Tritone Camel

[Christopher Miller]

Another photo from my recent zoo trip. It's been awhile since I've done any duotone or tritone images because I usually just use textures to add toning, so it's been nice to revisit this technique.

I replaced the BG with black, converted to B&W with Silver Efex, added three Shadowhouse textures, and then converted to tritone using photoshop's duotone mode.

[gary ellwein]

Chris, love the accentuated hair which stands out against the textured dark bg . Consider getting rid of the small white speck medial to the small eye, with which it competes.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Christopher, I like the pose and your conversion. Gary makes a good point about the white speck.

[Nancy Bell]

Chris, You have fabulous angles on your animals from the zoo. It appears there are no fence-like restrictions. How were the animals contained? Awesome light & texture on the thick hair on the neck. At first it was hard to find the eye. Maybe a bit lighter and the removal of that white spot.

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks a lot, Gary, Cheryl, and Nancy. I'll definitely remove that little white spot.

Nancy, it wasn't necessarily easy to get good angles on the zoo animals. They definitely don't design zoos with photographers in mind! Many of the animals, like the camels, had fences or barriers short enough to easily shoot over. Others, like the takin, had short fences or railings but the viewing platform was significantly higher than where the animals were, making it a bit of a challenge to get a lower angle. Still others, like most of the smaller animals, had glass or mesh fences which made them very hard to photograph.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great work Christopher!

[Cindy Cone]

Love the point of view, Christopher. Great combination of effects for the tones, details and textures. Well done.