Thanks, Renate. I do not mind at all. Actually it was late in the evening and I was about to loose the light altogether. This really is a snapshot in the truest sense. What the camera captured wasn't much different from what my eyes saw. I submitted this 'as is' especially because I wanted help in seeing what others see. I'm so used to simply 'knowing' what I'm looking at that I want to get back to seeing what others might be seeing. Does that make any sence? It seems to be a fad in this area for people to abandon their properties and let barns, sheds, and even homes fall down in disrepair. And I'm facinated by their lack of care. I want to record what I see in a moving way so that others can feel, so to speak, the abandon, loneliness and dispair I feel when I see these properties. Our shed adds to the problem and I sometimes secretly hope it falls all the way down. In the meantime, I want to record how it makes me feel. And I know others on this list can help me do that. That door though is a window. If I put up a page on my site with more of this shed, would anyone be interested in giving me more insight on what they see? I'd like that. And would B&W add to the mood? Thanks. Shyrell Melara Family Photography Preserving Precious Memories... http://shyrellmelara.tripod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "R V" <muunstruk@xxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Gallery Review 9-3-05 Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:00:46 -0400 > > Hi Shyrell, > > Ah, the purple stuff - many ways to skin this cat. The easiest one is to use > the desaturation tool on the areas, also the most destructive. I used it > here because it can be done in seconds. You can also go to the > saturation/hue, select this shade and tone it down or change it to the color > of the background.... and several other ways. > I liked "Complete Digital Photography" by Ben Long, which comes with > tutorials on cd. Great to get you started. > I took the liberty to do your photo over my way just to illustrate it. > Looks like you took it one morning ? Well, I moved the clock to evening by > tweaking it all into a little warmer light with Levels. I also seem to have > acquired an obsession with the shed's door. :-)) > Do take some pix of the dusty interior with the evening light shining > through this door! :-) > > Hope you don't mind, > Renate -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
