The Barren Waste

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C+C Welcome. Very Happy

Subject: Re: The Barren Waste Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:33 pm

I really like the way the tree stands out against the background - I guess in the original the DOF was spot on?
Awesome contrasts and a wonderful comp with the tree creating a nice diagonal.
Excellent ~ John

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Thanks John, the only thing done to this was a BW conversion on a duplicate layer, pushing the red channel up slightly and the blue down and a boost in the contrast to get the harsh look then chose the 'colour' blend mode at 100% opacity to merge the two layers.

Oh and I cloned out a fuzzy bird (no not Sharon). The Barren Waste 537381

Subject: Re: The Barren Waste Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:45 pm

Stewart, only you can make a ugly tree, beautiful. Wonderful eye and great post processing.

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Thanks Robin. No tree is ugly to me, they are all photogenic just some more than others. Very Happy

Subject: Re: The Barren Waste Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:04 pm

Stewart....this is excellent!!! What did you do for post? I really love it!

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I just converted to BW in Channel Mixer with the sliders at

red +200

Green +100

Blue -200

Then sharpened using Unsharp mask. Very Happy

Subject: Re: The Barren Waste Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:54 pm

Looking at it again...it's just beautiful!! Love the tones.

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imagesbytlp wrote:: Looking at it again...it's just beautiful!! Love the tones.

Thanks