Old soldier Grave

[ldenne]

I took this photo in an old graveyard out side of our town - It is of a soldier i think civil war poss relalutionary war - i used lightroom to desaturate the photo to black and white then color the flag with the eraser. I would like critique on the quality of the photo with the color added in or would it be better all B&W or color - for me i like old cemetaries in B&W. I wasn't sure what exif data to include so i included it all. thanks
Lauren



Exif data
Camera
Nikon D3100

Exposure
0.05 sec (1/20)

Aperture
f/6.3

Focal Length
18 mm

ISO Speed
400

Exposure Bias
0 EV

Flash
Off, Did not fire

X-Resolution
240 dpi

Y-Resolution
240 dpi

Software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4.1

Date and Time (Modified)
2011:07:19 12:00:40

Exposure Program
Not Defined

Date and Time (Original)
2011:07:18 02:05:33

Date and Time (Digitized)
2011:07:18 02:05:33

Max Aperture Value
3.5

Subject Distance
2.24 m

Metering Mode
Multi-segment

Light Source
Sunlight

User Comment
(c)Lauren Elizabeth

Sub Sec Time Original
30

Sub Sec Time Digitized
30

Sensing Method
One-chip color area

CFAPattern
[Green,Blue][Red,Green]

Custom Rendered
Normal

Exposure Mode
Auto

White Balance
Auto

Digital Zoom Ratio
1

Focal Length In35mm Format
27 mm

Scene Capture Type
Landscape

Gain Control
Low gain up

Contrast
Normal

Saturation
Normal

Sharpness
Normal

Subject Distance Range
Unknown

Compression
JPEG (old-style)

Coded Character Set
UTF8

Date Created
2011:07:18

Time Created
02:05:33

Digital Creation Date
2011:07:18

Digital Creation Time
02:05:33

Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type
D50

Measurement Observer
CIE 1931

Measurement Flare
0.999%

Measurement Illuminant
D65

XMPToolkit
Adobe XMP Core 5.2-c004 1.136881, 2010/06/10-18:11:35

Creator Tool
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4.1

Lens
18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

Lens ID
154

Approximate Focus Distance
2.24

Has Extended XMP
72C8DB2C2FF6780A16CCD0983127E763

Color Transform
YCbCr

[BeeSwift]

i really like the subject of the picture, i enjoy selective color as well. only thing maybe you could do is get on the ground so we see it from a different perspective. get to eye level, or even lower with the top of the tombstone. also you have a little bit brown to the south west of the tombstone. just touch it up to bring it back to black and white. i would love to see this from an angle we wouldn't regularly see it from. TFS.

[ldenne]

thanks for the input I will have to try a different angle- the cemetary is fairly close to where i live so I will plan on going back and trying getting on the ground and looking up at the stone and such this was one that hadn't been broken, alot of the headstones were in pieces (whether from old age or vandilism i am not sure)

[BeeSwift]

yes no problem, i am in no way an expert or anything but it stinks to have your work up here and nobody help out. i'd love to see the second try and even if you took some pictures of crumbled headstones. i think it's an amazing subject and can really tell some incredible stories. good luck!

[TheEagleSpirit]

I am not a favorite of post processing on my photos as I strive for better pictures without it. I do like what you did to this one.