Olden Time Street Scene

[Paranormalist]

I've been going through perviously taken photos. This was taken a while back at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh. It looked to me like it had potential so first I HDR'd in Photomatix from 1 RAW file. Then a B&W conversion using Adjustment Layers in Photoshop. And then turned to sepia using Picasa (I like this sepia best). Back in Photoshop I added a little bit of vertical grain and created a light vignette rather than a dark one to try to replicate a true sepia photo - not too sure if I've succeeded?!

C&C appreciated muchly.

Thank you.

[Paranormalist]

Another from the same place, same day.

I used a Photoshop Plug In called Topaz Labs for this one to bring out more detail.

[johnaalex]

Of the two I prefer the first one, although for me the sky looks a bit OTT. In the second one I am distracted by the bluish object (the smoke from the camp fire?) between the first two tents.

[Just call me Al]

The first is super, not so keen on the second.

[Holowlegs]

Hello there


I like what you have done with the first one and think you have achieved what you set out to do. It has the old time look and you have processed it well. I do like the light vignette ( which has given me a couple of ideas)

Only thing I think you may off over done it with is the vertical grain. It may look better with out this, not sure.

The second one may look better as a B&W or a sepia like the first.

Cheers Holo

[onefivenine]

Nice PP in #1 and definitely more fitting than HDR in my opinion.
Certainly works for me

[Paranormalist]

Originally Posted by johnaalex

Of the two I prefer the first one, although for me the sky looks a bit OTT. In the second one I am distracted by the bluish object (the smoke from the camp fire?) between the first two tents.

Now that you mention it I suppose that the skies in true sepia photos are more washed out than dramatic.
Yep that's smoke.

Originally Posted by Holowlegs

Hello there


I like what you have done with the first one and think you have achieved what you set out to do. It has the old time look and you have processed it well. I do like the light vignette ( which has given me a couple of ideas)

Only thing I think you may off over done it with is the vertical grain. It may look better with out this, not sure.

The second one may look better as a B&W or a sepia like the first.

Cheers Holo

Thanks, Holo. I probably messed up with the grain.

Cheers all.

[tontoshorse]

The 1st one has a bucket load of potential, although the sky seems to have seped into the roof in a couple of places.
The compostion itself is certainley all going in the right direction.

I like that plug in - it has made the result very sharp.

Neat.