[11/07] Urban Decay - bit-tech.net Forums

Lovah · 10th Nov 2007, 18:38

Made this shot this afternoon.

Click image for bigger version.

Exif summary: 2s f/3.5 ISO100 10mm
Strobist: SB-26 @ 1/4th, behind me on my left, bouncing off left wall/ceiling

[MadMan] · 10th Nov 2007, 19:39

a photoshop work? or where the hell do you live? im confused by this foto... rather interesting

Shadowed_fury · 10th Nov 2007, 20:23

Great photo there Lovah!
Don't see much by you, but when we do its often quite quite good

olv · 10th Nov 2007, 20:42

Interesting shot, but have to say that i think the processing lets it down. the blue filter really isn't conveying the right atmosphere, i think emphasising the shadows and going all grungy would suit the shot better. compositionally it is good but i'm not a fan of the crop. would rather see it in all it's 10mm glory. fundamentally a good start but i'd rather see a different take on the processing

depends on your style though i guess

Lovah · 10th Nov 2007, 23:04

Thanks for the feedback on the picture.

It's inside an abandoned building in the harbor of Brugges.
It's close to a youth centre/skate park/legal graffiti area/..

I didn't add anything to the picture, just played with the color in photoshop. Normally I don't photoshop my images this much, usually it's just levels and a bit saturation and a crop + border. But since there is alot going on in the picture, I thought this was a good chance to try something new. I tried to make the graffiti work in the back pop out and give the chair a bit more character. Original [3MB]

Thanks for the suggestions olv, I think I'll start again with the crop/processing some time next week.

L

Boogle · 10th Nov 2007, 23:11

I really like it, it's like something out of a movie. It's also quite confusing - but in a good way, makes you really examine what you're seeing.

Hwulex · 10th Nov 2007, 23:20

Link broken, Lovah. Also is the tag meant to be POTM old or are you striving for this month's comp?

I like the image: the contents are great and like all the leading lines in the composition really pointing out the graffiti and wreckage towards the back. However I agree with olv in that I think it'd be stronger with darker, dirty, grungy processing.

Bindibadgi · 11th Nov 2007, 09:54

Winner. Imo

Need it bigger though >_<

Lovah · 11th Nov 2007, 17:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hwulex

Link broken, Lovah. Also is the tag meant to be POTM old or are you striving for this month's comp?

Fixed link, changed tag.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Winner. Imo

Need it bigger though >_<

Thanks Bindi.
I added a bigger version, just click the original.

eldiablo · 11th Nov 2007, 17:39

Great picture, just looks so surreal, looks like a possible winner to me.

olv · 11th Nov 2007, 18:05

Hope you don't mind but i had a go. the white balance in the original seems completely off so the colour tones are not correct but this is the feel i would have gone with.

yodasarmpit · 11th Nov 2007, 18:38

^

Hwulex · 11th Nov 2007, 18:52

As said before, love the photo just not so sure on the blue cast. Had a crack at a quick PP myself, hope you don't mind:

Still not quite the effect I was ultimately looking for, but an idea.

Lovah · 11th Nov 2007, 21:17

Thanks for the input guys.

As I sed before, I'll try to open up some time later this week and have another go. I do have some other pictures with different white balance settings. I'll try to workout something that fits more with the picture.

I can still 'update' my picture with a newer version, can I?

Cheers,
Thanks for all the input.

L

OleJ · 15th Nov 2007, 02:32

Oohh very nice. I actually like the blue cast over the other versions people have posted. I think it does a lot for the picture to have it single tone. Perhaps try a B/W conversion or sepia?

3dHeli · 18th Nov 2007, 15:02

Another great location.

I luv your processing, great picture, but the scene for me would be even better with some people in it.

NzC · 21st Nov 2007, 04:58

great photo, but just though i would say that personally i like the original a lot. This is not to take away from your processing, just meant as a compliment.

Lovah · 25th Nov 2007, 16:54

Ok. After having it 'rest' for a while and looking back on this, my original take was far too bright and blue. Since there is not that much time for the competition and I don't want to miss the deadline (again), I'm going to enter this one.

Hope you like this processing better:

Feedback is always welcome.

Boogle · 25th Nov 2007, 17:50

I really like it, somehow it makes urban decay look almost... beautiful?

TNash · 26th Nov 2007, 00:27

Yeah, this processing is better than the original. Still has the blue cast but it's not overpowering.

10th Nov 2007, 18:38	#1
Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,433	[11/07] Urban Decay Made this shot this afternoon. Click image for bigger version. Exif summary: 2s f/3.5 ISO100 10mm Strobist: SB-26 @ 1/4th, behind me on my left, bouncing off left wall/ceiling __________________ MacBook Pro 15" \| 20" Dell 2005FPW \| iPod Touch 16GB Canon 400D + BG-E3 \| RS-60E3 EF-s 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 \| EF 17-40mm F4 L \| EF 50mm F1.4 \| EF 70-200mm F4 L Manfrotto 190ProB + 486RC2 \| LumoPro LP604 \| Canon 430EX + OC-E2 \| Nikon SB-262 \| PocketWizard Plus II3 Last edited by Lovah; 11th Nov 2007 at 17:33. Reason: Added link to bigger, fixed tag.

10th Nov 2007, 20:23	#3
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10th Nov 2007, 20:42	#4
olv he's so bright Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,334	Interesting shot, but have to say that i think the processing lets it down. the blue filter really isn't conveying the right atmosphere, i think emphasising the shadows and going all grungy would suit the shot better. compositionally it is good but i'm not a fan of the crop. would rather see it in all it's 10mm glory. fundamentally a good start but i'd rather see a different take on the processing depends on your style though i guess __________________ i have many leather bound books

10th Nov 2007, 23:04	#5
Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,433	Thanks for the feedback on the picture. It's inside an abandoned building in the harbor of Brugges. It's close to a youth centre/skate park/legal graffiti area/.. I didn't add anything to the picture, just played with the color in photoshop. Normally I don't photoshop my images this much, usually it's just levels and a bit saturation and a crop + border. But since there is alot going on in the picture, I thought this was a good chance to try something new. I tried to make the graffiti work in the back pop out and give the chair a bit more character. Original [3MB] Thanks for the suggestions olv, I think I'll start again with the crop/processing some time next week. L __________________ MacBook Pro 15" \| 20" Dell 2005FPW \| iPod Touch 16GB Canon 400D + BG-E3 \| RS-60E3 EF-s 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 \| EF 17-40mm F4 L \| EF 50mm F1.4 \| EF 70-200mm F4 L Manfrotto 190ProB + 486RC2 \| LumoPro LP604 \| Canon 430EX + OC-E2 \| Nikon SB-262 \| PocketWizard Plus II3 Last edited by Lovah; 11th Nov 2007 at 17:29. Reason: fixed link

10th Nov 2007, 23:20	#7
Hwulex Freerider Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Camberley-ish, UK FR: Progressive Posts: 3,995	Link broken, Lovah. Also is the tag meant to be POTM old or are you striving for this month's comp? I like the image: the contents are great and like all the leading lines in the composition really pointing out the graffiti and wreckage towards the back. However I agree with olv in that I think it'd be stronger with darker, dirty, grungy processing. __________________ Clickr my Flickr

10th Nov 2007, 19:39	#2
[MadMan] Minimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bratislava; Slovakia Posts: 47	a photoshop work? or where the hell do you live? im confused by this foto... rather interesting

10th Nov 2007, 23:11	#6
Boogle Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 157	I really like it, it's like something out of a movie. It's also quite confusing - but in a good way, makes you really examine what you're seeing.

11th Nov 2007, 09:54	#8
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,280	Winner. Imo Need it bigger though >_< __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

11th Nov 2007, 17:39	#10
eldiablo Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Belgium, West-Flanders Posts: 85	Great picture, just looks so surreal, looks like a possible winner to me.

11th Nov 2007, 18:05	#11
olv he's so bright Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,334	Hope you don't mind but i had a go. the white balance in the original seems completely off so the colour tones are not correct but this is the feel i would have gone with. __________________ i have many leather bound books

11th Nov 2007, 18:38	#12
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,667	^ __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

11th Nov 2007, 18:52	#13
Hwulex Freerider Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Camberley-ish, UK FR: Progressive Posts: 3,995	As said before, love the photo just not so sure on the blue cast. Had a crack at a quick PP myself, hope you don't mind: Still not quite the effect I was ultimately looking for, but an idea. __________________ Clickr my Flickr

11th Nov 2007, 21:17	#14
Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,433	Thanks for the input guys. As I sed before, I'll try to open up some time later this week and have another go. I do have some other pictures with different white balance settings. I'll try to workout something that fits more with the picture. I can still 'update' my picture with a newer version, can I? Cheers, Thanks for all the input. L __________________ MacBook Pro 15" \| 20" Dell 2005FPW \| iPod Touch 16GB Canon 400D + BG-E3 \| RS-60E3 EF-s 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 \| EF 17-40mm F4 L \| EF 50mm F1.4 \| EF 70-200mm F4 L Manfrotto 190ProB + 486RC2 \| LumoPro LP604 \| Canon 430EX + OC-E2 \| Nikon SB-262 \| PocketWizard Plus II3

15th Nov 2007, 02:32	#15
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	Oohh very nice. I actually like the blue cast over the other versions people have posted. I think it does a lot for the picture to have it single tone. Perhaps try a B/W conversion or sepia? __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

18th Nov 2007, 15:02	#16
3dHeli Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 245	Another great location. I luv your processing, great picture, but the scene for me would be even better with some people in it.

21st Nov 2007, 04:58	#17
NzC Supermodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 489	great photo, but just though i would say that personally i like the original a lot. This is not to take away from your processing, just meant as a compliment. __________________ ~Nick PROJECT: My NEW ROOM I have 18 cool PCs...they range from Pentium 66Mhz to X2 4200+ FLICKR, eh?

25th Nov 2007, 16:54	#18
Lovah Apple and Canon fanboy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 3,433	Ok. After having it 'rest' for a while and looking back on this, my original take was far too bright and blue. Since there is not that much time for the competition and I don't want to miss the deadline (again), I'm going to enter this one. Hope you like this processing better: Feedback is always welcome. __________________ MacBook Pro 15" \| 20" Dell 2005FPW \| iPod Touch 16GB Canon 400D + BG-E3 \| RS-60E3 EF-s 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 \| EF 17-40mm F4 L \| EF 50mm F1.4 \| EF 70-200mm F4 L Manfrotto 190ProB + 486RC2 \| LumoPro LP604 \| Canon 430EX + OC-E2 \| Nikon SB-262 \| PocketWizard Plus II3

25th Nov 2007, 17:50	#19
Boogle Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 157	I really like it, somehow it makes urban decay look almost... beautiful?

26th Nov 2007, 00:27	#20
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	Yeah, this processing is better than the original. Still has the blue cast but it's not overpowering. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com