I love old books! This may seem rather out of the blue, but
it’s not as uncalled for as you may initially think. Mat and I went into town
today, and despite the constant lashings of rain, I took my camera. During the
late afternoon, I walked towards a local market that runs all year round. It’s
here that the book comment begins to make sense.
The market is unlike others, in which the stalls are
actually furnished shops the size of a stall- one of these is a bookshop
entitled “Beware of the Leopard”. I love it as it’s the type of shop that’s a
muddle and prevents you seeing over the top of each isle; it’s completely
floor-to-ceiling with different works. I found a small photography book from
1944; I loved it and have spent the entire evening pouring over it until my
head was ready to explode with inspiration. On the way back from the market I
walked through a courtyard, which led onto a small church. I took this photo in
the courtyard during the brief deficiency of rain.
The photo had little colour in, and was rather uninspiring.
I’ve always been told that if colour adds nothing to the photo, then it’s absence
is probably a good thing- I ignored this. I increased the contrast in Photoshop
to lose detail in the skyscraper behind and to increase the prominence of the
clouds. I then sharpened the image to make the noise show up more, adding
interest to the sky. While debating over the presence of colour, I accidentally
over-saturated it. I decided I liked this so experimented further. I increased
the hue to give the picture some warmer tones.
I’m really pleased with the effect of this image; ignore
anyone who tells you the fore mentioned rule- they’re wrong. Rules- 0; Becky- 1.
Bex
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