As it happened, my little peek over at Diane Varners site inspired me to do some more Photoshop work. Just recently we set up the first print exchange at my new blog, Better In Print. I haven’t announced it too much here, but the three of us, Martin, robert, and I, selected one of our own prints and sent it to the other two. The purpose was to get some feedback, and to enjoy the prints of others. Oh, why don’t you just have a look and see what it is about.
Anyway, all this inspired me to reprocess the “Path to nowhere” again, which I have done for several days now, but tonight I made a leap forward. Now I really think I am approaching what I want to show with that picture.
And here is the old version.
October 18th, 2008 at 02:01
Certainly the more processed image is more appealing. Great job! I was just thinking, and this applies to my photography as well, what if the front of the path was just a little darker … graduating to lighter the further you get along the trail. That way, the eye follows the light down the path. Hmmm, food for thought for some of my pictures!
October 22nd, 2008 at 18:55
Wow, what a nice change, which I think is an overall improvement. The first attempt though does provide a moodier and darker image, one that could stand on its own merits if that was a feeling you were trying to convery. The second is a little more open in the shadows and mid-values and provides more detail there, as the first in comparison seems a little blocked and heavy, almost dull.
October 22nd, 2008 at 22:57
Thanks Paul and Doug.
I started out very dark and moody, even more than any of these images, but it didn’t hold up the test of time. The lighter version is more what I wanted to show. The other thing about the light version is that the print responds very well to changing light. In bright light, it looks much like the screen version, but when the light is dimmed, it looks more moody without losing too much detail.
March 21st, 2009 at 18:19
I like the old version because it captures some of the dark mood of reality in the woods that most people seem unaware. Bad english but what the heck, it’s real.
March 21st, 2009 at 19:37
No need to excuse your english here. I’m just a Norwegian doing my best, so I won’t notice.
I see your point with the mood, but I still like the newer version best.