Gluey_trails
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Decided to revisit an old photo and clean it up. What you guys think?
The Photo Snob Thread
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i'm with boost - too much over-saturation can ruin the shot. it's a common mistake, likely to make up for not using a polarising filter. just pump your saturation a little if you have to.
also Tim, be careful with your brightening/levels not to blow out your highlights - you've created a couple of hotspots in the surf and the sky.
Here's a good contrast sharpening method that works well on landscape shots:
go to filters > unsharp mask and enter:
amount: 20
radius: 50
threshold: 0
but again, be careful of this method creating hotspots or blowing out highlights. you can vary the amounts.
also Tim, be careful with your brightening/levels not to blow out your highlights - you've created a couple of hotspots in the surf and the sky.
Here's a good contrast sharpening method that works well on landscape shots:
go to filters > unsharp mask and enter:
amount: 20
radius: 50
threshold: 0
but again, be careful of this method creating hotspots or blowing out highlights. you can vary the amounts.
for those about to rock
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It's been a while since I've jumped behind the lens, but today was too good not to. The only decent one I managed to snap was of this Hoverfly.
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Cheers for the help guys. Like i said, never tried editing before so was just playing around without much idea apart from a couple of tutorials on the internet. Not really sure what else is usually involved editing wise hence asking. Kinda at the stage where I still can't really tell what looks good and what looks rubbish, getting there slowly. Is this better?
Peter, I think you have Macro photography sorted. I would love to see you put some of that skill into "other" topics. Bugs might be your passion, but you are pigeon-holing yourself. Time to step outside of the square.
AngoXC
Wheel size expert
I think you're on the right track. Subtle over saturation is acceptable for landscapes - brings out much of the colour that is otherwise lost with digital cameras.
Post production is an often ignored part of digital photography and even a simple boost in contrast can make the world of difference in an image. Problem here is that it's not an overly interesting photo to begin with - means you have to 'mask' it with interesting/creative editing. (Sorry to be blunt...)
Re shooting it when there is some interesting sky happening would certainly improve the scene (as would shooting at dawn/dusk. Even the addition of an ND filter or something could blur the sky/water, adding a different dimension. Finally, you could use a lens with a shallow depth of field and say focus on the detail in the sand in the foreground for a nice point of interest. The possibilities are endless
Here is a quick edit cropped to a 'panorama-like' frame. I like trying to mimic old film-like images so we have a bit cross-processing here also in addition to a somewhat 'dirty' look. *shrugs*
Peter, another amazing macro shot but I think you need to work on your watermark
(I'd love to see a bug somehow incorporated! )
for those about to rock
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Cheers mate. Now that school is finished, I have a lot more time on my hands to put into photography. Given the right thing to shoot, I will take the odd landscape however I don't often get somewhere too picturesque. I wouldn't mind taking more riding photos but at the moment, I am the only person locally who is riding. I'll see how I go and I might have something other than a bug for you to look at.Peter, I think you have Macro photography sorted. I would love to see you put some of that skill into "other" topics. Bugs might be your passion, but you are pigeon-holing yourself. Time to step outside of the square.
Thanks. I have often thought about my watermark, but haven't really gotten around to it. However, I do like that bug idea....Peter, another amazing macro shot but I think you need to work on your watermark
AngoXC
Wheel size expert
http://www.dafont.com/a-bugs-life.fontThanks. I have often thought about my watermark, but haven't really gotten around to it. However, I do like that bug idea....
for those about to rock
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Now that, I like! Thanks heaps.
saMfish
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little man
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Haven't had a look in here for a while! May aswell post up some recents from the weekend. Taken at the Sydney International Motor show on my iphone. Pretty good for a phone camera I reckon.
How can this be a Golf Addidas? It only has 2 strips.
Sam91
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Nice callan. number one works much better in B&W I think.
Copic's? In Black?...
aaaaaaand new markers!
I've got the same case filled with white/grey bodied Copic's.
Callan, first and last do it for me. Nice.
saMfish
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Nah they are Ironlak StrikersCopic's? In Black?
I've got the same case filled with white/grey bodied Copic's.
Callan, first and last do it for me. Nice.
El cheapo Copic copies! Tbh from the Copics I've used at school, these aren't much worse. $3.25/marker, too!
Ironlak is an Australian graffiti art paint manufacturer, so these markers are aimed at people that are into graffiti, but they would be wicked sketching pens. Bleed proof paper is a must, however :$ I found that one out the hard way!
