Processing C&C

m_stan

I've been playing with Photoshop recently and have taken the trial and error approach advised by so many here, as well as combining the use of some tutorials I've read on here and seen on YouTube.

I'd love your feedback on the this shot. The original is included for reference. I'm really quite happy with it but open to some constructive criticism too. Did I overdo the colour tweaks - does the rust look too orange ? Anything else done well or badly ? Comments on Flickr or here much appreciated.

Thanks.

ThOnda

I prefere the original rusty-red. The brighter one is too vivid for me. And a slight touch of colour in the wood would please my eyes too :-)

m_stan

Thanks for the feedback. Your point on the rusty colour is noted - I felt if I got anything wrong, that was it. I personally like the bleached effect on the wood - esp with the rusty colour as a contrast, but that's just personal preference.

Any other comments welcome.

AnCatDubh

hmnnnn.... having a strange system here at the moment - i thought i had replied to this earlier but no sign of it.

I had posted that i liked the black and white - it certainly lifts the background and adds feeling to it (imho). I generally like a colour focal point when it's done well (and i think it is appropriate in your image) but i felt that the colour was somewhat too saturated(?).

Just a thought. Cheers.

Borderfox

Love the updated one, very nice and I like the over saturation!!

soccerc

Sorry, the original for me.

m_stan

Thanks all. Personal taste is a wonderful thing isn't it ? Amazing to think that some people prefer the processed version over the original and then others feel the exact opposite. It's what makes photography and art in general so interesting I guess. Thanks for the comments again.

decsramble

Funny thing is I fall in between. I like the B&W wood and the increased saturation on the bolt mechanism, but I don't like the increase on the padlock which looks over saturated to my eye. But you are right personal taste is a wonderful thing.

TelePaul

Prefer the processed, looks great.

City-Exile

I like what you've done with it.
There wasn't enough colour in the wood originally, for it to be interesting.
You've given it a nice contrast & I think the image works well.

Hugh_C

I like the processe one, quite 80s - like a Duran Duran video or something. The only criticism I have of both versions is the face of the padlock looks a bit over exposed, and I'm wondering if a bit of burn tool would work ...

Fajitas!

I really think the wood needs more colour in it, and it'll work a lot better... I think