Retired Photographers

[delboy]

The other week I bought an old oil lamp from a second hand shop, to use as a prop in a low key portrait (see low light portrait in this thread)

Could not resist going back with my gear to take this photo.

Delboy

[Pat]

So I had a look and thought to myself, "i could fix this up in photoshop". A little adjust to the levels, rotate it so the shelf line was level, crop out the clock and the area below the shelf, a little more contrast.
So I did all that. Made it an ostensibly "better" pic technically. But when I looked at the two side by side, I prefered your original. All that editing had taken away the charm and spontanaity that are the perfect atmosphere for the subject matter.
Good job, Delboy.

[delboy]

Thanks for that Pat.

Regards

Delboy

[sandrac]

thai is such a good picture and it could not be in color. That would jusdt take away from the subject
Thanks for posting

[delboy]

Thanks for that Sandra. My thinking behind the photo was to try and capture the era and the type of photo these camera's would have taken, Hence a B&W snapshot It appears that I might have done that.

Regards

Delboy.