i LOVE this image!!!! not too dark for me, but let me play with your color version and see.

in the meantime, here's the way i would do it. this is a b/w image if i ever saw one!!!!

channel mixer:

Red: 73; Blue 33; Green 33

again...i'm pushing it and i'm sure it's not technically correct, but when i have the reds down more, it just doesn't have that OMG feeling to it. sorry. don't listen to a thing i say. i just know when i bumped up the reds my eyes went WILD with delight! ok...only have a few minutes to play with the color version before i go to work. if i don't have time i'll post if after work.

i think i saw Kingpin but i can't remember. i'll have to read a synopsis on the story to refresh my memory. later....:) edit: i tried increasing the brightness of the shadows, but i didn't think it made the image look any better. i do like it dark. try pushing the contrast a bit on the color version and see whatcha think. i'm not sure. i like extra bit of contrast when i was playing, but my i'm not sure how it affected the details overall. oh, BTW...kemal eyes lit up when he saw this image of yours! he really likes it! :) later gators. hi ho hi ho...time to sling some seafood! :(

Message edited on: 01/13/2006 14:07