First Infantry Division Monument

[Rense Haveman]

At Omaha Beach, Normandy, France...


First Infantry Division Monument, Omaha Beach by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[John Allen]

Excellent shot. I like that sky.

 

[John Holland]

+1 on the sky - very nice B&W processing.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Fine shot, but that sky is a killer. Wonderful.

 

[Pete Askew]

Super composition and wonderful light / processing. I'm dying to iron out the slight curve on that column though.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Thanks a lot!

@Pete Askew : Yeah, that curved or tilted column.,.... hmmmm..... I've seen it of course, but I am afraid I'd lose some part of the benches underneath it when I straighten it.... But I will try...

 

[Pete Askew]

If transform warp doesn't do without losing the benches then careful use of liquify might.

 

[Rense Haveman]

This could be Chinese for the same..... I do not quite get what you're saying, Pete...

 

[Pete Askew]

Sorry. I was referring to the use of those tools in Photoshop. Edit/Transform/Warp and Filter/Liquify.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Sorry. I was referring to the use of those tools in Photoshop. Edit/Transform/Warp and Filter/Liquify.

What I thought already. I'm not very skilled in PS, I will try if I can find out how to deal with this....

 

[Pete Askew]

This was using Warp and pulling / pushing a guide line just to the left of the column. Not quite right but you could manage more finesse with the original as opposed to a JPEG.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Great (although a bit drunk... ). I will try myself!

 

[Pete Askew]

Beer works well.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Beer works well.

I know! I'm an expert on that.... At least I consider me ... etc.... Got a Leffe Tripel in a glass.....

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

There are many ways of straightening this monument in photoshop Rense. If you use rectangular marquee tool, position it over the monuments upper part, go to edit and use transform and then skew, you can pull the upper corner and drag it to the left in order to straighten it. That is one way. There are many.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I have again taken the liberty of straightening the monument by using the rectangular marquee tool on the whole picture and pulled it to the left from how we look at it, by grabbing the upper left corner till it is straight.
Here it is.

That should be acceptable to anyone. But honestly. Yours is good enough as it is

 

[Pete Askew]

That correct the perspective but doesn't affect the curvature though. Try Edit/Transform/Distort in PS, Ivar.

 

[Keith Hollister]

The sky is killer - great image. I agree with Pete that it is worth the effort to iron out the bend in the monument. Fantastic image, Rense.