'Contemplation' [Contest Finalists November 2003]
Uploaded: November 20, 2003 02:42:11
A B&W shot, taken in Adelaide Sth Australia, then 'split toned' digitally in Photoshop 7. Printed on Ilford Fine Art Watercolour paper.
Ronald Balthazor November 20, 2003
Very nicely done, Mark.Theresa McCloskey November 20, 2003
wonderful - nice effects:-) #275040Mark R. Hill November 20, 2003
Hi Ronald and Theresa . Just had a look at your galleries Ronald...youve got some very nice and varied work. A pleasure to view. Theresa I saw some of your work on the competition pages recently . Excellent.Ronald Balthazor November 20, 2003
My apologies, Mark. I was just pulling your leg a bit. I lived in Melbourne for three years, but I loved the city of Adelaide.Karen Engelbreth November 20, 2003
wonderful Mark! #275115Stephen Zacker November 20, 2003
Really beautiful portrait Mark! #275266Denise Dodson November 21, 2003
Strikingly beautiful. #276861Mark R. Hill November 22, 2003
Thankyou Denise, Barbara, Stephen and Karen for taking the time to comment on this one....truly appreciated.Mark R. Hill November 22, 2003
Hi Barbara...split toning actually refers to a chemical process that is used at the development stage of a print using diferent chemicals to tone the shadow area and highlight areas of the print in diferent tones. In photoshop you can replicate this effect by going into colour balance and sellecting to colourize the highlight detail one hue and then separately adjust the mid tones of the image and also the shadow detail . As long as the effect is subtle, it can produce a similar look to the very tricky and smelly darkroom process. Hope this helps. I am not a photoshop guru, so perhaps you should check with someone more proficient than I to see if there is another way round this. Anyway thats how I did this one. Seeya Barbara.PS Heres the original so you can see the subtle differences. #277676
Susana Matos December 20, 2003
No doubt, I missed great photos last month! Congratulations on this well deserved finalist, and keep on your wonderful work!!!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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