Little Big Man

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Very, very appealing, Howard. What are all those bits - blossoms??

Cute shot but looks digitally VERY overprocessed.

CR: May I join Kim? CL: May I join John? REgards

I love the flowers (?) on the ground and the look is priceless. On step to the left would have taken the railing away from the hat.

Sweet shot.

What a sweet capture Howard. Love his expression and stance. It looks almost like confetti on the ground, but isn't that banned these days? :)))

Howard, I really like the fact that most of your high-key images have a drawing-like quality to them. This one is no different.

Thanks all for your comments. The little guy was standing under a flowering cherry tree that was droping its petals.

Wilson has hit the nail on the head! Obviously, apart from some really well-chosen shots, the 'drawing' - type effect is always a winner.

 

Warren

A cute chubby little 'big man'. Lovely posture.

Lovely image! I think it is oversharpened though.

Okay, you guys. Here is original. The oversharpening you are seeing is actually cross hatch filter nornal at 50%.

Here I like the black and white with the surroundings, he seem to know something to tell.

Wow Howard! I didn't know EOS-10D has a 128k pixels sensor!!

I don't understand why you reponded like this "Ok, you guys etc". I said I like your photo. Don't you like some constructive ctritique? Then don't post your pics in the critique forum!

The "original" you posted is way too small to judge as well as resizing the image means smoothing it. The final image is exceptionally detailed and the sharpening halos are evident in it. Contrast is very high and if you compare histograms in original and final you will see that the later is rather flat. I don't know where the sharpening happened: in the camera if you shoot JPG, in raw conversion software if you shoot RAW, in PS or both.

To enlighten your knowledge about sharpening you should read (if you haven't already) Thoughts on a Sharpening Workflow by "digital guru" Bruce Fraser. In his words: "Sharpening is one of the most-overlooked yet most-essential components of the digital-image-reproduction workflow".

I did try a straight B+W conversion (yellow green filter). As you can see the histogram retains its original shape.

I don't know much about cross hatch filter. Is it part of your own distinctive black & white post processing technique I read in your bio? Please enlighten me!

Best regards,

Dimitris

For me the term "you guys" is a term of endearment and is not any kind of derogatory salutation. Yes, I want constructive criticism that speeds my learning curve.

 

You obviously have a more technical grasp of post processing than most. I am still learning and experimenting. Yes, I do use Cross Hatch Filter as part of my process. Its use is fading however as it only enhances the image under certain circumstances. This creating, posting, and getting feedback helps me understand how others see my work.

 

As for the sharpening, sometimes I compress the image and then sharpen again before uploading. It is a hit or miss proposition. Most of the time it helps the presentation because of the limitations of posting to the Web, other times the image appears over-sharpened which it is. You were not the only person to mention this over sharpening, thus the hey you guys, here's the original not sharpened prior to the submission.

 

My personal thanks for the link, I printed all 13 pages and plan on reading them ASAP.

 

No response is necessary on your part. My response is as a compatriot with you and others in the art of photography. One other point, I do not know how to read a histogram.

 

Warm Regards, Howard

 

Sorry I got it wrong...

I am still learning too. A year before I knew nothing about imaging software or what photography is all about. I mean I didn't even own a conventional camera for making snapshots! Fortunately, I am a software engineer in profession and that helps me in technical matters understanding so I learn fast. The link I posted is a gem I have just discovered a couple of weeks ago. There is an excellent article about how to read a histogram: Understanding Histograms.

My best regards,

Dimitris

Howard- what a sweety. He is adorable. Love the expression and the hat! The composition is super, the railing and steps draw me right to him. Nice job!

Howard, I like the composition and ,ofcourse, the image. The steps is symbolic for the Little Sweet Man to climb-up to manhood.

Beautiful Image with excellent composition