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I took this picture while out for street photos... what do you think? any idea to improve PP?

thanks, francesco

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Feb 18, 2012 at 04:48 PM

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p.1 #2 · end of the party

Given that the seal on the cap doesn't appear to have been broken it appears the party may have ended before it got started

I like this one but found all the glare off the wet stones competing with the reflections on the bottle making it a bit of a muddle in a puddle making it difficult for me to focus on the bottle. I played with it using adjustment layers, hue/saturation adjustments and selective blurring and sharpening to try to make the bottle contrast more...

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Feb 18, 2012 at 08:20 PM

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p.1 #3 · end of the party

I'd suggest a modest vignette.

Feb 18, 2012 at 09:26 PM

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p.1 #4 · end of the party

Nice image. Well seen and composed. Since it is practically an abstract to begin with, I would suggest darkening it a bit to really bring out the colors - particularly the blue-purple reflections to contrast with the yellows, greens, and golds.

Here is an example with a subtle edge vignette as Aunti suggested:

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Feb 18, 2012 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #5 · end of the party

Cgardner, Aunti, Eyeball ... thanks for all your suggestions, as always very useful!

Feb 18, 2012 at 10:07 PM

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p.1 #6 · end of the party

Really like the comp.
Great find.
Beautiful color play, abstract quality.
Implied story is a plus.
I like the original but agree its pretty bright in the upper left corner and less so in the bottom left, upper right. Vignetting makes good sense to me too.
I like both the reworks, even though they go in different directions. Lots of useful interpretations. In both reworks, there is a bit more depth/height to the bottle, usefully providing some more separation.
Scott

Feb 19, 2012 at 12:31 AM

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p.1 #7 · end of the party

I think the edit with the blue taken out, really works well, I had fun trying to duplicate it.

Cheers Ray

Feb 19, 2012 at 12:33 AM

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p.1 #8 · end of the party

thanks to you too, sbeme and dougo

Feb 19, 2012 at 09:29 AM

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p.1 #9 · end of the party

Took a stab at it.

Feb 19, 2012 at 02:49 PM

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p.1 #10 · end of the party

thanks for your elaboration, Rusty

Feb 20, 2012 at 07:08 AM

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