Samantha

[Lesley Jones]

I shot nothing but black and white film for years, but I do love my colour as well. I've only corrected it here as the Sony tends to veer towards yellow, but even I am wondering if this is a bit OTT...

 

[Pete Askew]

Not OTT at all. Vibrant I'd say and the contrast is just right for the subject too. Nice. Have you ever played with Glamour Glow in ColorFX?

 

[Lesley Jones]

I only started using it when I saw Dave (I think) use it a few weeks ago. I think I've used it twice so far, but only to tone down detail in leaves/trees in the background. I'm not brave enough to put it on the main subject.

Yet...

 

[Pete Askew]

Try it with this shot (you might have to increase the temperature) - I think it might work.

 

[adrian jordin]

I think I recognise this, I have some similar shots of a steam carousel that turns up a events on a regular basis over the summer.
They're designed to be a bit over the top, so I don't think you can go too wrong pushing the colors.

I do like your treatment of the photo, though.

 

[Lesley Jones]

It may well be the one. This was at one of the summer shows when we used to take our ferrets there for PR. I must admit that we don't bother now because of the rules laid down by the insurance company - the public aren't allowed to handle the ferrets, so what's the point? We took them instead to the Jubilee fete on our village green and handed them out with abandon - even to toddlers.

I have seen a carousel with the same horses, but I think they were in pale pastel shades. Yes... this one was very colourful. I'll have a go at the glamour filter later. Many thanks for the suggestion

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Perfect for the subject Lesley - fairgrounds are all about bright saturated colors