Animal Door

Another door taken at an antique door place in Taos NM.
Converted in Silver Efex.
Nikon D200 24-120 lense iso 200 0 comp
F/16 1/250 tripod mtd

Dave, This is an interesting door with a nice composition. I like the conversion.

Nice detail. Two things: first, I'd look at trying some distortion correction in PS. See the slant of the two lines beneath the link closure? See how they don't quite line up? I think that being more even would really add some more to the comp. Also, I think the animals could use some selective sharpening or even some burning/dodging to help them really stand out.

I think it's a great conversion - but I think you have a little wiggle room to make it even stronger.

I'm with Julie on the distortion. A tilt shift or slightly higher angle would have eliminated the slight distortion.

I like the toning and the texture of the doors. The contrast is a tad flat. Maybe a slight boost. Another idea is to use the zone editor in SilverFx and play around with the different tones and boost or cut a bit to add more tonal range.

OK...Looks like I'll revist this one. Thanks for the insight....

would love to see what you come up with when you revisit this one, dave. those old doors sure have some character!!