One of the staff at Lawrence Hall of Science demonstrating building with Kapla® blocks. I used the grainy Blue Channel to emphasize the difference between the smooth, machined wood and the gritty concrete walls in the BG.
-RGB Curve
-Blue Curve
-Copied Blue Channel to new grayscale document
-USM at 16%/64 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH = 5
-Mode > RGB
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 8/10 = 136KB
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nice idea ,not realy sure about the grain tho i think just B&W wold of done the job
As I mentioned, the graininess in the BG was intentional, to emphasize the difference between the structure and the surroundings, which are actually very blah otherwise. I "later" thought this might look good in a duotone.
I did get one shot later of blocks tumbling, but there was no "composition" to it. These were shot in a museum, so avoiding other people and exhibits is tricky. This one was composed by "dead reckoning" with the camera lying almost flat on the table -- no using either the LCD or the viewfinder.
I like the tension. The perspective distortion adds to the drama. I also like that I can see the face of the builder of the tower. He seems very intent and focused which is good for the picture. The fact that it is b & w is probably a very wise choice with this since it gives you a stronger sense of the repetition with the blocks. There seems to be a fair amount of grain in this, but I don't think it matters too much for this particular shot. The prominent feature of this photo is the face of the tower and other than a nice repetition and good contrast there isn't anything there that keeps my attention.
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