Geedee's (and everyone else's) 'OMG, I forgot the colour !' Warbirds

[Clave]

Is it a new game?

I went to Duxford too...

 

[Catch22]

Here you go Gary.

 

[lesofprimus]

Frickin great pics and a cool thread, havin all u guys try ur hand... And havin a Clave sighting is always a good thing...

 

[109ROAMING]

Great Shot Clave

Cory ,Great edit Mate!

 

[GrauGeist]

Well, I didn't really like the way my first attempt on the Corsairs turned out, so I went for round 2...I think it turned out a bit better this time.

Then I decided to have a little bit more fun!

It's kind of interesting to try and "age" modern photos, when you're usually trying to clean up or salvage vintage photos

 

[Geedee]

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[Geedee]

Well, I didn't really like the way my first attempt on the Corsairs turned out, so I went for round 2...I think it turned out a bit better this time.

Then I decided to have a little bit more fun!

It's kind of interesting to try and "age" modern photos, when you're usually trying to clean up or salvage vintage photos

That Spittie shot is brilliant !.

 

[Wayne Little]

The photo's are bl**dy good none the less Gary!

 

[Njaco]

I'm with Wayne - you need a great canvas to start a good painting. Those shots are absolutely wonderful!

Playing with new pics? Sounds like fun!

 

[evangilder]

Add a little bit of sepia to enhance the vintage look, like this one.

 

[Geedee]

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[evangilder]

The beauty of that one is that there is nothing else in the frame to distract from the image, and there is nothing to bring it into the present. When doing 'vintage' shots, you need to watch for stuff in the background that is going to give away the era.

I did a whole series of shots from a Civil War re-enactment that I did completely in monochrome with sepia. Unfortunately, I had to watch for power lines and cars! Kind of takes away the timeframe with a newer pickup truck in the background!

 

[evangilder]

Oh, and one more thing, bring up the highlighting a little bit. Old time cameras were easy to overexpose, so alot of the old shots are a little blown out on highlights. There is a fine balance, but this gives you an idea.

 

[evangilder]

Okay, it's late and I can't sleep, so it's picture fun time! How about a Stearman and Mr. Mulligan with some sepia and noise.

 

[Gnomey]

Those are nice Eric! I almost prefer the use of sepia to that of grayscale. You can certainly get some nice effects with both.

 

[evangilder]

Thanks Gnomey.

Normally, when I shrink images, I do a slight bit of sharpening to bring out the details from the reduction. For this, I don't do any sharpening.

 

[Lucky13]

Fantastic Eric....looks really timeless!

 

[Geedee]

Love the Stearman !

 

[Njaco]

Gary, still playing with those pics! A retro pic thread would probably be cool.

 

[GrauGeist]

Nice one, NJ!

Good weathering and grain effects!