Tonight I sat down to try and design an abstract (failed miserably)...lololol...I have now come to the conclusion, since I was judging I better not.
In its place I have submitted a photo I took the other day of a very tame Emu, between me feeding it corn and it trying to eat my lens, hair, hat, coat..etc
Hope you like it,
Good luck to all this coming week
10-31-2009, 11:35 PM
Dan Brown
Great job Paul! Yin and Yang! Kinda makes me dizzy though:D. I will be studying this! I think that I would like to have the eyes be more prominent (less opac).
11-01-2009, 01:25 AM
Hilary Hann
Very nice composition. I like the detail in the feathers but would also like to see the eyes less opaque although you may have tried that and not liked the result.
11-01-2009, 06:54 AM
denise ippolito
Paul, I agree w/ the others regarding the eyes. Very nice abstract feel to this and I love it! You will be an excellent judge and I look forward to more like this! !Very nicely done!!
11-01-2009, 12:05 PM
Paul Lagasi
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Re-try
Thanks All
Retried image...with stronger eyes
IMO I would leave the eyes...problem being that when eyes are stronger, to me at least they dominate the image.
I wanted the S-shape (beak and black around head), to be the eye draw, seems to make it more of a optical illusion.
Again though only IMO. :D
11-01-2009, 12:09 PM
denise ippolito
Paul, I see your point-but I love the repost!
11-01-2009, 03:57 PM
Roman Kurywczak
Hey Paul,
What say you to toning down some of the brighter areas...just slightly so not to take away from the S curve?
11-01-2009, 04:57 PM
Paul Lagasi
Roman..one of the things I've never gotten good at is toning down the whites...How do I do that, and not effect whole image?
11-01-2009, 05:27 PM
Roman Kurywczak
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Hey Paul,
You may want to try shadow/highlights.....0 on the shadows......and see what the highlight recovery does........otherwise try lassoing the brighter area.....and pull back on the brightness......don't forget to blur the layer mask until it just disappears. Probably a few more methods too! If I get a chance.....I will give it a go.
PS below is the repost.....I think it took it too far away from your OP as I lost the curve...sorry!.....but figured I'd repost anyway to give you some possible ideas. A reverse s-curve first (Robert A had a tutorial in the landscape forum sticky) and then a bunch of brightness/contrast layers.....taking down the brightness. Again.....I think this evened out the tones a bit much.....but gives you possible ideas.
11-01-2009, 09:10 PM
Harshad Barve
Paul very freative image Roman's repost take this to top
TFS
11-01-2009, 09:42 PM
denise ippolito
Roman's repost really brought out those eyes.
11-02-2009, 12:20 AM
Dan Brown
Roman's repost does it for me! A mezmerizing creation IMO! Good work Paul!
11-02-2009, 08:59 AM
Paul Lagasi
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RE: Repost
Wow...Roman good job..I see what you did..I'll try and work on this image a little more, your right about my original OP..below is what I was working on as an abstract of the original, centre image has whites toned down..but darks still need work...Thanks for all your help..to everyone