Wonderful image, the action is caught perfectly, its warm and grainy just like a humid summer day in Alabama , good vision. I with you on this duo tone violet channel processing. I recently did some sepias and honestly they were a bit standard and boring, great job. Cheers, Dustin.
while I clearly understand Alex's impressions.....I have to agree with you Toby..this is very reminicent of the 50's/60's struggle and is a very suggestive image of an ideal that really failed unfortunately losing a great man of the century due to the stupidity and ignorance of the human race.....I looked at the color version and it is complacent compared to this....Ballsy image....Big balls...
Alex, Thanks for the advice. I tried several variations on this image and didn't feel that sepia delivered the feel I was looking for. It also came across as a tad generic to me in sepia. I made this image a little harsh while trying to retain other elements of childhood because I was thinking alot about racial tensions as we grow up and the eminent tainting of ideal harmony. This hue makes me feel like "Alabama" for some reason and it adds a little stump in the thought process of cute little kiddy pic. In some way I think I succeeded judging by your reaction. It made you think about the image for a second. That works for me.
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