 | Discussion on: Image 1299 - "Tasmanian Devil Growling" |
| Discussion on: Image 1299 - "Tasmanian Devil Growling" |
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| Discussion, revisions and constructive criticisms of Image 1299 - "Tasmanian Devil Growling" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (StraightnoChaser) Msg: #1 May 12th 2007 16:01:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Wallace (BobTrips) Msg: #2 May 12th 2007 20:20:24 | Great capture - impressive mouth. But the picture doesn't have the impact that I think it could. I tried a few things to see what I could do. I cropped. "If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough." Robert Capa. Of course some times one would be well advised to get close with a longer lens or cropping. I adjusted the levels. When I looked at the histogram it showed the shot a bit over-exposed. There wasn't any real black. I darkened the mouth. Used the Burn tool. I blurred the background a bit. Used the Blur tool. The background is fighting you on this one. It's very busy and distracting. I sharpened. Used Unsharp Mask to bring out more detail. Might have been better to use it only on the beast. There seems to be a blue ting to the ground which I didn't work on. You might want to start with the full size version and have a go at it. |
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| Bob Wallace (BobTrips) Msg: #3 May 12th 2007 20:49:51 | Here's a less blue version. |
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| Michael L Turner (teamturner) Msg: #4 May 14th 2007 08:22:26 | Wow, that is an immense difference. If anyone needed convincing that working with digital is a powerful medium, I think you just proved it. I am very impressed withe the final product. I really need some work refining my eye for color and composition. Thanks so much for the help! Awesome! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Wallace (BobTrips) Msg: #5 May 14th 2007 16:15:06 | I'd suggest spending time critiquing other people's photos. Don't know if it would work for you, but it does for me. Often I can't see the flaws in my shots. My critical eye seems to get overridden by the memory of the conditions when I shot or I focus in on one particular thing I like about the shot and overlook the problems. When I look at other people's shots I approach them without the extra baggage that I bring to my own. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Watson (Justin) Msg: #6 May 15th 2007 11:17:24 | And something for next time, i think getting the eyes in the photo really adds to it. I know these critters are fast and hard to get a photo of, but with any animal shot making eye contact with the lens seems to add spark to the photo. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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