Peace in the Park Festival, Sheffield

[river_jayne]

Hi - this is my first post, so apologies if it doesn't come out right.
I am just learning photography and photoshop and have not managed to save up for an SLR yet. This was taken with my Cybershot compact at a local music festival, ISO 100 and no flash.

I desaturated it, cropped it and adjusted the contrast over the whole picture. Then I made another layer of the sky only and increased the contrast of that portion by itself. Lastly I used the burn tool on the backs of the letters to make them stand out more. I wanted it to be a more dramtic picture and I really love black and white.

Any and all feedback appreciated - same on my wordpress site that I am just starting.

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[Shereen]

I like the after shot better...just curious, how come you shot it to read backwards?

[river_jayne]

Thank you
Partly for practical reasons - the sign was at the edge of the festival and on top of a hill so shooting it from the other side meant the background was very boring. I wanted to show people between the letters.
Partly because I thought it made a more interesting shot with the tower blocks in the distance.

I finally managed to save up for a dslr so if you're interested there are some more shots of mine here

Thanks for replying!