2010

[scrivna]

Hi guys,
Here's a photo I took a few days ago, post processed in Picasa and The Gimp, would like to hear your thoughts on this



Thanks!

[thingy]

Youre loaded!!

I like the 'odd one out' concept and the diagonal lines. However I feel the bottom left corner is a little out of place. I can't see how you could really avoid this though, short of a different composition. Also I would like to have seen a version with greater depth of field giving focus to all the notes.

G

[clockdoc]

It proves 10 pound notes are sharper than 20's. 8-) What were you trying to achieve in your setup and what post processing did you do in Picasa and Gimp to get there?

[scrivna]

Cheers clockdoc, well, "achieve" is a word i've never really liked, i like spontanuity... however with this image i wanted to capture the "odd one out" feel.
In terms of post processing, i did a little desaturating and darkening of the edges and added a small bit of noise, corrected the white balance and then played with the curves a bit to give it a more contrasted look to the original.
Thanks for your comments thingy, i too feel the same about that bit of desk under the notes but again, not sure what to do about it.

R

[stevesutt89]

To avoid the corner of the desk showing through you could perhaps add another row of 20 pound notes parallel to the first to cover this area. The only problem is that you'd require at least another 100 pounds

[matthewchj]

Actually I like the fact that all the 20s are out of focus, this just adds more to the "odd one out" look of the 10. Nice shot!

[thingy]

I like it too matthewchj, was just curious how it would look totally sharp also.

G

[eydryan]

my first thought was it doesn't say anything... the odd one out didn't strike me which means you should've added a bit more emphasis on that 10pound bill. the idea is nice but... could've been better... also, that empty space on the left isn't that nice. either try to frame it starting from an edge or crop in tighter and get rid of it. or, of course, make some symmetry in the top right corner.

it's an ok shot, but then again, we always have to improve right...

[scrivna]

Great response guys, thanks!
All taken on board and appreciated! I'll try to do better next time :-p

I'm off on holiday to spain for a few weeks so hopefully have loads of photos to bore you with

Cheers!

R