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Post by steviebaby on Feb 13, 2012 12:19:27 GMT
Somewhere else on the pics forum, Liz posted a black & white image of the lad himself from the 1931 Maltese Falcon. She said "she could stare at it for hours!" Well, Liz, see if you prefer Wilmer with a dash of colour. BTW - this is the best result you can hope for with a still frame - unless it's from a BluRay. Actual movie stills give much better results!  |
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Post by Monk's Moll on Feb 13, 2012 12:36:48 GMT
HOLY TOLEDO OHIO *Swoons*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Quick, get the smelling salts, she's fainted! Yes, but look at the smile on her face. Dwight does it EVERY TIME!" Those eyes, so beautiful and so hypnotic, what a handsome man our Mr. Frye is. Thank you for posting this steviebaby and Liz, I have the sterling silver drool bucket, industrial strength wind machine and smelling salts at your disposal  . |
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Feb 13, 2012 17:40:53 GMT
Blimey this is AMAZING Steven!!!
I can't believe the brilliant detail in this. I agree with MM the eyes are stunning. I've always loved this image and would never would have believed that it was possible to improve it but you've proved me wrong.
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Post by steviebaby on Feb 13, 2012 18:58:53 GMT
Thank you for the nice word, ladies. If any of you have a favourite pic of Dwight you'd like colourized, send me a PM and I'll be glad to do it for you and post it back here. Ideally, the image should be of good quality and be of a workable size. This image was copied and saved from Liz's original and blown up 50% larger. As I mentioned, movie stills are best as well as still frames from BluRay videos.
Some black & white images need a lot of "cleaning up" done to them before colourization is applied. For those who may be interested, there are several different ways and methods which people use to colourize b & w images. There are also several programmes which claim to do the whole thing with just a few mouse clicks. One such programme is called, "Recolored". Sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend any of them.
I do it the hard way - via Photoshop - which involves any number of adjustable layers, masks, a fairly good sense of colour...and the patience of a Saint! I also have a good working knowledge of a process called "Dodge & Burn", which is totally essential for anyone doing high-end photo retouching, colouring, or photo manipulation. And as a final thought - there is always a tendency to over-saturate with the colourization process. Before I do my final save, I always put my image through the hue/desaturation area and in all cases I've noticed a saturation drop of at least 10% gives that final realistic look that I strive for.
It's a great achievement to hear that I've pleased someone with my efforts...so please, girls, dig out those images of your sexy Dwight and let's see what we can do. Thanks again for your kindness...Stevie xxx
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Post by liz on Feb 14, 2012 0:14:07 GMT
HOLY TOLEDO OHIO *Swoons*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Quick, get the smelling salts, she's fainted! Yes, but look at the smile on her face. Dwight does it EVERY TIME!" Those eyes, so beautiful and so hypnotic, what a handsome man our Mr. Frye is. Thank you for posting this steviebaby and Liz, I have the sterling silver drool bucket, industrial strength wind machine and smelling salts at your disposal . Please...MM... Please give them to me... I am going to faint... Holy $$^#@%&* he is SEXY... |
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Post by theblackcat on Feb 14, 2012 7:58:59 GMT
 OH MY GOD!!! That's just so... wow! Those eyes! THOSE EYES!!!!!! *faints*
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Post by Monk's Moll on Feb 14, 2012 16:21:49 GMT
OH MY GOD!!! That's just so... wow! Those eyes! THOSE EYES!!!!!! *faints* It's those eyes I tell you, those eyes! Wilmer, I want to be your love slave! Oh, that's right, I'm already Dwight's Love Slave #243  |
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Post by Monk's Moll on Feb 14, 2012 16:24:35 GMT
Thank you for the nice word, ladies. If any of you have a favourite pic of Dwight you'd like colourized, send me a PM and I'll be glad to do it for you and post it back here. Ideally, the image should be of good quality and be of a workable size. This image was copied and saved from Liz's original and blown up 50% larger. As I mentioned, movie stills are best as well as still frames from BluRay videos. Some black & white images need a lot of "cleaning up" done to them before colourization is applied. For those who may be interested, there are several different ways and methods which people use to colourize b & w images. There are also several programmes which claim to do the whole thing with just a few mouse clicks. One such programme is called, "Recolored". Sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend any of them. I do it the hard way - via Photoshop - which involves any number of adjustable layers, masks, a fairly good sense of colour...and the patience of a Saint! I also have a good working knowledge of a process called "Dodge & Burn", which is totally essential for anyone doing high-end photo retouching, colouring, or photo manipulation. And as a final thought - there is always a tendency to over-saturate with the colourization process. Before I do my final save, I always put my image through the hue/desaturation area and in all cases I've noticed a saturation drop of at least 10% gives that final realistic look that I strive for. It's a great achievement to hear that I've pleased someone with my efforts...so please, girls, dig out those images of your sexy Dwight and let's see what we can do. Thanks again for your kindness...Stevie xxx I do have an idea. but I have to find the photo online. It's the portrait shot in DFLL, the one Dwight had taken before he passed away. The same one on the cover. He also had a profile view in that sitting, that's my favorite  . |
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Post by limey on Feb 15, 2012 1:08:31 GMT
You just feel yourself falling into those beautiful eyes. Thank you so much for posting this Steveiebaby. |
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Post by Violet on Feb 22, 2012 22:39:46 GMT
WOW - this is absolutely stunning!! You did such an amazing job, the detail is incredible. Thank you so much, Stevie. |
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Post by Monk's Moll on Feb 24, 2012 13:37:35 GMT
I find that if you pull the photo up on your cell phone, the lips are in perfect proportion for kissing ! Yes, okay, I may have gone too far with that one...mmm, no I haven't ! |
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OH MY GOD!!! That's just so... wow! Those eyes! THOSE EYES!!!!!! *faints*
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