Study Group 9
Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson
Brian Swinyard
Beverly Caine
Fred Drury
John Larson
Shaikh Amin

Mayra Pau
 

July    Image - "Old Lantern"

How I did it - I used the NIK Solarization filter, and then used Shadow/Highlight. I cropped and reversed the image, followed by some dodging.

Comments
Brian Swinyard I quite like the textural feeling to this image Bill. Your use of NIK Solarization Filter has worked well and flipping the image horizontally has put the old lantern in a compositionally stronger place. I wondered whether the supporting bar at the top is perhaps visually a little too strong.
Beverly Caine Very interesting. I've tried a few like this myself and have never satisfied with the results. This is a nice shot.
Fred Drury  
John Larson I also like to use the NIK filters. I like what you have done so far. The brightness on the left bothers me some. I also would like to see some of the details in the bar the is holding the lantern.
Shaikh Amin Your overall result turned out good but I feel that High Light on left side of this image needs to be toned down a little bit for more details.
Mayra Pau The dark color of the lamp with the white and texture of the wall makes this simple but beautiful photography classic and  artistic. Great composition.
 
Member Biography
 

Bill Thompson

I have been involved in photography since I was a teenager.  My first  serious camera was a Kodak Tourist given to me by my father for  Christmas.  I first joined PSA in the late 1950s, and have dropped it  then rejoined twice more.

I did color and monochrome darkroom work until I started with digital  about 6 years ago.  I sold my darkroom and film cameras, and am all  digital now.

I currently use a Nikon D200 with a Tokina 12-24 f4, a Nikor 105 f2.8  Micro, a Nikor 24-120 f3.5-5.6 VR zoom, and a Nikor 70-200 f2.8  VR  zoom lenses.  I still have a number of other Nikon lenses and  accessories which are usable with the D200.

I have a Mac G4 125 GHz dual computer using Photoshop CS2 and CS3  Beta, an Epson R2400 printer,  an Epson 2450 flat bed scanner, and a  Nikon Coolscan V film scanner.

I became interested in photography as a teenager, watching my father making prints in our kitchen. He gave me a Kodak Tourist for Christmas in 1945, and I have been hooked ever since.

I worked after school for 3 years to earn enough for an Exakta in 1948. I ended up with several bodies and a number of lenses. After all these years, I have a full battery of lenses to cover from 20 mm to 500 mm (1000 mm with extenders). I also currently have a Nikon D-100, and a Nikon F 5.

I sold my darkroom 2 years ago, and am now all digital for prints. I use an Apple G4 1.25 GHz dual processor computer running OSX 10.3.8, an Apple Studio Monitor, an Epson 2450 flatbed scanner, a Nikon CoolScan V film scanner, and Photoshop CS.