Castles on Grand Turk Island

skipper954 · 22-11-2006, 03:52

Well, OK, I exaggerated a bit.

In the tropics, we have jolly few castles, monasteries or palaces.

But in the Caribbean Islands, there are abundant houses of interest.

I like the color image but I was messing about with mono, and liked the tonal quality of this as well.

What do you think?

skip

Soupdragon · 22-11-2006, 06:13

The colour one works, there does not seem to be enough contrast in the mono.

**Markulous** · 22-11-2006, 07:57

The red and yellow against the blue works well for me tho' I do find the comp a little uninspiring! Sorry! Think more of a closeup or just one end of the hut would work better

fionaB · 22-11-2006, 08:13

thats so not fair Skip, and here was me expecting to see majestic castles and buildings! lolol i love the colour on the first one. an old man sitting outside on the second would give it so much more something i think! ?

Fiona

Rob Barron · 22-11-2006, 19:44

Yeh, I gotta say when you have a perfect balance of the three primary colours, what is the point in going mono? I love the colours as they are. Yes, I agree the angle taken coule be a bit more imaginative but having said that it does give the picture a sense of balance and I rather like the fact we can see the whole building and the sea either side of it. Not quite sure why there seems to be some lines just above and parallel to the roof top.

With regards the mono though, I had a go at converting to mono using my favourite Lab Mode method and this gave a lot more contrast to the picture. Maybe too much but I only did it to see what we could get in there. I did not use any curves for this at all, just used 2 extra layers blended with Overlay mode, the first at 100% opacity and the second at 35% opacity.

Just a different option to compare. See what you think.

Cheers,
Rob

lolyton · 22-11-2006, 21:50

The colour one takes it out of the 2, the mono could be better if more contrast was included similar to the one Rob has created. I think Markulous has a valid point with altering the crop/framing too. It does look like you live in a beautiful part of the world there though. I have family around there but have never visited, maybe one day.

cotter · 22-11-2006, 22:17

Well I think the world should be mono

But the colour one works really well for me with this shot....makes you smile

skipper954 · 22-11-2006, 22:24

Don't know why the lines over the roof....in the original there were none, so I guess that they were in the conversion to jpeg or resizing.

I like the color as well, but I love mono, and I think Robs mono is quite good.

I specifially took the picture this way to give a rather flat effect....and I succeeded

danpen · 25-11-2006, 05:05

Definitley prefer the colour one, the yellow, red and blue really work well together.

22-11-2006, 03:52	#1 (permalink)
skipper954 Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeast Florida USA Posts: 1,721	Castles on Grand Turk Island Well, OK, I exaggerated a bit. In the tropics, we have jolly few castles, monasteries or palaces. But in the Caribbean Islands, there are abundant houses of interest. I like the color image but I was messing about with mono, and liked the tonal quality of this as well. What do you think? skip

22-11-2006, 06:13	#2 (permalink)
Soupdragon Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,102	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island The colour one works, there does not seem to be enough contrast in the mono.

22-11-2006, 07:57	#3 (permalink)
Markulous Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peak District Posts: 10,144	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island The red and yellow against the blue works well for me tho' I do find the comp a little uninspiring! Sorry! Think more of a closeup or just one end of the hut would work better

22-11-2006, 08:13	#4 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,619	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island thats so not fair Skip, and here was me expecting to see majestic castles and buildings! lolol i love the colour on the first one. an old man sitting outside on the second would give it so much more something i think! ? Fiona

22-11-2006, 19:44	#5 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,386	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island Yeh, I gotta say when you have a perfect balance of the three primary colours, what is the point in going mono? I love the colours as they are. Yes, I agree the angle taken coule be a bit more imaginative but having said that it does give the picture a sense of balance and I rather like the fact we can see the whole building and the sea either side of it. Not quite sure why there seems to be some lines just above and parallel to the roof top. With regards the mono though, I had a go at converting to mono using my favourite Lab Mode method and this gave a lot more contrast to the picture. Maybe too much but I only did it to see what we could get in there. I did not use any curves for this at all, just used 2 extra layers blended with Overlay mode, the first at 100% opacity and the second at 35% opacity. Just a different option to compare. See what you think. Cheers, Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!

22-11-2006, 21:50	#6 (permalink)
lolyton Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Granada, Spain Posts: 803	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island The colour one takes it out of the 2, the mono could be better if more contrast was included similar to the one Rob has created. I think Markulous has a valid point with altering the crop/framing too. It does look like you live in a beautiful part of the world there though. I have family around there but have never visited, maybe one day.

22-11-2006, 22:17	#7 (permalink)
cotter Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lauder, Scottish Borders Posts: 609	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island Well I think the world should be mono But the colour one works really well for me with this shot....makes you smile

22-11-2006, 22:24	#8 (permalink)
skipper954 Feet under the table Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeast Florida USA Posts: 1,721	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island Don't know why the lines over the roof....in the original there were none, so I guess that they were in the conversion to jpeg or resizing. I like the color as well, but I love mono, and I think Robs mono is quite good. I specifially took the picture this way to give a rather flat effect....and I succeeded

25-11-2006, 05:05	#9 (permalink)
danpen Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 875	Re: Castles on Grand Turk Island Definitley prefer the colour one, the yellow, red and blue really work well together.

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