Tractor Series - Reworked

These are a little more contrasty with muted colors (half sepia) Are these better than the 1st series? Would like to hear what you think.


Thanks!

i like the 2nd shot, the way you did the coloring is great.

I just peeked in on the first series, and I liked the first shot. It was almost like a picture within a picture. The front shot of the tractor in has an ominous look, but looking in on the 2nd series I see them with a little more character. I really like the mute half sepia tones. I will have to play with that sometime. Overall I think I like the colored series better.
CJ :)

Defiantly the second series!, these are great - even though I loved the b & w's also.

But go the colour ones! :D

but these have so much more life to them not because of the color alone they just seem to have more detail and more depth/dimension to them....nice series...
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Originally Posted by natatbeach

but these have so much more life to them not because of the color alone they just seem to have more detail and more depth/dimension to them....nice series...
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Thanks Nat, I was trying to get a little more feeling to them and the color + sharpness I think adds what I was looking for. Thanks for looking Nat.

MJM, CJSoap, + JJ, thanks! The coloring technique is actually from Hodgy's collection of actions for Photoshop
http://www.nobsphotosuccess.com/actions.html. I think it gave the shots a little more life than just a straight B+W conversion or the Infrared conversion.

Thanks for looking!

Wes, I had looked in on the Original Series before, and liked them then, but now, They have so much **life** to them! ( Mostly the first two, the third doesn't really speak to me)
Image # 1 First time I saw it in B&W i thought " that's a good composition, he may have something there with the way the tractor was framed, but NOW ! The color makes you look at the tractor....but then I caught myself checking out the texture of the wood on the building and the interesting markings on the cinderblock wall. This version definitely keeps my attention longer. You've introduced a whole 'nother element to the design of this photo.

Image #2 - Love it!! It seems to have a personality of its own and you've captured that ! I like the way that the little headlights look like eyes ! One suggestion though... I would clone out the dead branch on the left side, hanging into the bare sky. :) or maybe i'm too "clone happy" Maybe it gives it more character? lol... now i'm undecided... so, you decide.

Rachel, thanks I like #1 and #2 the best. #3 is kinda ho hum. Amazing what you can do with a little photoshop! I agree with your cloning idea too - that branch is history! Poor little tractor with no one to love it! Thanks for looking.