The Completely True Adventures & Lamentations of OctoGal & OctoPup in Highlands

Still pretty blown out…

To break he afternoon hohums…Beau, my beagle, called and he asked that I post this most excellent K-9 public service announcement. 

Today's Comic

SDJ kept me really busy today and when I came home I was pretty beat. These early mornings are whooping my patooty.

But… here’s a before
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And “Gone Hollywood”
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Scott Kelby covered this “hot” photo technique, but it can also be found in his 7 Point System for Photoshop book.

I promise tomorrow night I will have more.

While you wait…head on over to Shutter Gourmet Dive Tour and read the first installement of our journey.

Nobody like the “hollywood” effect here huh?

shrewspeaks

6 responses to “Still pretty blown out…”

  1. brc Avatar
    brc

    It seems like it washed a lot of the color out??

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  2. shrewspeaks Avatar
    shrewspeaks

    Yeah I think that is the idea…but it seems not to be speaking to our crew

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  3. jenfera Avatar
    jenfera

    Yeah, sorry – not sure what the appeal is supposed to be here, unless it is just supposed to look like it is from an old movie?

    I do love that comic strip. Gene Weingarten picked it as a CPOW this week.

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  4. KD Avatar
    KD

    Sorry! Busy week. But I’ll weigh in on the “Hollywood” effect. I really don’t like it. Unlike black and white which offers interesting contrasts, this gives the skin an almost dead looking quality. And it does something creepy to the eyes. Ew.

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  5. shrewspeaks Avatar
    shrewspeaks

    Yeah I am on the fence about it…I think it can make the subject look appropriately grizzled, however I have not chosen the right subjects

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  6. karmardav Avatar
    karmardav

    Girl for color photography chimes in again – SOOC shot is much more appealing here.

    I do love the comic though – that could explain a lot of things in this household if our golden retriever is whispering sweet nothings to us while we sleep. Lord knows we fall asleep on the couch often enough for her to do it.

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