Hello, I'm Mr. Ed

[mjmccluskey]

Composition/subject seem good and this seems to have potential for a decent pic, but it seems "dull" to me. Thoughts?

"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjmccluskey/4730453714/" title="DSC_0008 by MJM Photography, on Flickr">

[dolphin1]

Hi! In my opinion you could enhance the photograph by turning it into black and white and bumping up the contrast. I think this will make your photo stand out more.

[lputman]

I think a little play with curves will greatly enhance this photograph. Nice capture.

[mk12mod]

great shot!! I agree with the B&W or maybe even sephia.

[lputman]

I played with it a little, if you want me to remove, just let me know.

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[mjmccluskey]

Would love to know details of what you did...so much to learn ;-)

[lputman]

It's not perfect and I was using GIMP since I am at work, I'm not the most proficient at GIMP. I use Lightroom and/or CS4 at home. I duplicated the layer and made it a multiply layer, this helps to make the color richer. I made another layer that I did curves adjustment on.

[LeeR]

Man, this brings back so many memories. I used to love that show (I guess I am giving away my age by admitting that) but the crossbuck door looks just like the one in Wilbur Post's office.
As for the image, I think lputman's solution is elegantly simple. I used a different method (read, more complicated) but my results weren't significantly better.

[mjmccluskey]

Very cool...first time I played with curves. Not nearly as improved as your version, but certainly better. I'm clear on the layers, but sure I will get that shortly.

Learned a good deal on this site today...