Duotone...love it or hate it

Bachs · 18-11-2005, 23:58

Experimenting with duotone.

There's something I really like about it.

Saved the colour version in a layer, created a duplicate and converted to b&w using channel mixer, selective colour (black and white channels), curves adjustment then created layer mask on bw layer and painted through to restore colour pebbles.

Created a saturation adjustment layer and ticked the 'colourize' box and moved the hue slider back and forth until I found the colour I liked.

You either love duotone or you hate it!

CT · 19-11-2005, 00:24

Nicely processed!

tommy6206 · 19-11-2005, 00:39

I do like this 1 like hidden gems..

Matty · 19-11-2005, 09:46

good shot, though the ring thing at the bottom is distracting, well processed though!

busterboy · 19-11-2005, 09:59

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Originally Posted by CT

Nicely processed!

agreed, nicely processed, I like this shot.

RobertP · 19-11-2005, 11:16

As someone with an anti b&w rep, I like it too.

Feels like the pebbles should be in focus to me.

jewel · 19-11-2005, 13:42

oh nice one Bachs. I really like it. I think the pebbles being OOF works well. Shows more emphasis on the vase,nice detail.

Jewel.

Bachs · 19-11-2005, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertP

As someone with an anti b&w rep, I like it too.

Feels like the pebbles should be in focus to me.

Agreed.
In the original full colour shot it didn't matter but by colourizing the pebbles I've led the eye to them so they should be the focus point.

I originally went for the textures on the vase.

dod · 19-11-2005, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Bachs

You either love duotone or you hate it!

I hate it when it's done badly, just for the sake of it, and I've been guilty of it in the past.
You've been quite subtle and it looks good, just as has already been said it would have been even better if the focus had been on the pebbles

KenCo1964 · 19-11-2005, 16:17

I like it Bachs, nicely processed but have to agree with the others, I think having the coloured stone things more in focus might improve the shot.
Great work.

18-11-2005, 23:58	#1 (permalink)
Bachs Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montrose NE Scotland Posts: 919	Duotone...love it or hate it Experimenting with duotone. There's something I really like about it. Saved the colour version in a layer, created a duplicate and converted to b&w using channel mixer, selective colour (black and white channels), curves adjustment then created layer mask on bw layer and painted through to restore colour pebbles. Created a saturation adjustment layer and ticked the 'colourize' box and moved the hue slider back and forth until I found the colour I liked. You either love duotone or you hate it!

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CT Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 3,500	Nicely processed!

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tommy6206 New here Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Barnstaple Devon Posts: 35	I do like this 1 like hidden gems..

19-11-2005, 09:46	#4 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	good shot, though the ring thing at the bottom is distracting, well processed though!

19-11-2005, 11:16	#6 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	As someone with an anti b&w rep, I like it too. Feels like the pebbles should be in focus to me.

19-11-2005, 13:42	#7 (permalink)
jewel Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,133	oh nice one Bachs. I really like it. I think the pebbles being OOF works well. Shows more emphasis on the vase,nice detail. Jewel.

19-11-2005, 16:17	#10 (permalink)
KenCo1964 Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Co. Durham England Posts: 1,069	I like it Bachs, nicely processed but have to agree with the others, I think having the coloured stone things more in focus might improve the shot. Great work.