[Leica] Red Ink: Opinions Wanted

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Richard,

I very much like the idea, but I don't think the colour is really the 
problem - IMO, the calligraphy appears simply too big for this photo, 
though it probably would not appear so in a portrait format shot.

I just took a look at it converted with the sepia conversion preset in 
Lightroom 2.6 - although the calligraphic element turns white, it 
remains readable and is a little less "obtrusive" - perhaps an idea?

Douglas





On 26.01.2010 04:59, Richard Man wrote:
> The file is pretty big (~300K), but if you can let me know whether you
> think the red ink works or not, I'd appreciate it.
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> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/20100125-108-Edit.jpg
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> I will include a translation for each picture. This particular one may
> not stay (it's a traditional Tang Poem) but should give an idea on how
> things may look. I darken / burn in the area under the writing to make
> it stand out more. The number of characters will probably be less.
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> This particular merging is done on the computer, but the one with the
> real B&W print should look more or less similar.
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> Not all images will have calligraphy, only ones that I feel will benefit.
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> Thanks!
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