Thanks for the effort but I still prefer the original.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
>
> To bring a little winter gloom back for Chuck, I added a version with
> the middle of the Curves line pulled down a bit.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Amard/Companionship.htm>
>
>>> 233 might look good treated like 228, but the posted version has too
>>> visible halos from sharpening or whatever.
>>>
>> You're right - it was dark, snowing, and I was cold ... then I screwed the
>> edit probably.
>>
>
> Sharpening, Shadow/Highlight and probably some other tools can do that.
> It's often necessary to create a masked layer of the lighter area to sit
> above the darker area(s). It hides any halos from editing of the darker
> area.
>
>> But they reflect the mood of the day, "quand le ciel lourd et bas sur ma
>> tête pèse comme un couvercle" (Beaudelaire? when the sky, heavy and low,
>> weighs upon my head like a lid ...)
>>
>
> Ah, well, I wasn't there and am not familiar with the "gloom of a
> northern European winter" I like the quote.
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