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Merline
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 911 W: 93 N: 1290]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (5584) | These days I keep asking your for special advice...because I seem to hesitate a lot. Here is a first for me, I dared to ask this Parisian "bistro" (café) owner if I could take a picture of him...
He hesitated first, then wanted to know why, in the end he relaxed and afterwards I sent him the portrait and he was pleased:-)
The light was awful coming from the ceiling and very harsh. Of course I forgot everything about settings etc:-), now I realize I could have asked him to go behind the counter...well, next time then.
What do you think of that bit of highlight on his head ? It disturbs me a bit but I could not clone it...not very talented with PP I am afraid. If anybody could explain me how to do it or make a workshop I would be grateful...
*** P.S. Have a look at George's (Polonaise) WS !
A lesson in photography ! Thanks again:-) ***
I miss these kind of small places where you can have a drink anywhere in town like in Paris. In Brussels everything seems more formal.
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The Marais today comprises most of the 3e and 4e arrondissements. Yet until the thirteenth century, when the Knights Templar set up house in its northern section, now known as the quartier du Temple, and began to drain the land, it was an uninhabitable riverside swamp (marais). The grand and aristocratic character that has become its hallmark was not acquired until around 1600, when the area became the object of royal patronage, especially after the construction of the place des Vosges – or place Royale, as it was then known – by Henri IV in 1605.
These days, gentrification has proceeded apace, and the quarter has become known for its exclusivity, sophistication and artsy leanings and for being the neighbourhood of choice for gay Parisians, who are to be credited with bringing both business and style to the area. Renovated mansions, with their intimate courtyards and sumptuous architectural detail, have become museums, libraries, offices and chic flats, flanked by designer clothes stores, art galleries and interior design shops. Having largely escaped the depredations of modern development, as well as the heavy-handed attentions of Baron Haussmann, the Marais is one of the most seductive districts of Paris – old, secluded, as lively and lighthearted by night as it is by day, and with as many alluring shops, bars and places to eat as you could wish for. |
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Merline
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Edited by:zmey
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not that i have any problems with george's surgical masterpiece, just wanted to illustrate what can be done about the head highlights if one does not posess such a steady hand as polonaise.
1. clone stamp tool: used the areas around the highlights to 'populate' the white area with pixels similar to them.
2. used heal-spot tool to even out my handiwork from #1
3. on a duplicate layer applied filter 'add noise' (about 3%).
4. filled the mask of the layer with black
5. painted white (in the mask) over the man's skull, face and shirt: to allow added noise in those areas.
6. reduced opacity of the level a bit to smooth out the effect
7. merged all layers + unsharp mask at 0.3 pixels, 130% and treshold 1.
did not touch the background highlights. |
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Merline
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Edited by:Polonaise
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