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Secret Garden

Postby agriffiths on Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:41 pm

Couldn't resist playing with this one!

The Secret Garden.....

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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:50 pm

I like this, its cute, I'd suggest playing around with a close crop, keeping the same effective.
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Postby mudder on Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:46 pm

Gee the colour in this seems "strange" to me? It's almost got a moonlight sort of light to it, or is it what I've been drinking :lol: It's pm, so I'm allowed a red aren't I??? Any PP?

Great shot though, agree with the suggested cropping.
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Postby agriffiths on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:36 pm

Must be colour blind... looks perfectly natural to me :wink:
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:12 pm

Actually I like it. Very different :D
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Postby Glen on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:15 pm

Very, very cute. It has a slight blue cast for me too, I like it, thought it was intentional
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Postby gstark on Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:08 pm

mudder wrote:It's pm, so I'm allowed a red aren't I???


Andrew,

Just the one?

Yes, this would look great with a much tighter crop.
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Postby kipper on Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:11 pm

I'm not sure about cropping in much tighter though as I'd feel you'd lose the curve of the tree branch and the lines of the fence.
Also the extreme blue cast looks a tad odd.

I feel that Tai/Redline has had some influence here :)
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:03 pm

I reckon it works a treat. Great concept and a great image.
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Postby PALL on Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:54 pm

cute pose of model and tree.the blue cast i realy liked even its not natural but gives a cold feel and colors.i guess you used a custom white balance.kool.
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Postby agriffiths on Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:32 am

This is the original image (no crop) with my girlfriends face and arms isolated (left natural) and then a major boost of hues was applied to the remaining image for a story book look.
I'll try a crop but I set the pic up to show the way the tree branch curls over as if to embrace and shelter, while the fence provides a grounded balance that, I think, adds character to the garden. I'll post a few more later!
Thanks for the comments peoples!! :)
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