in solitude

Digital Matt · Oct 10, 2005

One of my newest images, taken with the aid of my new Promaster 7500 flash. I was going for a cold, desloate feeling. Marge and I went out to the beach on a cold day, knowing that nobody would be there, so we could walk alone and enjoy the crisp cool air.

Let me know what you think

JonMikal · Oct 10, 2005

very nice. can't help wonder how it would look if you had included her feet.

love the tones, especially in her face. much post work?

Digital Matt · Oct 10, 2005

Thanks Jon. The original photo does include her feet. I cropped them out, because she was wearing bright red sneakers, and I felt it detracted from the shot. The post work was just in color balancing and saturation, and there is a gradiated hue adjustment to make the top half more bluish, fading to full color at the bottom. Also burned the edges for the vignette.

Canoncan · Oct 10, 2005

This is a fantastic shot. Very well composed and great mood to it.

Digital Matt · Oct 10, 2005

Thanks Canoncan

photo gal · Oct 10, 2005

I love the compostion on this. Very nicely done! : )

terri · Oct 10, 2005

Digital Matt said:
Thanks Jon. The original photo does include her feet. I cropped them out, because she was wearing bright red sneakers, and I felt it detracted from the shot. The post work was just in color balancing and saturation, and there is a gradiated hue adjustment to make the top half more bluish, fading to full color at the bottom. Also burned the edges for the vignette.

That's real nice PS work, Matt. I like the coloring and the vignetting, and I bet you'll enjoy this shot for a very long time.

My only nitpick - and it's a minor one - is the almost oversharpened look of the tiny white highlights that are scattered about the background. They're bright enough to catch my eye and cause a bit of distraction from the subject.

Minor, really, in an otherwise very nicely edited-for-drama image. :thumbup: I like her pose.

Digital Matt · Oct 10, 2005

Thanks photo gal and thanks Terri!

You are right about the oversharpened look. I think I'll have to re-develop a tiff from the raw with no sharpening for the background areas. I accidentally shot this on ISO 400, when I really could have gotten away with at least 200, if not 100 since I was using a flash.

Thanks again everyone

JonK · Oct 10, 2005

Love the mood of this shot and her pose fits it to a tee.
Nice post-processing work. :thumbup:

Nikon Fan · Oct 11, 2005

Excellent Matt!!! Thanks for sharing your PS process as well...you've done an excellent job with this one

Digital Matt · Oct 13, 2005

Thanks Jon and Amanda

Bettybooty · Oct 13, 2005

I love how crisp it is, the colors are wonderful...you are gifted from what I'm seeing....

CHRISTIAN2170 · Oct 13, 2005

I love it.

if you have one....I'll like to see a close up of her face, she has an interesting expression

pursuer · Oct 13, 2005

Beautiful work! Well composed, great color. The gradient hue adjustment is very well done. The only thing I don't like about this is the vingetting, I find it distracting somehow. :thumbup: