"Summertime"

[Shades of Hyperion]

While waiting for the fireworks to start at the local "Family Days" celebration yesterday I started playing around with a baseball laying in the grass and ended up with this shot. A little post processing later...

http://shadesofhyperion.smugmug.com/photos/608959537_QY4sk-X2.jpg

Comments and critiques are welcomed and encouraged as always.

[rainbow]

Beautiful capture. And nice choice of a title, as the photo brings back the "dog days of summer" whereby the kid has been playing ball everyday.

I really like the composition with the ball in the front left foreground (and in focus) with the player adding to (but not distracting from) the theme.

I am less thrilled with the processing. As I peer at it, I assume it is to give the photo a "weathered" look, like it is really old and handled much. On my screen, it looks more like a dirty veil between the ball and the player and background. I am not sure if this would work better on a print (but not with a glossy finish!)

[Shades of Hyperion]

Thanks for the input, it's my first attempt at texturing.

[dustin32]

Really love the shot, but I'm not too sure of the processing either. I love the color treatment, but the canvas look isn't doing it for me. I'd try it with the same color as you have, but w/o the canvas, and with a nice vignette on the corners... Just me though..

[adbsgicom]

Did the link disappear? I can't see the original. :dunno

[brvheart]

I cant see anything??

[Shades of Hyperion]

I don't know what happened to the link, but I fixed it.

[mmroden]

I actually really like the texturing, it makes it look like an old school poster for baseball. Without the texturing, it loses that vintage look in my eyes.

[Shades of Hyperion]

Thanks for the input, I've come to realize that this type of treatment isn't for everyone... a bit of "love it or leave it". I'm a fan of it and I'll continue to experiment with this technique.

[Dogdots]

I like the texture, but I like texture added to some photos and with this one to me it seems to work.

Looks like a photo I would find in my Grandparents shoebox :D

[adbsgicom]

Neat effect. Did you print it? How did it feel in the printing? Did you use something like a cloth paper to keep the feel in line with the texture?

[Shades of Hyperion]

Neat effect. Did you print it? How did it feel in the printing? Did you use something like a cloth paper to keep the feel in line with the texture?

I haven't printed it yet, but I will be soon.

[Dionysus]

i like the weathered look..howd you pull it off?

[Shades of Hyperion]

i like the weathered look..howd you pull it off?

Here is a Photoshop tutorial for adding texture to a photo (http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-textures-to-enhance-your-photographs)