Out the Door L
Summer Fun
Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 9 August 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
Inspired use of the selective colours.....but I wonder, WHO is having the fun here?
9 Aug 2008 5:21am
@Japanalia: Gabriela, me I laughed quietly, but the laugh was on me, when I got closer and realize he was holding a toddler lol ;)
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I don't know how you do it, because it isn't something that I have mastered yet, but what a delightful use of selective colors. A very fun shot Lorraine. Kudos!!
9 Aug 2008 5:24am
@Marion: Thanks so much sweet Marion, it's so easy. Download Picassa2, it'll gather all your photos into one spot no matter where you've put them. You go to option 'Focal Black and white' then you click on the spot that you want to keep in colour, if you find the area too large, then you can save the focal b&w and do it again ;)
Barbara from Florida, United States
Great composition here Lorraine and I love the selective coloring. It looks like a relaxing moment.
9 Aug 2008 5:29am
@Barbara: He and the toddler he was holding ;) were having a ball lol thanks so much
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
de très jolies couleurs acidulée, une photo très relaxante, j'entends le bruit des vagues ...
très beau N&B
9 Aug 2008 6:21am
@marianne: Merci beaucoup Marianne :)
Behrooz Sangani from Tehran, Iran
Selective color works nice here. What's he doing!?
9 Aug 2008 6:29am
@Behrooz Sangani: Thanks Behrooz, he's holding a toddler lol
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
Oh how cool!!! Love the focal black and white!!!
9 Aug 2008 6:51am
@Mandy Provan: Thanks a lot Mandy ;)
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
What a fun image, the turtles made me smile, I like how they are in colour only it adds great imact, fantastic Lorraine! I want to know too, what are those naughty turtles up to???? :o)
9 Aug 2008 6:53am
@Kylie Greenan: lol The turtle is waiting for the toddler sitting on the man's lap....I loved that you can't tell that he has a child ;) thanks always..
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
wow! what a beautiful work! it is so lovely and interesting Lorraine! great shot indeed!
Excellent! well done
9 Aug 2008 7:40am
@saeed: Thanks so much Saeed, what Ilove most about this shot is that you can't see the child sitting on his lap LOL
@laughingwolf: Merci Tony :)
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Love the colours... I think I need these floaties... hehehe
9 Aug 2008 9:32am
@Fliss: You'd take it away from the child sitting on the man's lap? tsk tsk...LOL
@António Pires: Thanks always Antonio :0
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
He shouldn't be such a grump where there are those irresistable toys waiting there beside him! Nice selective color.
9 Aug 2008 12:20pm
@GJC: Actually he's talking to the child on his lap that you can't see lol thanks a lot!
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Excellent processing, Lorraine! The detail and colors in the toys are fantastic! Very nice work.
9 Aug 2008 12:22pm
@Betty: I appreciate that Betty, thanks a lot :)
Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada
...and here we have your artistic soul again, Lorraine. I love the juxtaposition of color and black and white and the composition gives it a sense of peace and contemplation...
cheers
Roman
9 Aug 2008 12:34pm
@Roman: What a beautiful compliment, thanks so much Roman ;)
ps there's a child on his lap
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
i love this!This is so adorable,such clever selective colouring.A grown man with a cute float is just so hilarious,this is wonderful,it is as if the tortoise was smiling and beckoning at you to take a picture of him!:)
9 Aug 2008 12:34pm
@tyan: lol Yup sweetie i was giggling to myself than I noticed a little child on his lap...made more sense, but what fun to hide him from everyone, It made me laugh out loud to think that it would be assumed the turtles are for him lol
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
You and your selective colors ...... the turtles seem to having all the fun here, but I guess 'he' is happy for the quiet solitude.
9 Aug 2008 12:50pm
@Judy: lol glad you enjoyed it Judy, the turtles are very eager for the toddler on the man's lap to go swimming with them ;) gotcha!
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Nice work Lorraine.... I'd love a green turtle ;)
9 Aug 2008 12:56pm
@Observing: You got it, he doesn't really need one, but let's keep one for the toddler sitting on his lap, you wouldn't want to take the little childs' toy away now would you ;) lol
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
The promise of great fun in the sun, Lorraine. I like the selective color and sense of joy.
9 Aug 2008 2:26pm
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks very Michael, I enjoyed the moment tremendously, especially when I noticed that there the little child on his lap ;)
leslie from norwich, United Kingdom
LOVE IT --- Great work making it B&W then bringing back the color to the turtle ring
9 Aug 2008 2:27pm
@leslie: Thanks a lot Leslie, it made me chuckle and then I noticed the child on his lap lol
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Very good. Fantastic work using selective color. This is a technique I don't know well but want to learn. :)
9 Aug 2008 3:36pm
@Rui: Hi Rui, it's very easy, download Picassa2, it's free, the program will take the photos you have and bring it in one place (without erasing the photo from its initial place) in options you select, focal black and white. All you have to do is click on the portion of the photo you want to keep in colour and it throws the rest in black and white ;) Try it, it's worth it :)
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, Canada
It looks like he really wants to go play. Very cool shot.
9 Aug 2008 4:42pm
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks a lot Michael, it was even cooler when I noticed the child on his lap ;)
MJ from Delaware, United States
Great selective color... I think he will need both to keep him afloat....
9 Aug 2008 5:24pm
@MJ: Hey Mj, he can't use both, what about the child on his lap? lol gotcha
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Ah oui celle-ci, elle me parle bien !!! Car j'aime bien les tortues, j'en fais collection, j'en ai près de 500, de toutes formes, de toutes les couleurs, de toutes tailles et de tous les pays où je suis allée. Tu veux bien me l'envoyer par e-mail pour compléter ma collec, ce serai très original et très personnalisé et ça me ferais bien plaisir ? :-)
9 Aug 2008 8:05pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Je le ferais avec grand plaisir ma chère Evelyne mais je ne crois pas que le petit qui est assis devant lui me laisserais prendre une de ses tortues, et je vais t'envoyer cette photo avec grand plaisir ;)
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Okay, you got me to smile. What a creative idea. Good work, Lorraine
9 Aug 2008 8:08pm
@Gary: Thanks so much Gary, it was a lot of fun knowing what my visitors would think, seeing as how they don't know there's a child sitting on the man's lap ;)
Siam from Chaingrai, Thailand
Bien de mettre en évidence cette bouée,une photo simple d'un homme , et les bouées.
9 Aug 2008 10:52pm
@Siam: Pas aussi simple que tu le crois Siam, il y a un enfant devant lui ;) lol merci beaucoup!
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
A beautiful photo, Lorraine...I like the emphasizing of the smiling turtles by selective color! :)
9 Aug 2008 11:29pm
@Nina: Thanks so much Nina, I loved knowing that no one could see the child sitting in his lap lol;)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Go to the head of the class. This is top-notch, Lorraine.
10 Aug 2008 12:32am
@Viewfinder: Thanks a lot Vf, beautiful compliment, it's fun knowing that no one knows there's a child sitting on his lap ;)
@Mary: Thanks a lot Mary, I appreciate it
ps there's a child in front of him ;) lol
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
hehe -- great selective coloring job here! are there big enough waves for that surfboard? or is that the board part of a windsurfer? :) great shot -- can't see the kid in his lap, but i can imagine he is happily being dried and warmed... :) great summer shot!
10 Aug 2008 11:11pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks a lot dj, initially I took the photo in awe, 'cause I didn't see any toddler, and I thought oh man what shot a grown man with turtles lol ;)
@amy: Thanks always sweetie ;)
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