thompsonkirk Posted December 6, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK in color too, but this time I prefer BW. Comments welcome! Kirk M8 28 Summicron (PS: Second 'Gorman' version below.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thompsonkirk Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted December 7, 2008 I saw Enrico's "Is It Christmas?" picture on the People forum & noticed that people liked the Greg Gorman method of conversion, so I tried it here. The instructions were a bit glitchy, but not too hard to work out. I picked a color that I thought looked like good ol' selenium-toned Portriga Rapid. Not a lot of difference? This one is a bit contrastier, with brighter midrange & highlights; but I'm not sure that's the conversion method itself - mostly the Curve he recommends that you add at the end? I guess I prefer this one slightly on the Internet, but I haven't tried printing them. K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allamande Posted December 7, 2008 Share #3 Posted December 7, 2008 I prefer the first version because it has more detail. The method you used for the second produced some washed out highlights. I would also crop the left side just a bit. It's a fun mid-century type of a scene; I think the high contrast adds to its impact. Very nice work! Ece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 7, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 7, 2008 Kirk - Beauty in the mundane. Excellent still life for composition, light, contrast, tonal; range and detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted December 8, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 8, 2008 To my eyes, the Gorman conversion loses some highlight detail but I'm not sure. Do you notice that? Kirk, Lovely light and shadow play on this capture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted December 8, 2008 Thank you Ece & Stuart! Hi, Ivan - With the two images on my studio monitor - & the Soft Proof function indicating the right paper profile - it looked like the Gorman version would make the better print. But yes indeed: here on the website I see what you mean & agree with you. IMO Sharookh's postings using the Gorman method are the best example of what it might do. I love his highlights! K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
louloumum Posted December 8, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 8, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Kirk, Didn't come across this one until now. Really takes a keen eye to have spotted this "still leben". I like it a lot !! All the best ___________________ Marie-Louise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted December 10, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 10, 2008 Kirk: Lovely still life, and beautiful light, with a hint of retro to it...I think I prefer the first version, seems to have a touch more delicacy to it. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted December 10, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 10, 2008 Kirk, i find this picture sublime and so neat. I love the shadows and the B&W tones. In spite of being a Gorman disciple, with this subject i prefer the first one because is more dry. I find the second one too much sepia. BTW, I noted that when converting following the Gorman method, i always have to invent something to modify the contrast. I usualy duplicate the color layer and replace the colour with black. I than rise the contrast and reduce the opacity even more on this channel, as much as I need to enhance the shadows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted December 10, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 10, 2008 Kirk, the more I look at them the less convinced I am of my own words... Maybe the second one is the one I prefer. Is very difficult to choose between them because in a different way they are two beautiful pictures. Which colour did you choose, by the way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 10, 2008 A great photo of absolutely nothing! I wish that I could see things like this. I'm not sure about the diagonal highlights at the top; scrolling down to remove them looks better to me but then the proportions becomes unbalanced, maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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