Shot at a Civil War reenactment.
RAW, DPP conversion to JPG, PS default action for Sepia, did a border thing with an action, faded the edges of the image to look more aged, adjsted the sepia layer and added a layer to modify contrast a bit, added dust and scratches, resize and save for web.
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The antiquing is a good idea and seems very appropriate, not a big fan of the lightening around the edges though. Great composition and subject matter. Looks like there was a lot of gunsmoke in the air. Well done!
A war movie from the point of view of the losing side. Those are the best war stories, imho. I like this poster. You've well simulated the photography of that time. The pose conveys death well, including the depersonalization of his head being out of view. Instead of a face, we just have a flag waving futilely in the background. A nice tension between image and title.
duotone is perfect here. It relaly looks like an old picture. Nice edging, too. Is that a border? How did you do it? The composition is very good, too, except my only negative comment is that the guy in the background is a bit too washed out, especially compared to the trees to the right. Perhaps just a touch less dodge on him. Thinking this will be in top 10 % for sure.
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