I think both versions are a bit over the top - statues are not this color at all, and many of the 'stone' lines are too thick.
Try, try again IMHO. Maris Glen wrote: > At 02:33 PM 9/14/2005, frank theriault wrote: > >> I suspect I would love the b&w version (tell Lisa she has lovely >> legs, next time you're talking to her), but the first thing I >> thought of when I saw this version was "burn unit". >> >> I must be honest, I find this photo to be grotesque. Sorry. > > It's not meant to be a photo of a girl's legs anymore. It's actually > meant to be a weathered statue. If you are thinking of this as a > girl's legs, perhaps that is where you get the sensation of > grotesque? Perhaps I should have named it "A Statue of Lisa - > (detail)" or something like that? ;) > > Perhaps you will like this variation better? > http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/gallery/Stone_Legs_03.jpg > > I did notice that if you display these images with gamma set too > dark, that it doesn't have the proper feel any longer. I increased > the gamma of #3, to see if this helped you any. (Of course, it's also > a different texture variation to begin with.) These were created on a > PC, and Mac users might get a totally different effect, due to gamma > issues. > > If you still don't like it, that's okay. I'd much rather hear an > honest complaint than false praise. Thanks for looking. ;) > > > take care, > Glen
