I could not resist the opportunity to photograph this fire hydrant surrounded in weeds. Each day I went by the weeds grew an inch! My only regret is I could not get lower to the ground. All pictures are taken with the Canon 5D and the 70-200mm f4 L.
skipc wrote:
i like the concept behind this. perhaps the tone is a click strong. best...skip
Skip,
Would you say the last is better in regards to the tone? I struggle with applying the right amount of tone, so I am looking for more input here. When I examine fine art photography, I am surprised by how often a dark tone is used (for example see the Rangefinder 07 Fine Art issue).
I like #4 the best, and tend to agree with skip that its a tad strong in the coloring, but I'm not generally a fan of tones this strong and generally prefer more subtle tinting, so it could come down to personal preference.
Thanks again for everyone's comments. Henry, that you for clarifying your comments. I will play with the tone and see how it looks (per SkipC's recommendation). The tone is the sepia setting in Digital Photo Professional. A little heavier then I like. My black and white/sepia conversions are not to the level I would like.
my preferred toning method is: create a new layer on top set to color mode, 14-17% opacity, filled with something like #4a3815. i prefer the tone layer because a layer mask can be added to edit toning in a specific area that may prove too strong. best...skip
note: deep brown tone is as much a function of darkening the gamma as it is the tone. ie the tone alone will not create a rich brown tone. i differentiate brown tone from sepia—whatever that is
