Prague - street scene Photo

Photographer’s Note

‘Prague - Street scene‘

This shot is taken in Prague on a small square close to the Charles Bridge.
I tried a little experiment. Regulary I see pictures on TE where the photographer has chosen for a partial desaturation. Today I did the same with this street scene in Prague.

Of all the different colours on the original picture I decided to keep the red, the most vivid one.
In the workshop you see the same square but with all the colours. I wasn’t sure which one of both photos I should post as main picture and for a long time I thought I’d better post the experiment in the workshop (I mean: ‘hide’ it in the workshop).
Finally I did the opposite.
Well, here they are !

vasilpro, ManuMay, Charo, bakes888, gracious, shevchenko, azaf1, lrw1966, albertz, AiresSantos, Dyerco, serp2000, skippy007 has marked this note useful

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bracasha75 (22009) 2009-03-26 13:24

Helo Paul
What a great picture from Prague and nice red color here twin B&W view
TFS
Cheers,Braca

francio64 (10846) 2009-03-26 13:45

Ciao Paul,
un effetto sfruttato, ma sempre di grande impatto visivo.
Il contrasto tra la zona desaturata e il rosso del semaforo e del tram, e davvero notevole!

Ti faccio i miei complimenti!
Francesco

degani (2876) 2009-03-26 13:45

hi Paul,
I like this picture and the way you present it, the black and white with only one red line, it creates a great atmosphere, bravo
kind regards
franco

ManuMay (10672) 2009-03-26 14:45

Hi Paul!!

Very good work!!

Good idea very well done, a nice post processed work, original, profesional...good!

I like too your workshop...it looks so different!!

Have a nice day

Best Regards from Madrid

Manuel

Charo (31665) 2009-03-26 15:18

Hello Paul,
I had thought going in February to this beautiful city, but I prevented a mishap.
Superb capture and great idea to highlight the partial desaturation tram.
Excellent light and details.
Best regards,
Charo

gracious (20017) 2009-03-26 22:03

Bonjour Paul,
This is a great architecture composition with the best play of colour! I loved the red tram against the B/W surrounding, very attractive and outstanding!
thanks for the sharing
merci
tony

bakes888 (18137) 2009-03-26 22:03

Hi Paul. Nice work with the PP, I’ve played with this type of thing myself but have nothing good enough to post yet. The main subject certainly stands out from the BG. Well composed also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

shevchenko (9862) 2009-03-26 23:04

Hello Paul,
May be many people here inside this photo also looking to these red objects, drivers looking to 'Red' light of traffic lights and red lights of vehicles' signal lamps, passengers looking to the destination of these red buses, impressive scene with focus to the red, well done.
Ally

Yves-triga (3392) 2009-03-27 5:33

Hello Paul,
Nice your composition,
effects are well realised,i like.
good job.
Yves

trewheeler (1699) 2009-03-27 12:25

Nice traditional shot here with a special twist. The two little red spots in the window are almost paraody of your original intention. Regards, TW

ifanik (20514) 2009-03-27 22:07

Hi Paul!!!
Congratulation for this wark my friend
Very nice photo and clever idea for the red into the b/w
Well done
Best regards
Nick

NickPavlakis (492) 2009-03-28 15:46

Very good view, selective colorization gives this tram the leading role!
Regards
Nikos

lousat (15302) 2009-03-29 2:23

Hi Paul,very nice and different idea to show Prague! Just a little red in a balck and white grounf full of life!Beautiful perspective and great details,my best compliments for the perfect realisation,have a nice day,Luciano

trekks (14262) 2009-03-29 3:44

hi Paul

I find a good job done in pp work because your main post is interesting in showing the electric bus and a window for a red theme. I think if you use the original as main post, it will hardly need a desaturated WS. A good daily life scene showing architecture, street life and transportation in urban living.

tfs, bill

TopGeo (21711) 2009-03-29 10:01

Helo Paul
What a great picture! good place from Prague and nice red color here twin B&W view Excellent frame. Perfect POV.Interesting technical and splendid architecture that impresses
Bravo
Georgios

azaf1 (15541) 2009-03-30 1:53

Hi Paul

A very clever idea and well realized with that selective red you have kept and creates a great impression. Excellent framing and nice contrasts.

Have a good day and TFS
Argiris

John_F_Kennedy (31229) 2009-03-30 2:43

Wonderful shot. A very well composed and beautiful photo. Lovely colour PP work. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

kevinos (6927) 2009-03-31 16:52

Hi paul, the partial desaturation works well here. he black and white gives it a dated, retro effect and the red give the street scene a dash of exciting colour. regards Kevin

foozi (4695) 2009-04-01 8:13

Hi Paul,
such an excellent capture of the street. The red tram is indeed very captivating among the greys.
Well composed in excellent beauty.
Well seen and great lighting well used.

Regards,
Foozi

NB: Regarding the lady selling vegs, yes I shot at the market place you described.
Very graphical and hope you visit Malaysia again.

lrw1966 (1630) 2009-04-01 13:44

Paul, Hi:

I like both images. I think your artistic work with the desat image is marvelous and dramatic. I think you selected the correct main image. Very nicely done.

Larry

albertz (2310) 2009-04-06 21:44

Hi Paul,
Excellent use of desaturation and selective color technique to emphasize the cities means of transportation. Vivid red is a very good choice here. nice work.

AiresSantos (41920) 2009-04-13 7:08

Hi Paul
Fine capture of this famous tram of Prague. I like your PP, good experiment here.
Good sharpness and details
Have a nice week
Aires

mafegan (4133) 2009-04-19 3:46

Hello Paul
I am quite a fan of partial desaturation and occasionally do it myself for a variety of reasons. And so I always like seeing other peoples creations. Red was the only colour you could have retained. Well done, Marlene

COSTANTINO (22551) 2009-04-19 12:36

Hello Paul
A great work with a dynamic contrast of sepia and this red colour..Nice idea,clever idea you had agreat inspiration to do so..Very good work,very succesful,a great picture from Prague,it creates a nice atmosphere
I like it a lot
thanks for sharing
regards and compliments from GREECE
Costantino

jaywalker (12190) 2009-04-21 12:12

Hi Paul, A superb B/W colour combination, the buildings make for a wonderful backdrop & the people add great interest to this excellent street scene, you have captured the tram moving through the shot nicely & I love the decision to keep the red lights, it works well, kind regards Wilson.

Dyerco (9032) 2009-04-21 23:14

Hi Paul
I have done this a couple of times and I find it quite effective. I like how you included the red traffic light and tail light. It really draws our attention to the buses.
Nicely done.
Phil

serp2000 (9375) 2009-04-23 22:21

Good morning , Paul,
Excellent artwork! I like ypur idea and realisation! Beautiful composition! TFS!
Serghei

delpeoples (5858) 2009-04-25 4:54

Hi Paul, this is an excellent B& W conversion and a great choice to "colour-pop" the part in red. The architecture (something Prague is so famous for) has been rendered beautifully and I like that you've included all the people, it really gives the city "life". Great job, Lisa.

skippy007 (6967) 2009-04-30 0:28

Hello Paul, This one with the red streak immediately caught my eye, good photo work with the red making a statement, in the WS version I see a lovely street scene in Prague, here I see you had some fun and you have a good reason to be proud.
Bravo
Regards
Santo

vasilpro (8548) 2009-05-02 4:02

Hello Paul,
I like this technique very much. You have composed a beautiful picture with the red details especially in the traffic lights.
Well done,
Regards, Vasilis.

Herquin (4498) 2009-05-03 10:43

Bonjour Paul,
bonne idée que de désaturer l'image en ne laissant que le tram et les feux en rouge , je devrais m'en inspirer un peu plus souvent .
Christian .

hamady (654) 2009-05-10 2:12

Good experiment ;o)

darek1978 (11165) 2009-06-20 7:37

Hi Paul,
Good use of the partial desaturation technique to highlight the main subjects and give a retro view to the rest of the scene. I like it. The red color is very eyecatching. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

dmarizz (2366) 2009-06-23 0:14

Hi Paul,
the selective saturation technique is quite delicate to amanage, as sometimes the result works very well, but sometimes it is atually a trick to hide an otherwise trivial shot. Here the position of the trolley car is perfect, creating a spot of colour not too localized.
Well done and impressive but, to be honest, I would have avoided the other two red-spots (the traffic light and the car lamp). Dario.