I wanna be like Larry

[Big Mark]

The Inspiration:
http://ldavidson.zenfolio.com/p421657686?photo=650552692

The (poor) imitation:
http://markameeks.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p700742686-5.jpg

[solarte1969]

what was your shutter setting? appears a bit slow for the cook waving a spoon at your lens.

[Big Mark]

yeah, I was a little slow. I wanted SOME motion blur, but not that much. i didnt have my flash with me, so i knew I'd be a little screwed.

like I said, I know it's a poor shot, but i kind of liked the composition

[LarryD]

i love shooting wide. it makes everyday scenes -- like dinner -- look like they could belong in a travel magazine.

convert that one to black and white and see if it helps.

[solarte1969]

yeah, I was a little slow. I wanted SOME motion blur, but not that much. i didnt have my flash with me, so i knew I'd be a little screwed.

like I said, I know it's a poor shot, but i kind of liked the composition
I'm no critic...i like the look of it, just sharpen it up, and you're money.

[Big Mark]

convert that one to black and white and see if it helps.

bumped contrast too

[Superfluous_Nut]

larry's a teppanyaki chef?

[dig-it]

Just playing with your pic Mark. I wanted to see what the noise control would look like. Did you get that file I sent you? I like yours better.

[LarryD]

processed in lightroom.

[Superfluous_Nut]

playing as well...

crop, dodge, burn, some selective blurring...

edit: interesting. looks different in firefox vs photoshop.

[Superfluous_Nut]

processed in lightroom.

dang. that's nice.

[Big Mark]

yeah, the next thing I really want to work on is my processing skills. I'm guessing there's a lot elements can do that I haven't grasped yet.

dig, i tried to open the file you sent me but it said it was corrupted when in decompressed.