The color version can be improved greatly with some curves adjustment
and saturation reduction. I also think you should remove the wart on
the nose and the pimples on the chin, since this is obviously a
portrait, not a news photograph. The BW version shows way too much
contrast with no shadow detail and burned highlights. Improving the
color version before you convert will yield a better BW version. The
noise doesn't add anything IMHO. Sorry I can't be more positive, but
keep working on it.
Paul
On May 3, 2006, at 12:20 AM, Michael Hamilton wrote:
This is partly an experiment in B&W post-processing, part "trying to
rescue a low-light shot".
Orig:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/images/joc.jpg
B&W:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/images/jocb&w.jpg
Technical:
*ist DS, A-50mm/1.7, 1/25s, f/2.0, ISO 400.
I de-saturated, then adjusted the lightness of the spectrum. Added
some noise.
Tips? Honesty? Brutality?
Thanks.
Michael Hamilton
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http://www.michaelhamilton.ca
