Flower girl on the steps.

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Flower girl on the steps.

Postby Willy wombat on Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:14 am

Flower girl on the steps.

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Postby avkomp on Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:17 am

I quite like this.

I think the BW treatment works well also.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:18 am

Really nice WW, the treatment make it feel like it was taken in a different period of time, as does her hair and clothes.
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Postby wendellt on Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:21 am

very nice scene

what's the story behind it?
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Postby Steffen on Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:59 am

wendellt wrote:very nice scene

what's the story behind it?


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Postby bindiblue on Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:07 am

Great shot , looks very oldie worldie,,

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Postby Oneputt on Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:01 am

This is one lovely shot :D It really appeals to me. Excellent work.
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Postby Willy wombat on Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:08 am

wendellt wrote:very nice scene

what's the story behind it?


Hey Wendell

The shot was from a wedding. This girl was handing out rose petals to guests to throw over the bride and groom when they left the church. She was refilling them when i saw this shot.

The technical story behind it was:
Small level adjustment and a crop to remove distracting sides, then a play in curves to get the sort of contrast i was looking for.

The conversion to black and white was done through "virtual photographer" with a few tweaks in those settings. I did use a "green picker" in that programme to get more contrast betweent he pink girls dress and the grey sides of the building, as she was blending into the BG after the straight B+W conversion. The picker brought out much darker colours in her dress.

I then when into the "variations" tool in PS and added some yellow to the image to try for that olde worlde look.

I am glad you guys liked this pic.

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Postby Hlop on Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:21 am

Really nice and well composed. I like it a lot!!!
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:27 am

There is always a shot that is a winner - and this is it - well done WW
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Postby smac on Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:48 am

I love this shot, with the PS work and the girls ringlets it gives the whole scene that "old world charm".

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Postby mudder on Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:27 pm

This is one of those images that has a timeless quality about it, and nicely PP'ed too... Lovely image... The parents of the young girl would love it!
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Postby Alex on Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:33 pm

Great work, WW. This shot is stunning. I like the composition and treatment. Well done.

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