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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 16, 2006 4:42 pm

Here's an image I just can't decide about. I oscillate between the colour and B & W versions, but part of me thinks the image itself may not be a keeper.

Be brutal.

Colour:

Image


Black & white with added noise:

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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue May 16, 2006 4:44 pm

B&W for me, the noise makes it look like its come of an old time war movie, why a war movie I'm not 100% sure, but that's what enters my mind when I see it.
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue May 16, 2006 4:46 pm

Second one by a mile, but fix the horizontal and vertical lines :) Someone at the temple didn't check whether it was straight ;)
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Postby Glen on Tue May 16, 2006 4:59 pm

B&W by a mile, the first just looks like it is badly lit
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue May 16, 2006 5:05 pm

Don't like either honestly.

I think number one is the better one and number two just has useless noise.

That said, I'm guessing you used a Nik filter to get the second result and I think you'd be better suited using the Nik Stylizing filter "Old Photo".

The following are done using the colour option:

Image

Image

And this one done using the black & white option:

Image
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 16, 2006 5:16 pm

OK I'm happy now - Leigh I'll take your option #2
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue May 16, 2006 5:24 pm

I like the Leigh #3, but option #2 is alright as well!
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 16, 2006 5:40 pm

My take on Leigh #2:

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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue May 16, 2006 5:42 pm

Your new one really brough out the 'coffee stain' near the bottom of the paper, not sure if I like it or not, I think its a little too obvious in yours maybe.
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Postby huynhie on Tue May 16, 2006 5:48 pm

I still prefer the original coloured pic.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 16, 2006 5:49 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Your new one really brough out the 'coffee stain' near the bottom of the paper, not sure if I like it or not, I think its a little too obvious in yours maybe.

Gee Craig - more cloning :evil:

Redone. Version above replaced. Happy now - go to bloody Fiji so I can catch up on my TV viewing (there is 70 hours or thereabouts on my Toppy's 300Gb drive)
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Postby mudder on Tue May 16, 2006 6:19 pm

Hmmm, not sure... I like the color one for the realism, but the lighting seems to need some burning or something I reckon, but hey that's just me... :)
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Postby leek on Tue May 16, 2006 7:41 pm

I like the final version Peter...

Does anyone have a translation of what the sign says??? It might be useful to know before you publish it widely :lol:
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Postby johnd on Tue May 16, 2006 8:27 pm

I prefer the final coloured version Peter.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue May 16, 2006 10:13 pm

Peter
Are you aware that the sign says "Photography not permitted"? :D
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Postby Alex on Tue May 16, 2006 10:18 pm

Nice, I like either your b&w or one of Leigh's versions.
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