Boys on a Bench

Did a high contrast, quadtones on this one. Does it work or not?

Comments are welcome. Thanks!

I dont think it does -not for me anyway

 

It's a fine /well captured photo- I'd like to see it in normal mode.

Here's the original for comparison...

_Excelente retrato , perfecta luz y las dos composiciones tanto en el color como en esta B/W. perfecta. dsaludos cordaiels Kim.

foto molto ben costruita mi piace molto bravo!!!!!!!

cordiale saluto alex

Pretty nice, Kim. I wouldn't have thought of this treatment given the quality of the original. I would consider a border for the top slat so the sign (behind the left boy's head) doesn't appear to be hanging in mid-air.

very nice..... I did see Howard Dion influence....... nice place PN.... we learn from eo

 

Els

Good point, Michael. I will go back and work with this one a bit more. I was trying different things with this shot of my two grandsons. Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Nice work .. ice

Great post-processing Kim. I like it very much. Very artistic.

i think this works very well, from a nice shot you have produced a great shot....regards david

My husband thought I should have removed the sign behind Sean's head, but you can make out the words "He loved.....children". I thought that was kind of cool and very subtle.

Hi Kim, I really like this. . . nice relaxed pose and good composition ( I like the way they're angled away from each other) . . the high key effect is perfect here. . . though I'm not sure about the sign. .

If there is a negative, I guess it would be the sign and the lost border of the top board. My thought is if you define the top of the upper slate, the sign will work nicely. Your Matte/frame work perfectly -

GREAT JOB!

I really do need to rework this one and put the top part of the bench back in. One of those "rainy day" projects, I guess.

Let me take care of that missing tag for you....

There we go!

Now ... I LOVE this image!! And I can imagine what it looked like before Michael got at it. The two little guys are adorable, and seem keyed into the same thing that they're watching very intensely!! You made a GREAT choice for high-key and did a great job with it.

Gosh, they're cute. Grandsons?

Lou Ann, you are seeing the original posting - I haven't had time to rework this one yet. Yes, these are my two grandsons. Another grandchild is due in September - odds are it will be a boy, too (I had four sons and no daughters!). I don't care either way - just want another healthy, happy baby!

WOW ... you are right on my tail. Then I'll have to correct my statement ... I don't see the marker hanging in space ... it looks like it's on the top slat. But MC has better eye than I do any day. :-)

Instant classic, I love the contrast!