High Key

[Maggie]

Which one do you like best... thanks

[SWalton]

I prefer the one where its all mono, also have you used a sketch effect or boosted the brightnesss on it or something?

[thekevinmonster]

definitely the all-mono one, and not because i'm on a BW kick lately. I think that whatever you did to turn the image into a 'drawing' looks very good in black and white.

However, that ball is a rather odd dark red, and in the red ball version, the amount of black mixed in looks very unnatural to me. I would expect a bright red ball, not a rich and shadowy red one.

Otherwise, I think this is a fantastic pic!

[Maggie]

Interesting, thanks for feedback, this one I did using Picassa.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/its_mag...7601976593360/

[Saralonde]

Maggie, the link says "This pageis private."

I like the all b&w because for me the subject is the puppies' face and the red draws my eye away from that.

[Maggie]

I had started a thread earlier..
Picassa Magic

[clockdoc]

Cute shot,; nice post work. What feature of Picasa did you use here? I prefer the monochrome version.

[Maggie]

clockdoc

check the link I sent just above, it shows the steps I took.

[clockdoc]

Thanks, Maggie, I'll check it out. Nice to see you are using the D80. Haven't had mine a week yet. So far I have been very impressed.

[peeperita]

this is the perfect shot for this effect.....well done!...

and personally, i like the red ball....

peeper