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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 75092" data-attributes="member: 9521">Actually this is the Embarcadero in San Diego. I think all the major CA cities have an Embarcadero, so it can be confusing. The reason I chose B&amp;W was for the birds. In the color version the birds near the man are almost impossible to make out, the colors just blend together. So after converting to black and white, I removed a good portion of the red bands and the bumped up the blue bands which brought out the bird on his bag and the bird flying. Without the adjustments, the birds just blend together with the bag and can only be seen if you look very carefully. It's a shame, too, because the birds are the real story here. But you get what you get and then it's up to you to realize your original vision.And no, I did not give any money. Instead I sat and had a conversation with the man. He's a former Marine, served in Vietnam and seems to have all his faculties about him. I'm not sure what brings him to live where he does but he was very lucid. And in the time I sat talking with him, he didn't yell at any empty chairs or invisible Obama's....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 75092, member: 9521"] Actually this is the Embarcadero in San Diego. I think all the major CA cities have an Embarcadero, so it can be confusing. The reason I chose B&W was for the birds. In the color version the birds near the man are almost impossible to make out, the colors just blend together. So after converting to black and white, I removed a good portion of the red bands and the bumped up the blue bands which brought out the bird on his bag and the bird flying. Without the adjustments, the birds just blend together with the bag and can only be seen if you look very carefully. It's a shame, too, because the birds are the real story here. But you get what you get and then it's up to you to realize your original vision. And no, I did not give any money. Instead I sat and had a conversation with the man. He's a former Marine, served in Vietnam and seems to have all his faculties about him. I'm not sure what brings him to live where he does but he was very lucid. And in the time I sat talking with him, he didn't yell at any empty chairs or invisible Obama's....;) [/QUOTE]

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