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[srobb]

Don't know that it will be a series as such on here, but wanted to share some more of what I have. The first two are of the old railroad depot in Paris, Ky. The third is one of the Christian Church, also in Paris. I went ahead and did them in sepia but can post the b&w copies.

[GB1]

S - I like the top shot. It's nice and presents a nostalgic feel to the viewer. You can almost slide back in time just looking at this picture....

For improvements, I wonder if it would be even stronger if there was more space on the left side of the photo, with maybe a train or two. It does seem a tad bit cramped, esp with the tree in the left top being somewhat clipped.

The bottom shot has potential, but it suffers from the effect where the plane of the camera (and film) is tilted from the plane of the building facade. It 'tilts', that is. What to do? Other than get one of those fancy and ultra-expensive cameras that allow you to compenstate for this by tilting the film plane, you may be able to correct it in PS using a filter they have. I forget the name, but it works on stuff like this - if you have PS, maybe you can take a look.

Nice sepia effects.

GB

[srobb]

Thanks, GB. I sure know how to pick the tough buildings to shoot. ;)

Guess I would have to find out the schedule of trains that come through there. The church is another like Duncan Tavern; everything in the front slopes down from it. May have to see how I can do it differently next time.

Don't have PS, but I may see if the programs I do have would have that ability. I really like using the sepia; it just gives that old timey feel.

[GB1]

Thanks, GB. I sure know how to pick the tough buildings to shoot. ;)

Guess I would have to find out the schedule of trains that come through there. The church is another like Duncan Tavern; everything in the front slopes down from it. May have to see how I can do it differently next time.

Don't have PS, but I may see if the programs I do have would have that ability. I really like using the sepia; it just gives that old timey feel.

I tried to fix it with the Lens Correction filter in PS CS2... didn't turn out to be as easy as I thought Anyway, here's what I got. Had to crop out part of it cause the filter whites out part of the photo along the edges. I guess you can sort of see a little difference...

GB

[payn817]

Something you may want to try (since you like sepia), is to first convert with b&w using channels, or "filtered B&W", then change to sepia, and desaturate the sepia a tad. It gives it a less orange kind of feel, and mimics old photos better imo.