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Anna Schulz
{K:1186} 10/28/2006
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another great shot ina... i love photos of new york. for me its the most beautiful city in the world... anna
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deniz cesmeci
{K:5726} 1/29/2006
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ohh newyork i want to also see :(
i hope i can see
thanks for your comment hehe :) i have a minolta 7000 it was my first camera okey not first but it was my first camera that i myself bought .
but do you know i have bought for 2 days a new camera hehe it also minolta and the serie of 7 its minota dynax 7d
hehe
have nice night
deniz cesmeci
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 1/17/2006
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I am FAR from being a Phototshop expert, but have played around with it a lot and know a little bit. The sharpening is probably the primary culprit in creating the halos, especially if the sharpening was excessive, though it seems odd that the buildings to not show the haloing effect, only the leaves. Once the halos are created, subsequent operations on the image might tend to accent the halo created by the sharpening. For that reason it's sometimes better to sharpen last, though some might disagree.
I do agree with you that leaving the sky a light color is not an option, the sky color goes a long way to making this picture work. And your PS work is 1st class as it is, and always done with flair and imagination. The huge time needed to master it is usually better spent with the art I think. Unless learning more PS is a fun undertaking, I don't think your need bother.
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/17/2006
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Thanks Mark for your in-depth comment! I tried here to give this image a 30's cartoon appearance, being consistent with the age of the building. The greenery halos are a by-product of successive color enhancements and sharpening, I assume - but I don't know for sure why this happens. Leaving the sky a light color could be a solution, although I'm not happy with that, or maybe learning from some PS experts how to avoid it, without having to go into extensive touch-ups :)
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 1/17/2006
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Nice shot. Your use of saturation of the late afternoon sunlight scene is appealing and also saves the shot from being commonplace. I like the vegetation on the right side as a textural contrast, though the halo around the leaves is a little distracting. Not enough to harm the shot tho.
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/17/2006
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Thanks again, Rina :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/17/2006
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Thanks Nacho :)
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 1/17/2006
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The clarity! Divine colour and crisp lines. This is just beautiful Ina. You definitely have a PS gift dear lady :)
Boy, it's so nice to see your work on my screen. Doubt I would have seen the same on my parents dingy little monitor!
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Tony Diana
{K:13396} 1/16/2006
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Acertada eleccion de colores, un saludo
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 1/16/2006
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outstanding. 7
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Thanks for your comment Gyuri. The Chrysler building is awesome in pictures but more so in person. My pictures were taken more than a year ago, but I thought they were boring, so I decided to post-process them and some I found were in need of a color boost (here I exaggerated the colors to make it look like a 30's comic strip) - and others looked better in B & W. Nothing in between :) Cheers, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Thanks for showing me your image, Andre, I like it very much! I shall remember from now on the old building / sunset connection - thanks for the tip! Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Thanks very much Gabriela, it is an outstanding building to begin with. I got there around sunset, and the metal roof was glowing, and the buildings had already an orange tint, which I exaggerated to get that 30's Art Deco / comic strip look. Love, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Hi Mark, and thanks for your comment! I do have a B & W version of the Chrysler building top that looks just like a huge syringe - maybe I'll post it if I can find some appropriate counterpart image. Which brings me to the format: I use square because the end result is larger, but now with the new panoramic format I use that too when I want to show more detail. Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Thanks Jeanette, I have a number of close-ups of the roof detail too, but it's too much to post at this time - it's in B & W with a blue cast, and it looks like a huge syringe :) Take care, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/15/2006
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Thanks very much Paul for your comments :) Best regards, Ina
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Mark Beltran
{K:32612} 1/15/2006
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I've noticed that you are frequenting square format images with really nice proportions within. You did a nice job isolating it so that the view is mostly gothic, starting from the Chrysler bldg. The colors are very appropriate in that it does get to that comic book appearance. It's more of feeling, a state of mind. I've seen it also in pure black & white. I guess it's all mostly in how the contrast and composition is manipulated.
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/15/2006
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What a fire - colourful and very nice shot Ina, i like how you captured the tower :)
Jeanette
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/14/2006
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Hi again Ina,
Here is the reason why I recognized the time of day. The light is just beautiful in late afternoon for shots of old buildings.
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=811161
Andre
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Hesham Abouzekry
{K:15927} 1/14/2006
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great perfect to capture this one during the sunset time.
vvvery beautiful.
H.A
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György Szönyi
{K:10011} 1/14/2006
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You must have had a nice trip to NY, dear Ina, enjoying some beautiful, clear sky. The Crysler Building is one of my favorites in NY, a grand example of Art Deco and your picture it is gloriously glowing. Thanks for sharing: Gyuri
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 1/14/2006
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You made the colours look so gorgeous and the building really shining!Though the building is old it looks so much like the head part of a spaceship. I like the vision and the framing within the shot. Beautiful!
Gabriela
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 1/13/2006
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great capture.. the color effect is pretty cool.. really stands out..nice work
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks Hugo for your comment, you always zero in on what matters! I find it fascinating too, to see how other photographers capture the same city. I guess we add to the pictures a lot of ourselves, in that we bring together with our cameras our ideas and points of view, even before we see the subject. Many times I find it's great to see what others have done before you, so you can get familiar with that subject.
I spent very little time taking pictures in NY; also, we had bad weather - very grey and dull skies, and rain - except for the last afternoon. So there isn't much I can post. B & W is the right choice for Manhattan, especially for the mood. Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thank you so much dear Robert! I feel honored to be among your favorites :) Have a wonderful weekend, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks very much for your comment, Riny :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks very much Alicia :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks Kelly, that was my idea, to make it look like an old comics book (Dick Tracy) with strong lines and colors. And I can see Spiderman too, LOL!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks so much Elisafor the comments on my latest NY pictures! So nice to hear from you, hugs, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks Andre, you and Bob are right about the timing, it was taken at sunset and the buildings were naturally orange, reflecting the sunset. I selectively enhanced in PS what was already there :) Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks Bob, you're right - it was taken at sunset, that's how I got the idea :)
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Kelly Duntley
{K:13889} 1/13/2006
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Almost looks like the backdrop on one of those special effects cartoons they have out now that are all computer generated. I can allmost see spiderman swinging of this building. Very nice warm tones. Saturation done to perfection. Not so much that it looks all weird. Great Job.
Kelly
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/13/2006
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Thanks very much Walter :) Best regards, Ina
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 1/13/2006
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wath a great light...georgeous!
great night shot of a famous architecture
well done,Ina!!!
best regards,
Winfried
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Walter Scarella
{K:19671} 1/13/2006
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Excellent POV and great composition, magic light and colours, I like the trees silhouettes on the right side. A very nice work! Congrats...Regards....Walter
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Aram Gharib
{K:4656} 1/13/2006
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Nice golden composition. I like the enviable way the leaves seem gazing at their huge neighbour! Beautiful!
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NN
{K:26787} 1/13/2006
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Fabulous! This beautiful building deserves an original presentation like this one; very well done! *hugs*
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/13/2006
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Hi Ina, I find your NYC photos fascinating, as it shows an entirely different view than I have captured, very intersting to see how different people also observe differently. My immediate feel when I set foot in the big apple was to get out my medium format camera, which is why I converted almost every digital image I took to a B&W square, having shot them with that idea in mind. For me, it captures the feel of the city, but looking at your colourised photos, I'm not so sure anymore. I'll have to go back to my images, and compose a triptych in colour, I'm afraid...;) This is striking, very good tones, bright and radiant, with a good deal of contrast. The black shadow on the left frames the image nicely, and does serve a purpose, but also reduces the "sqare feel" if you know what I mean. Just an observation, and a weird one at that, as it's only peripheral... Keep 'm coming, please! Very inspiring...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 1/13/2006
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Lovely shot wich produced a soft texture and gives an artistic quality and superb look! Iam so honored to have a comment from you! Have a nice week end. Greetingz Riny.
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 1/12/2006
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Dear Ina, that's a very nice cityscape, well composed city details. Never seen point of view with lovely colorized details. Colours, tones and silhouette are brilliant! Very well toning capture, love the reddish buildings on the left. The Chrysler tower is well detailed with very exciting elements! Great work, well seen dear friend! Very well done! Saved my favs! :) 7++++++
All my best wishes!
Robert
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 1/12/2006
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Sencillamente genial, Ina, esos colores y esas formas, junto con la luz muy acertada ... hacen una exquisita composición. Felicitaciones!!!
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/12/2006
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Hi Ina,
This is nice, and I suspect the original is quite good too. I imagine it is in late afternoon light that would have a pretty good glow to it even before the PS work. Did you enhance what was already there or have you completely changed it?
Andre
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Bob Walker
{K:1066} 1/12/2006
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This is pretty wild, Ina :-)
Looks like it was taken a couple of moments before the sun set. Pretty cool!!
Best regards,
Bob
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks Andrzej, you're too kind :) This was shot at sunset, and the building was actually an orange color to begin with. Kind of like your blue/ orange berries :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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PS - Kathy, the building was completed in 1931, the same year that Dick Tracy appeared, I believe. Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Susie, it's one of my favorite buildings :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Kathy :)
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Andrzej Pradzynski
{K:22541} 1/12/2006
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Ina, it's amazing, the best of Chrysler Building I've ever seen and a distinct presentation of NYC. Colors are so great, the whole palette of warm tones from yellow, through orange and up to dark reds with the background of deep night blue - looks so cool. Great night shot of a famous architecture landmark well enhanced in PS. As good as yours always are. Cheers, n.j
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 1/12/2006
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VEry pretty Ina. I remember seeing this several years back and it almost took my breath away. It's so beautiful in real life. You've given it a new look here and it's really nice. I like this perspective with the older buildings and the foliage on the right to soften it. Great job.
Susie
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 1/12/2006
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Very nicely done, Ina! The "Dick Tracy" colors work well! Nice composition, with the foliage on the right!
Kathy
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Dave :)
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 1/12/2006
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Beautiful lighting, and nice composition, Ina!
Dave.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thank you very much Endre :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thank you so much Peta :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Mohamed :)
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Endre Novak
{K:12666} 1/12/2006
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Nice postcard.
My best,
Endre
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p e t a .
{K:18700} 1/12/2006
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Brilliant Ina! I like that you have included the trees, a nice natural element to contrast.
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Mohamed Banna
{K:34237} 1/12/2006
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WOWWWWWWWWWWWww
great angle
perfect colors
amazing lighting
i love the depth here
WELL DONE dear Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much, I'm very happy Paolo :) Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Hi Ann, and thanks for the comment! I had these pictures for some time & I wasn't going to post them, until I got the idea to put them through PS. I wanted to distort this one a bit to make it look like a 1930's Art Deco poster, and I pumped-up the colors. Some sharpness was lost when I did this, the original is much sharper.
Cheers, Ina
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 1/12/2006
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yeah inside "dick Trazy" movie :) i love this work my fav!
greetings
PAOLO
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Hi Ace Star - This was the highest building in NY until 1931, when it was surpassed by the Empire State building. Thanks for your comment :)
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Ann Nida
{K:45248} 1/12/2006
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Gorgeous Ina. Absolutely stunning! I love this. Very creative and masterfully done. I love the diagonal shadow on the buildings making the main building just pop and the subtle but effective tree silhouettes on the right. Beautiful lighting on the Chrysler building. Outstanding work Ina. Wonderful!! :)
Cheers - Ann :)
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Ace Star
{K:21040} 1/12/2006
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wow! so colorfull Ina! .... good work really love that view of New York higest building in some unique style! thousand points to you :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Rashed, I'm glad you like it :)
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 1/12/2006
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what a beautiful image and a perfect expouser ,very impresive composition and details ,my friend i wish you all of hte best always .Regards ..
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much SAM :)
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SAM
{K:1503} 1/12/2006
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Nice work within PS, looks really cool.
SAM
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks very much Galal :) It was taken at sunset, and I enhanced the colors.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/12/2006
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Thanks David :) There's only "so much" you can do on a trip!
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 1/12/2006
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Great composition & lighting , well done Ina .
Galal
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D M
{K:79} 1/12/2006
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Nice colours! and one of the best looking building,s in new york,pity i never got some shots when i was there.
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