Street - Art Alley

[seastack]

Discovered a wonderful place this morning. Is it weird to be most at home when you are on the road, lol?

http://hydeimages.smugmug.com/photos/213747612-L.jpg

Art Alley. South Dakota, Oct. 2007.
How many people contributed to this photo, really? :))

[saurora]

I saw this entered in the Challenge thread this evening. You couldn't have directed a better 'canvas' to shoot! Well.....maybe you could, but I sure couldn't. :rofl Absolutely killer shot. Love the colors....and the lighting!!! :thumb

[gus]

Mate i absolutely love your stuff...you know that & i never usually ask anyone to change anything in a photo unless they ask but i think that colour needs a dodge & burn...something to lift it a bit & give it more zing...maybe youve already done it :dunno

I love the photo :thumb

[m_granite]

:D The eye contact from her to the drawings is great.:D

[Richard]

I was so taken with the graffiti that I didn't even notice the person for a while. I don't know whether that's good or bad--maybe it's just me :dunno. In any event, I think this is a terrific shot. Well done.

Regards,

[seastack]

Mate i absolutely love your stuff...you know that & i never usually ask anyone to change anything in a photo unless they ask but i think that colour needs a dodge & burn...something to lift it a bit & give it more zing...maybe youve already done it :dunno

I love the photo :thumb

Thanks Gus, i always greatly appreciate C & C, it's why i post. I'm looking forward to getting back home to see this pic on my desktop, don't really trust the laptop. I did do some minimal dodge/burn and contrast boost on this but ... i'll look again. Thanks :)) BTW, your San Fran street work was inspiring :)) Gotta go unpack al my equip for TSA now ... :(

[rundadar]

Good light, good shot!

[pathfinder]

Don't spray the trash can!!:D :D

Is she illuminated with ambient light, or more likely, with remote flash?

Neat shot, and the human element adds a lot to this image.

[seastack]

Don't spray the trash can!!:D :D

Is she illuminated with ambient light, or more likely, with remote flash?

Neat shot, and the human element adds a lot to this image.

Ambient light, it's a street shot not set up. She stopped several times to look at the art working her way down the alley. I set my camera to manual to expose for highlights in the morning sun and whispered to myself, please stop in the sliver of sunlight, please. She did, so she is as much a collaborator for this pic as the artists. Without her it would just be other peoples' art, perhaps important to document but not an original in and of itself ... the interaction, eyes to eyes, makes it a photo for me. Wish the car wasn't there but ... that's just what it was. Thanks :))

[seastack]

Mate i absolutely love your stuff...you know that & i never usually ask anyone to change anything in a photo unless they ask but i think that colour needs a dodge & burn...something to lift it a bit & give it more zing...maybe youve already done it :dunno

I love the photo :thumb

Okay, uhhmm Gus, I think you're messing with me lol! Looking on my monitor at home, I don't think I could get any more pop out of this if I tried! I'm partial to the high contrast and darkness, and I never touched saturation, selective or otherwise. Thanks again :))

[gus]

Okay, uhhmm Gus, I think you're messing with me lol! Looking on my monitor at home, I don't think I could get any more pop out of this if I tried! I'm partial to the high contrast and darkness, and I never touched saturation, selective or otherwise. Thanks again :))

Would you mind if i had a try ?

[seastack]

Would you mind if i had a try ?

Well, I do like my interpretation but how can i say no to 13,744 posts :))
Have at it, and thanks for asking.

tom

[gus]

Well, I do like my interpretation but how can i say no to 13,744 posts :))
Have at it, and thanks for asking.

tom
Its just that i really like that sort of feel it has. Did i overcook it ?

Let me down roughly :rofl

[seastack]

Its just that i really like that sort of feel it has. Did i overcook it ?

Let me down roughly :rofl

It's not heavy-handed at all, very nice ... hmmm, i can't decide. Think I'll sleep on it. Anyone?

[gus]

It's not heavy-handed at all, very nice ... hmmm, i can't decide. Think I'll sleep on it. Anyone?
That said..i use an uncalibrated CRT that is 8 years old & has one quarter of it a yellowish brown. I sort of fly by the seat of my pants so i am very likely seeing things diff to everyone else.

I coverted it it LAB & steepened the curves (both ends)to 115 & then in the lightness bit i steepened the top right only. I then put it back to Jpeg & opened up exposure & raised the exposure just a tad. I didnt touch the offset or gamma.

Anyway mate..its a great shot.

I love graffiti (well ..not really but what are we to do with it if we cant get some benifit ourselves) :thumb

[seastack]

Your version looks good, i think we are seeing the same thing. Ah yes, the LAB trick, maybe? Not sure if this is what you mean but I know several pros that swear by switching to LAB, then steepening the curves in both A and B channels to pop the color (top to left, bottom to right, not too much). Doesn't tend to add artifacts, increase noise, or make it look cartoonish like boosting saturation. Is this what you mean? Good technique i've not seen discussed much.

Hmmm, better be careful or Schmoo will move this to the technique forum ;-)

That said..i use an uncalibrated CRT that is 8 years old & has one quarter of it a yellowish brown. I sort of fly by the seat of my pants so i am very likely seeing things diff to everyone else.

I coverted it it LAB & steepened the curves (both ends)to 115 & then in the lightness bit i steepened the top right only. I then put it back to Jpeg & opened up exposure & raised the exposure just a tad. I didnt touch the offset or gamma.

Anyway mate..its a great shot.

I love graffiti (well ..not really but what are we to do with it if we cant get some benifit ourselves) :thumb

[schmoo]

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