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    Hug and a Smile

    Just caught my eye.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    You might give this a try as a monochrome Jim.
    Nice shot.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Nice but spooky, similar to the scary Lucy.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Awwww....I like it. Or I am too soft when it comes to children, alive or statue-like.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Great shot. The use of B&W would eliminate all that distracting green. Just my opinion.
    Cheers Ole

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Quote Originally Posted by mugge View Post
    Great shot. The use of B&W would eliminate all that distracting green. Just my opinion.
    Cheers Ole
    +1. It could for instance, be darkened in the conversion.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Nice capture.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Excellent

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Thanks all for the feedback and comments. I gave it a go in B&W.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Even better in B&W because you have lost all background distractions.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Nice catch, Jim. The B/W is better IMO.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Thanks Geoff and Dan.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Jim, I'm afraid I find the B&W very bland, I dunno! If you maybe adjust the contrast, highlights, lowlights or whatever, my feeling is that the original has more impact.

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    Re: Hug and a Smile

    Quote Originally Posted by Cogito View Post
    Jim, I'm afraid I find the B&W very bland, I dunno! If you maybe adjust the contrast, highlights, lowlights or whatever, my feeling is that the original has more impact.
    Not sure what software you're using Jim but if it has a conversion filter as opposed to just de-saturating the image, you can take down the yellow and green channels to darken the BG and increase the separation further. A bit quick and dirty and clearly you can adjust the degree of darkening to taste but something like this:

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