Colourful pots
I saw this building with its dull facade, that contrasted with the colourful plant pots. Then after taking some shots, i thought about making this contrast stro...
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I saw this building with its dull facade, that contrasted with the colourful plant pots. Then after taking some shots, i thought about making this contrast stronger with some graphic processing. Hope you will like the results.
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Feb, 2018Views
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Location
I took this photo near the Navigli district, in Milan. The original picture was obviously in full colorsTime
I don't remember exactly, but was in the morning, about 10 and 11 AM. It was a typical winter day with colorless skyLighting
Natural lighting was ok to take pictures, and the subject was rightly exposed. It was all I needed for this photoEquipment
For this picture i used an old compact camera, a Canon Powershot SX130 ISInspiration
Since the weather was not ideal for landscapes or other similar shots, i tried to focus on details around me. When i saw the multi-coloured plant pots contrasting with the dull coloured building, i had some inspirationEditing
Working with the software "Gimp", i created two copies of the picture, one in original colour and the other in B&W. Then, after a little enhancement in saturation of the coloured one, both images were used as levels for the final work. By positioning the B&W level over the coloured, i worked on the pots with the rubber tool, making them the only coloured details in a B&W pictureIn my camera bag
It's an hard question for me...I have some digital and analogue cameras, and alternate between them according to my moodFeedback
There is a secret world that hides from our first view: it's the world of details. Let's try to take at least a second look on everything
