The Sunday Challenge - Sepia

Tacoma Narrows Bridge: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridges

(Looks good big on black.)

This is a photo I posted in my photostream a while back (in color). I tried it in sepia via iPhoto (going from color to sepia) and thought it looked pretty good, but then read that you should convert color to black and white before converting to sepia so I went and tried that in PicMonkey. This is the result and is very different than what I got in iPhoto. I have no idea if it's "correct" or not so please let me know what you think. I really have no experience with sepia before this challenge.

Original in note.

If you'd like to see the one I did in iPhoto click here: cl.ly/image/2l330R2t1a0K

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autofantasia ^club

Fabulous image Karen and it works really well in sepia. As for the process, I too read that you should convert a colour shot to either grey scale or B&W before going to sepia.

However, I have to say when i did it on my software it made no difference at all to the finished image. I also was amazed to learn just how many different interpretations there are to what makes a sepia shot.

My PaintShop Pro X2 creates a rather flat and dull effect whereas my Nikon NX 2 software produces a much stronger image with greater contrast ... what fun! :)

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thanks Paul. I think it's fun too. You just appreciate these effects so much by doing them this way. (You put such an effort into yours with a great result.) I forgot how much I like sepia until now and never even think to use it. I think I will now though.

9 years ago.

H C

Fantastic view and bridges.

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to H C

Thank you Harriet.

9 years ago.

Valfal

Both photos are nice, but I like the one you submitted for the challenge best. What a stunning image; a great "first" photo working with sepia :))

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Valfal

Thanks so much Val. This one just has more atmosphere to it to me. The other looks kind of flat.

9 years ago.

Jan

Great
Atmospheric shot!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Jan

Thanks Jan. That was my feeling about it too.

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

like this one more, the sky somehow looks unreal

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Isn't the sky amazing Wierd? The sepia makes it stand out I think.

9 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

The iPhoto version seems just a tad sharper. It would be interesting to see a slightly lightened iPhoto one. Sepia seems to come in many variations. Lovely choice of subject, Karen, very dramatic and interesting.

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Hi Gillian, Here is a link to this same picture on CloudApp and it looks clearer to me: cl.ly/image/42201b2E192K

Maybe it's Ipernity since both picks are from the same original.

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Great photo Karen! Love it! I found it's usually best to get the photo the way you want it to look in B/W before converting it to sepia. If you don't have a lot of tonal variation in B/W ... it rarely converts to something in sepia you want. It is usually best to save the image in B/W with PicMonkey and then reload it to PicMonkey before converting to Sepia. Some photos it really doesn't make any difference and others ... it makes all the difference! Lots of different shades of sepia and I usually use the tone which works best with the image.

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Thank you for that info Norm. I appreciate it and will do that next time I want to use sepia. :)

9 years ago.

PaulOClassic©

Oh this is perfect in sepia!

Works far better than the coloured shot!!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to PaulOClassic©

Thanks Paul. It's nice to get everyone's take on it.

9 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

The original is great! But I think in sepia one lost all the fine details on the sky. So, the bottom line of my critique is that I think this is maybe not the best choice of subject for sepia challenge =)

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Okay. Thanks Sami.

9 years ago.

HaarFager ^club

What a fabulous-looking set of bridges, Karen! Excellent shot as well!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to HaarFager ^club

Thanks much Kenny.

9 years ago.

Amazingstoker

the sepia really ages the image, feels like it should be early 20th C

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thanks A.S.!

9 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

great!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Grazie Annemarie.

9 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Great photo and processing.

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thank you Don.

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

It is interesting to see how the sepia processing affected the sky. Very cool!

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Esther ^club

I know. It was the most interesting sky that day. Thanks Esther.

9 years ago.

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