A lot of people regretted that I cut off the bus. Well, there was a non-posing queen in the way, and so I had to cut him and a good chunk of the bus out. Here's the original:
And here it a rudimentary attempt at cloning out the arm, and a pathetic dodge and burn attempt on the guy on the left's face. I'd love some tips on how to dodge and burn effectively, or whether the shot is too far gone to even attempt to save.
Frisca, your cloning and dodging and burning, which you call rudimentary, looks very good to me. I wouldn't have known the bus had been cloned on first site. The guy/queen's face looks better now, although I'm no expert on the dodging and burning thing either. That guy looks like Sandra Berhardt. Anyway, I'm not too fond of the subject matter of the photo. I find it unappealing. However, I can admit to it being a good photojournalistic shot, one worth keeping, and your modifications were a fine improvement.
FANTASTIC (but considering the subject matter, I should say FABULOUS) editing job on the bus. the other queen on the left should be wearing hose anyway with those pale legs so s/he deserves to be cropped out :)
the dodging and burning (which I'm not too great at myself) is really good. I'd burn the sunglasses out a little bit, but otherwise it's tres magnifique!
as for the subject matter, yeah...it's not everyone's thing. i roll my eyes at some of the photos on here too *cough*cats*cough*, but to each their own. I will say, though, that every straight guy i've ever taken to or see at a drag show has ended up being the life of the party and had a great time.
give it a try and you might be surprised. i'd try going to church, but i know lighting would rain down from the heavens.
and i just have to say that i'd kill for arms like the gal on the right. instead i'm stuck with these spindly things.
yay frisca! we need more drag queens around here! although the first thing they'd do is get rid of this gray background we've got going on. ;)
you don't think I can pull off the pink hat and ribbon? c'mon..it was a blast! my friend had a cuban-style straw hat painted pink too..complete with ricky ricardo tilt! :)
