I’ve noticed more and more people with cameras at major public events. St. Patrick’s Day is no exception and I made this shot as we walked toward St. Patrick’s Street in Cork, unfortunately too late for the parade, but we had enjoyed a good meal so I wasn’t too bothered!
How many photographers can you see in this image? I count seven, maybe eight.
I can’t remember how I got this effect. Normally I’ll make a .xcf copy of the image but it’s not there this time. Ooops.
Tags: Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Lavitt's Quay, People, photographers, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, St. Patrick's Day, Street, Urban
Oh man, go easy with the unsharp mask!
It wasn’t unsharp mask. Ah, I just found what I did – I copied the background layer and ran the “Retinex” filter on it before combining that layer with the background one using a not-normal layer mode and then turning it b/w using the channel mixer.
Unsharp mask was applied at the end but only in the usual proportions!
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