King of the World

gman172 · Mar 15, 2008

i was takin pics in kirklees nr oldham, uk when a guy in a 'great for colour popping' yellow jacket ran to the end of a big rock and started waving aroung like a mad man - i could imagine this picture immediately and also worried if he didnt like me snapping him - bw with him kept in yellow!!

i converted to bw got a 2nd coloured layer and popped him thro and added a light colour filter to the sky - i do try!

King of the World

any good?

KevinDks · Mar 16, 2008

Generally I'm not a fan of selective colour processing, but in this case the image wouldn't work as well if if it was all black and white, and I'm not sure that an all-colour version would be as effective either.

Pretty bleak up there, isn't it? I once did a paragliding course not too far away, at Mankinholes near Todmorden. Good place for it, because the wind never seems to stop blowing.

ilovephotoblogs · Mar 16, 2008

Simply stunning. Looks like a Nike ad. Perfect use of spot coloring. Well done.

lostcase_gib · Mar 16, 2008

yep def works for me too!

ptcruza · Mar 16, 2008

I love this~ What program do you use to get this effect???

Harmony · Mar 16, 2008

I don't want to sound harsh because I like some of your other photos, but I don't like the sepia toned sky; for me, it competes too much with the black and white cliffs.

I'm not a big fan of selective colouring either.

All in all, I don't think this is one of your best works...

gman172 · Mar 17, 2008

ptcruza said:
I love this~ What program do you use to get this effect???

photoshop cs3 - and getting to grips with layers

...and thanks harmony i do kinda agree and im looking to stop the cheeziness of colouring where its not needed - thanks

you keep encouraging me and ill keep em comin guys

:hug::

crystal_lynn · Mar 17, 2008

Very cool!

I am one of the few, but I love selective coloring.

gman172 · Mar 27, 2008

done tastefully i enjoy thinkin, when im out and about, about what would look good 'colour popped'

MM Turner · Mar 27, 2008

This is good to me, but i would take the sepia tone out, so the only thing in color would be the guy in they yellow jacket, That would probably make him stand out more.

Trenton Romulox · Mar 28, 2008

I'm gonna have to lean towards keeping the sepia sky, I believe it creates a better atmosphere in the shot than would a black and white sky. And the selective coloring most definitely works in this situation. It's an overall overused technique, but I think it is used very appropriately here, and quite possibly to improve the shot. Very excellent shot, it's a powerful scene.