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03/18/2007 08:57:32 AM · #2076

Deb, I'm glad the comments were helpful. Yours have helped me a lot too!

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

03/18/2007 01:53:57 PM · #2077

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by bmartuch:
Who is tsarina?

Dude....ya gotta get caught up with your Russian history and your friend's interests......8>)

Sorry dude, I don't have enough time to keep up on my own life let alone studying Russian History.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

03/18/2007 02:20:11 PM · #2078

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Who is tsarina?

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Dude....ya gotta get caught up with your Russian history and your friend's interests......8>

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Sorry dude, I don't have enough time to keep up on my own life let alone studying Russian History.

Hey......just pulling your leg.

I found that shot of Svetlana completely by accident, read the bio, looked up the definition of tsarina, and saw that empress was called out, and VOILA!

I sound like a Russian history expert, eh?.....8>)

Seriously, I spend way too much time with my nose buried in books and I have a semi-photographic memory.

You do *NOT* want to be across the table from me in a Trivial Pursuit game.

I am a boundless source of completely worthless information!

Edit: Space-Saving and Clarity....

Message edited by author 2007-03-18 14:26:09.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

03/18/2007 02:31:07 PM · #2079

Well, FINALLY I'll get rid of that NASTY house that I have had on my profile page for almost three months.

I'm hoping my Time entry will climb about .05 and that will take the B&W engineers shot off as well, which I'd like to see my Time one replace as well.

Grain's there, I'd just like to see my Time-piece (pun intended) get on there too making this week a totally productive one.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

03/18/2007 03:07:40 PM · #2080

CS2 Help.......

Does anyone know how to fix red-eye in CS2?

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

03/18/2007 03:25:00 PM · #2081

Originally posted by bmartuch:

CS2 Help.......

Does anyone know how to fix red-eye in CS2?

Well, here's a way that's probably over the top, but you'll get to learn a neat trick that'll be helpful in other ways.

Create a new layer and set the blending mode to color.
Pick the correct color.
Paint in that layer over the red spots.

It'll change only the color of the pixels under where you paint, not the highlights or shadows.

That's how I changed my eye color in these two shots:

And how I changed the dirt that's actually from this crane's head to the top of the image to match the grass below it.
Edited:

Original color:

Message edited by author 2007-03-18 15:42:43.

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

03/18/2007 07:37:38 PM · #2082

Originally posted by bmartuch:

CS2 Help.......

Does anyone know how to fix red-eye in CS2?

I dunno Bob, I use PSP. Wish I could help you out.

If it's for your color portrait you could just leave it. Red is a color! ;)

Message edited by author 2007-03-18 19:41:40.

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

03/18/2007 07:42:54 PM · #2083

Originally posted by bmartuch:

CS2 Help.......

Does anyone know how to fix red-eye in CS2?

The red-eye tool is an alternate option in the Healing Brush section of the Toolbox.

03/18/2007 07:50:17 PM · #2084

Originally posted by L2:

Originally posted by bmartuch:
CS2 Help.......

Does anyone know how to fix red-eye in CS2?

The red-eye tool is an alternate option in the Healing Brush section of the Toolbox.

Thanks...I found the tool.

noraneko

Canon EOS R5

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

03/18/2007 08:59:09 PM · #2085

I ended up with an unexpected photo op for color portrait today - will not win any prizes, but since it's my first go, want the reaction. Who else is in?

kashi

Nikon D60

03/18/2007 09:27:39 PM · #2086

Originally posted by noraneko:

I ended up with an unexpected photo op for color portrait today - will not win any prizes, but since it's my first go, want the reaction. Who else is in?

I'm in with a photo I am truly excited about.

noraneko

Canon EOS R5

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

03/18/2007 09:35:44 PM · #2087

Awesome, Kashi! Your portraits are a strong point - hope you score well!

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

03/18/2007 09:51:59 PM · #2088

Originally posted by noraneko:

I ended up with an unexpected photo op for color portrait today - will not win any prizes, but since it's my first go, want the reaction. Who else is in?

I'm in. By accident. :)

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

03/18/2007 10:05:54 PM · #2089

I probably won't have anything in this time around. I had an idea for a portrait shot but that fell through. The cell phone shot has to be of a person also and I'm not much at taking shots of people.

Since I don't have any studio equipment at all, I probably won't do multiple lighting.

I'm just praying they have some ok challenges this week.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/18/2007 10:27:10 PM · #2090

I have a color portrait in. And I know exactly why it will be in the 4's (at best). I have a portrait that would score higher, but it just doesn't say anything, the way this one does. I hope some of you suckers enjoy it.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

03/18/2007 10:30:43 PM · #2091

I resolved my cropping dilemma, so I'm in. :)

As for studios and lighting, mine was just stairs near a window with a piece of posterboard propped up behind the subject.

03/18/2007 10:36:02 PM · #2092

please, please please, help me! this is driving me nuts. Resizing to meet the challenge rules -
I know how to make it smaller. I know how to make it bigger. But when I start with a photo that measures, for instance, 1024 x 1313 pixels, and is 1.09 MB, how do I end up with an aceptable size. If I take it down to 640 on the longer size, it still is over 300kb. But if I reduce it far enough t be only 15okb, it's much too small in size.

What am I doing wrong, or not doing right?

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/18/2007 10:38:36 PM · #2093

Originally posted by maxaz1:

FIRST resize it to 640 on the longer side.

THEN adjust the jpeg quality down until the filesize is within 150kb. This option will be available to you during the save as JPEG phase.

Message edited by author 2007-03-18 22:39:01.

03/18/2007 10:44:15 PM · #2094

What am I doing wrong, or not doing right? [/quote]

FIRST resize it to 640 on the longer side.

THEN adjust the jpeg quality down until the filesize is within 150kb. This option will be available to you during the save as JPEG phase. [/quote]
Photoshop?

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/18/2007 10:45:08 PM · #2095

Originally posted by maxaz1:

Photoshop?

Photoshop has a Save For Web feature. give it a try. be sure to select "JPEG" from the dropdown list.

Message edited by author 2007-03-18 22:45:34.

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/18/2007 10:50:26 PM · #2096

Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by maxaz1:
Photoshop?

Photoshop has a Save For Web feature. give it a try. be sure to select "JPEG" from the dropdown list.

Ahhh, I see my problem. No Photoshop! :-(

However, I am using Irfan, and I think I can do it there.
Thank you!

almost hairless by now - been pulling it out for hours!

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

03/18/2007 11:14:29 PM · #2097

if you resize in steps, say at 500 pixels a time, that helps with the final quality of the image.

try to resize with 'bicubic sharper' if you're given the option.

i'm in for colour portrait. and going to bed.

night all!

03/18/2007 11:18:19 PM · #2098

Thank you, all. I'm in for Color Portrait.

Little by little, I'll figure it out, (witha little help from my friends...).
Anyway, I suspect that there are many things the voters will not like about the mechanics of my photo, but at least it's the right size!!!

Emerkaza

Canon EOS-50D