Luko (14000) 2008-04-26 08:17:45

for me the problem comes from the reading which is too centered because of the too homogenous dark tonal values, while the real story is unfolding in the background.

the girl at the bottom of the stairs is key to the understanding of the scene, as well as the "OMG girl" sitting on top. unfortunately I find that they are too buried in the dark tones.

Here's then my WS proposal which includes brightening on local areas with a history brush using screen mode. (all the girls and the muscle man) Some overlay is then applied to enhance the contrast on the most expressive characters.

markgong (2840) 2008-04-19 10:15:14

Toned to be b/w and resemble Ilford 400. The actual image was shot on 1600 ISO. The D3's noise control is fantastic. :)

horatiuTT (4570) 2008-04-18 12:06:31

and sharpened a bit

markgong (2840) 2008-04-17 02:37:16

Two things bothered me about the original photo. The bright orange shirt and the pink plate. That's why I turned it into B/W, something that's inconsistent with the rest of the series.

markgong (2840) 2008-04-15 10:59:37

now in sRGB

markgong (2840) 2008-04-15 10:53:11

Ack, forgot to save it in sRBG mode but you get the idea :)

osmarq (921) 2007-12-09 16:06:22

I just add contrast, bright decrease light, sharpen and changed the frame size.
Oscar.

SampraS (619) 2006-03-13 07:48:56

just cropped to see how it'll look..
eventhough I think your's compo works better

markgong (2840) 2005-12-21 20:37:39

HCB's original

A-la-N (2025) 2005-12-21 16:13:16

nothink special. b-w, USM, some mask - gamma corection. that is all i made :)