steve_wronker 0 Posted April 27, 2003 eliminating color to monochrome done in photoshop Link to comment
klaus.sailer 0 Posted April 27, 2003 Yes, for this colorful thing the desaturation works well. The background is blurred and looks like old b/w. One thing bothers me: The wheeee is actually missing. Everything is sharp, that's ok, but looks a little too static, I mean this is a rollercoaster! You might get better results if the kids with the flying hair are more present. Link to comment
johnlund 0 Posted April 27, 2003 I must admit a bias of mine against selective colorization and de-colorization. I've seen it work, but most of the time it just looks like a gimmick. I suspect that years from now people will see de-/colorization as a fad popularized by Photoshop and Ted Turner. Okay, now onto comments about your photo: the rail supports look like they are sitting on air, because the rear (grayscale) feet don't contrast much with the background. I like your compositional choices a lot, especially the way the rails lead the viewer. Nice color and detail. It's difficult to make out a lot of detail of the kids' faces at this size, but it looks like you captured good expressions. I agree with Klaus that the caption doesnt fit the image, but the image is fine. Link to comment
james_watt 0 Posted April 27, 2003 I happen to like desaturation and colourization. In this case the colour seems to lift off the page due to it's stark contrast to the B&W background. I agree that the "Weeeee!" just isn't there. Perhaps adding some blur, motion, radial or wind, from the fliters pallette. In any case I like your image. Keep up the good work. Best, J.W. Link to comment
kurt_davis 0 Posted April 30, 2003 There's a nice symmetry to the composition, the way the track runs around the frame, but the real subject of a photo like this needs to be the kids. I keep trying to look at them and get a sense of their reaction to the ride, but they're too far away and too passive and they end up as a minor distraction from the face of the dragon, which is really the subject of this photo. The black and white background is an interesting touch. I suspect without it the subject would have been completely lost in a sea of background color. Sadly, I'm not sure this photo was worth the effort that must have gone into it. As I look at it some more, the black and white and the apparently sober attitude of the kids almost give it an ominous, foreboding feeling, but even that falls short. Link to comment
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