My World: Warning

[Chris Calohan]

I shot this a few minutes before 420. This was an interesting part of town that while I give it frequency in looking about, it was today's venture that gave me a new perspective on the area as I fixed my camera to my tripod and left it at a specific height, thus forcing myself to share a different perspective on a "regular" scene.

Note the exceptionally black area on the bottom edges of the structure. This is mold which has been left to itself for years and while it appears to be blocked in shadows, the shadows on the garage door are just as deep and have good detail regardless. Nature provides all kinds of oddness.

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Note-Note**

Well, as it tuned out, when I went back to double check the "mold" issue, I inadvertently fouled the image into a non-recoverable state and it forced me to either leave the explanation as it stood, or rework the image.

The rework revealed more detail in that area than I first processed and I think it reads better with the detail.

So:

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[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

The rework revealed more detail in that area than I first processed and I think it reads better with the detail.

Hi Chris,

This indeed looks more natural. All colors also look cleaner and more pure because of the improved blackpoint setting. The translucent bluish purple shadow from an object outside of the frame now also seems more prominent.

There is always a lot to see in such city still lifes.

Cheers,
Bart

 

[Asher Kelman]

Chris,

I like the idea of hunting urban reality, as you've done here. Still, I'd like to offer an extra step of editing, if I may.

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I've adjusted Black and white points, made my best effort at color correction, (with bare stucco, where paint was peeled off), introduced a minute curve for contrast and then selectively sharpened with the aim to rank the door as most significant. Even sub-ranked the shaded parts of the door slightly lower.

I feel this adds presence to the main subject, yet not far departed from your intent. Anyway, this is just an offering.

Asher

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Asher,

I've adjusted Black and white points, made my best effort at color correction, (with bare stucco, where paint was peeled off), introduced a minute curve for contrast and then selectively sharpened with the aim to rank the door as most significant. Even sub-ranked the shaded parts of the door slightly lower.

I feel this adds presence to the main subject, yet not far departed from your intent. Anyway, this is just an offering.

Thank you for fixing the No Parking signs, which had suffered in the earlier edit.

Best regards,

Doug