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Shard Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Richmond, VA Insane since: Nov 2000	posted 06-13-2001 07:30 OK gang. I went to a live show last night that involved a lot of fireworks etc. I took a lot of pictures and it seems that one was taken right in the midst of a fireworks flash. So, it seems I had a picture destined for the "Recycle Bin". Upon further inspection, I found that the crowd could be viewed at the bottom of the photo but, that was really it's only redeeming value. Tonight, I decided to pop into PS and see what I could do with it... I want to play around with polar coords and curves anyway. THIS is what I came up with. Keep in mind, this came from an otherwise useless pic and about 45 minutes of playing around. OK, enough of my yapping, what do ya think?
Shard Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Richmond, VA Insane since: Nov 2000	posted 06-13-2001 07:37 OH, and in case anyone is interested in playing around with the original themselves, you can find it HERE. WARNING... it's 181k !!
Maruman Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: down under Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 06-13-2001 11:58 the original pic is sweet! umm yeah --------------------------------- Maruman I am the princess of the universe -----'--,--@ ---------------------------------
hyperbole Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Madison, Indiana, USA Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 06-13-2001 17:43 I like the original. In you image, I would use the burn tool on the crowd to make it stand out a little ant use the dodge tool on the sworls (not including the area where the letters are) to push them into the background a bit. Other than that I think it's a nice image.
linear Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: other places Insane since: Mar 2001	posted 06-13-2001 18:30 The truth is out there....
Wangenstein Maniac (V) Inmate From: The year 1881 Insane since: Mar 2001	posted 06-13-2001 19:12 That crowd shot is cool! That's a keeper! Linear -
Shard Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Richmond, VA Insane since: Nov 2000	posted 06-14-2001 00:48 Thanks for the ideas people. Come on, I wanna see some more people make something out of my crappy photography skillz... hehe.
docilebob Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: buttcrack of the midwest Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 06-14-2001 05:53 Truth is..it`s hot
warjournal Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 06-14-2001 07:03 I have unwittingly culled some detail. I selected White as the foreground. Then I hit Image > Adjust > Color Replacer. Brought the Lightness all the way down to 0 and the fuzziness is somewhere around 90. Screen mode or something. I had an Asylum background behind it, but I stopped dinking with it once I noticed the detail that was brought out. I also flipped it horizontally. My guess is that the flash was so bright, that it blew right through the poster board, hence backwards, hence flip horizontal. I tried briefly doing it with Curves, but the difference is a little too tight for my tastes. Wow. [This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 06-14-2001).]
Shard Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Richmond, VA Insane since: Nov 2000	posted 06-14-2001 14:27 Good stuff. I hadn't realized I had been filming nuclear warhead testing, although that could explain some of my mental instability since... hehe. Where's my black pills? Nice DB. Anyway, WarJournal, most of the people who had signs there had things written on both sides so I'm not sure if the flash was so bright that it showed through the poster board. I could be wrong though. Good theory.

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Shard
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Richmond, VA
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted 06-13-2001 07:30

OK gang. I went to a live show last night that involved a lot of fireworks etc. I took a lot of pictures and it seems that one was taken right in the midst of a fireworks flash. So, it seems I had a picture destined for the "Recycle Bin". Upon further inspection, I found that the crowd could be viewed at the bottom of the photo but, that was really it's only redeeming value. Tonight, I decided to pop into PS and see what I could do with it... I want to play around with polar coords and curves anyway.

THIS is what I came up with.

Keep in mind, this came from an otherwise useless pic and about 45 minutes of playing around. OK, enough of my yapping, what do ya think?

Shard
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Richmond, VA
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted 06-13-2001 07:37

OH, and in case anyone is interested in playing around with the original themselves, you can find it HERE. WARNING... it's 181k !!

Maruman
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: down under
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 06-13-2001 11:58

the original pic is sweet!

umm yeah

---------------------------------
Maruman I am the princess of the universe
-----'--,--@
---------------------------------

hyperbole
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Madison, Indiana, USA
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 06-13-2001 17:43

I like the original.

In you image, I would use the burn tool on the crowd to make it stand out a little ant use the dodge tool on the sworls (not including the area where the letters are) to push them into the background a bit.

Other than that I think it's a nice image.

linear
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: other places
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted 06-13-2001 18:30

The truth is out there....

Wangenstein
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: The year 1881
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted 06-13-2001 19:12

That crowd shot is cool! That's a keeper!

Linear -

Shard
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Richmond, VA
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted 06-14-2001 00:48

Thanks for the ideas people. Come on, I wanna see some more people make something out of my crappy photography skillz... hehe.

docilebob
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: buttcrack of the midwest
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 06-14-2001 05:53

Truth is..it`s hot

warjournal
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 06-14-2001 07:03

I have unwittingly culled some detail.

I selected White as the foreground. Then I hit Image > Adjust > Color Replacer. Brought the Lightness all the way down to 0 and the fuzziness is somewhere around 90. Screen mode or something. I had an Asylum background behind it, but I stopped dinking with it once I noticed the detail that was brought out. I also flipped it horizontally.

My guess is that the flash was so bright, that it blew right through the poster board, hence backwards, hence flip horizontal.

I tried briefly doing it with Curves, but the difference is a little too tight for my tastes.

Wow.

[This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 06-14-2001).]

Shard
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Richmond, VA
Insane since: Nov 2000

posted 06-14-2001 14:27

Good stuff. I hadn't realized I had been filming nuclear warhead testing, although that could explain some of my mental instability since... hehe. Where's my black pills? Nice DB.

Anyway, WarJournal, most of the people who had signs there had things written on both sides so I'm not sure if the flash was so bright that it showed through the poster board. I could be wrong though. Good theory.