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Walter C · Mar 11, 2012, 2:18 PM

Went to a re-enactment in '09 here in HB. On this shot I got down on ground level and shot upward toward these advancing Union troops. Two versions to show you. Here's the first:

Walter C · Mar 11, 2012, 2:20 PM

#2
That's not mist in the background. Rather, it is smoke from the canons being fired. C&C welcome.

Quadna71 · Mar 11, 2012, 2:28 PM

The tones in #2 seem more period correct without being harsh. And is it me or does the second guy from the left look like Kevin Costner?

mtngal · Mar 11, 2012, 3:12 PM

Neat shot. I think the second one looks more like a faded photograph, though my monitor makes the colors look a bit more saturated than I would expect of an old photograph. But I really like the first one, too, it's just quite different from the second one.

calr · Mar 11, 2012, 3:34 PM

I think this shot would look great converted to sepia. The sepia treatment would help reinforce what the reenactment represents.

Cal

paniolo · Mar 11, 2012, 4:20 PM

Both are great - I think calr is right, a sepia would be dynamite.

Walter C · Mar 11, 2012, 6:07 PM

OK, sepia it is then.

calr · Mar 11, 2012, 6:44 PM

Looks great, Walter.

Cal

Tullio · Mar 12, 2012, 1:58 PM

I think the Sepia treatment and the wider crop work real well with the scene.

selvin · Mar 12, 2012, 9:22 PM

Walter, I agree with the concensus, the stretched sepia is defninitely the way to go.

Mar 11, 2012, 2:18 PM	#1
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	Lower point of view - Civil War Went to a re-enactment in '09 here in HB. On this shot I got down on ground level and shot upward toward these advancing Union troops. Two versions to show you. Here's the first: Attached Images

Mar 11, 2012, 6:07 PM	#7
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	OK, sepia it is then. Attached Images

Mar 12, 2012, 1:58 PM	#9
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	I think the Sepia treatment and the wider crop work real well with the scene. __________________ Tullio

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Mar 11, 2012, 2:20 PM	#2
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	#2 That's not mist in the background. Rather, it is smoke from the canons being fired. C&C welcome. Attached Images

Mar 11, 2012, 2:28 PM	#3
Quadna71 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 219	The tones in #2 seem more period correct without being harsh. And is it me or does the second guy from the left look like Kevin Costner?

Mar 11, 2012, 3:12 PM	#4
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Neat shot. I think the second one looks more like a faded photograph, though my monitor makes the colors look a bit more saturated than I would expect of an old photograph. But I really like the first one, too, it's just quite different from the second one.

Mar 11, 2012, 3:34 PM	#5
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	I think this shot would look great converted to sepia. The sepia treatment would help reinforce what the reenactment represents. Cal

Mar 11, 2012, 4:20 PM	#6
paniolo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 569	Both are great - I think calr is right, a sepia would be dynamite.

Mar 11, 2012, 6:44 PM	#8
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	Looks great, Walter. Cal

Mar 12, 2012, 9:22 PM	#10
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Walter, I agree with the concensus, the stretched sepia is defninitely the way to go.