 pix, color as black (click for pallette if necessary), then location is center (counterintuitive, I know). Opacity is 100% and blending mode is normal (defaults, I believe, for that dialog box)).

 

Assuming it works you'll see the frame around the photo.

 

Then I go to Layer > Flatten image (to get out of a psd and back to a jpeg) and post the photo.

 

That one little pixel does *not* count against the 511 max width, I've found, when I'm posting from the hard drive.<div></div>

Incidentally, Matt, good photo there. :)

I'm into the drop shadow thingy right now. Good to see you around man, great shot too!<br><br>

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Michael, alternatively, you could just Select All (cmd-A), and then Stroke.

Nice shot Matt!

 

For the border, I just increase the canvas size; are there any side effects of this method?

Can we see it uncropped?

If my guess is right, we are seeing it uncropped.

 

Si?

this shot is not cropped. it's a 6x6 neg from my tlr. out of curiousity, what makes you think it was cropped john?

I thought so because this is the Leica forum- sorry (no sarcasm or ill feelings intended).

But yeah, nice shot.

Matt,

 

Great shot! It just goes to show that sharpness is certainly far, far from everything. Where exactly in Africa were you?

 

We gotta get together for smokes!

Just curious but did Matt say someplace that the shot was taken in Africa or are you just speculating based on the subject's race?

 

Matt, if that shot had been taken in the 1940's, in much of America black folk wouldn't have been sitting that far foward in the bus :*(

No, I'm saying that because I know Matt went there. Thanks for asking.

in the 40's would a white male be free to sit in the back of the bus and get a shot like this.

 

and yes, this was taken in africa about 2 weeks ago. tanzania is where i was andre. up for a

cigar this week? msg me .

cheers

"in the 40's would a white male be free to sit in the back of the bus and get a shot like this."

 

Yes, but that's beside the point. You can tell by the way the vista window is starting to curve that this shot was taken forward of the middle, not in the back.

I think the curtain adds a lot to the shot.