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05/18/2007 04:26:21 AM |
Originally posted by awpollard:
I took the liberty to work up your shot a bit to illustrate that it is a great shot that just needed some TLC in the digial darkroom. Hope you don't mind.
I may have over sharpened it a bit, but I felt it was a little soft as it stood. Always remember to check your sharpness after a resize because you will lose some detail.
Under basic rules, I worked the dark end of the curve to bring up the shadows and mids which also brightened the overall shot. Once I worked the curve, I added a little contrast to give it a little pop. I added a couple of clicks of saturation and then boosted the greens just a little more.
Again this is a great composition and playing with curves possibly would have brought your score up a whole point or more.
Andy |
Hey Andy...really well done. Thank you so much for making the effort. It looks light years better. I'm just glad to know that it's possible to improve this shot. I honestly have very little skill in the digital darkroom, and just need some help. I knew it needed some TLC, but didn't know where to start. Thanks again.
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05/18/2007 02:48:01 AM |
I took the liberty to work up your shot a bit to illustrate that it is a great shot that just needed some TLC in the digial darkroom. Hope you don't mind.
I may have over sharpened it a bit, but I felt it was a little soft as it stood. Always remember to check your sharpness after a resize because you will lose some detail.
Under basic rules, I worked the dark end of the curve to bring up the shadows and mids which also brightened the overall shot. Once I worked the curve, I added a little contrast to give it a little pop. I added a couple of clicks of saturation and then boosted the greens just a little more.
Again this is a great composition and playing with curves possibly would have brought your score up a whole point or more.
Andy |
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03/06/2007 09:10:57 PM |
| Dunno - seems like this could use the white punched up a bit... |
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03/06/2007 01:45:44 PM |
| Nice shot, but a bit dark. |
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03/05/2007 02:05:26 PM |
| Nice one, love the composition, but it's too dark for me. |
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03/05/2007 08:54:40 AM |
| this snow scene is unusually low-light, low-contrast, & kind of dim |
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03/04/2007 04:23:59 PM |
| If you lighten the image slightly (more exposure) it would've been great action shot :) |
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03/04/2007 11:19:50 AM |
| I would have mirrored the photo. As most of the voters are used to read from left to right, it's usually better to show movements also going from left to right. |
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03/03/2007 08:09:07 AM |
| this image seems underexposed - great action shot though! |
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03/02/2007 07:05:59 PM |
| the photo is a little too dark. I also think this is more snow than ice. |
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03/02/2007 03:05:44 PM |
| A bit dark, but a great capture! 8 |
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03/01/2007 09:29:33 PM |
| Cool shot, looks like some nice snow there. Unfortunately, this is very soft and somewhat underexposed. You captured the action well, but at the expense of the overall exposure. |
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03/01/2007 09:17:42 PM |
| this is a great action shot, i just wish it was a little more crisp |
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03/01/2007 11:17:31 AM |
| great action caption, a little too dark, good timing |
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03/01/2007 10:27:11 AM |
| Nice shot, it seems to me though that it is well underexposed, which is a real shame. (5) |
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03/01/2007 12:46:17 AM |
| A nice capture and frame...it seems just a little too dark to me. |
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02/28/2007 05:28:08 PM |
| This is a nice idea, but I would like it a bit lighter and less grainy, and maybe better focus. The snow may be a bit icy in this shot. |
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02/28/2007 07:34:44 AM |
| Decent composition. Bland exposure. |
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02/28/2007 02:26:46 AM |
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