I love the kids on the swing too, I also love this one..woman in a top hat and flowers... has a touch of Dagas about it somehow.. I'd like the kids on the swing to have a little more punch, maybe a little saturation and contrast.. I don't know.. great shot.[/QUOTE]
You're right lynn, the kids need more saturation. I really like the shot of the
lady in the hat too. I was lucky to get it as she wisked by, my digital is usually at rest. I love Quick Drink.
The kid at bat would be also really nice but the caution horse folded up behind the batter messes it up badly. I am thinking that would be very hard to edit out.
Sandy,
I hope you don't mind, I tried a little photoshop magic on your picture. I love the way you can see the boy looking right at the ball. Nice shot.
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The lady with the flowers, the Degas shot, it is really growing on me.
I like it a lot by now.
Also, I would love to know how the baseball background and ball were done.
(was it a whole lot of work?) (I get impatient at a lot of work)
Rutt, I like what you did with the cropping a lot.
(I just have to straighten out the facts on my husband and me re your shot, Rutt. I have to take all the credit there. Immodesty requires me to take all the credit. My husband just thought it needed more space on the right side, so I guess you would have had to throw it out. His comments are always taken by me as a challenge, so I worked on it, knew it would work, even my husband then admitted it did (always happens). I will say your cropping was the best.....I think. I did not think you would want me messing with your photo, so I never told you I had.)
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The lady with the flowers, the Degas shot, it is really growing on me.
I like it a lot by now.
Also, I would love to know how the baseball background and ball were done.
(was it a whole lot of work?) (I get impatient at a lot of work)
Rutt, I like what you did with the cropping a lot.
(I just have to straighten out the facts on my husband and me re your shot, Rutt. I have to take all the credit there. Immodesty requires me to take all the credit. My husband just thought it needed more space on the right side, so I guess you would have had to throw it out. His comments are always taken by me as a challenge, so I worked on it, knew it would work, even my husband then admitted it did (always happens). I will say your cropping was the best.....I think. I did not think you would want me messing with your photo, so I never told you I had.)
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Ginger, I used the clone stamp tool in Photoshop to clone out the sign and move the baseball. It only took about 5 min to do this, but it would take a little more time to really do a professional job. This tool is available on both PS elements and PS CS. Basically, you clone or copy one part of the picture to another with a round "brush". The size selected depends on the area you are cloning. I'm sure Cletus can give many more details. For the baseball I selected the tool size to match the ball and then cloned it to a new location with just a couple of quick clicks. The best way to master this tool is the play around with it. This tool is also very useful for touching up small facial blemishes and other distacting elements in a picture. There is also a "healing" brush available that is similar, but somehow matches the area better. I'm sure others know alot more about this than I do.
Second thought: "Hhmm.. I like the intensity of color here, that BRIGHT blue sky framing all her little girl colors of clothing and jewelry." This is one shot where it seems to really be all about the color.
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Lynn, I am dizy.........lol. why don't you go in the kitchen, run some water and take a picture of it. Or take a bath.............. I know there would be movement there. g
Here's my daughter leaping off a rock. Thoughts? Comments?
I think you are a pro, or a natural, and I don't want to hear any more about you being new at this. Also, I have moved out of the way for fear your daughter might land on me, so effective is the feeling of movement, imo.
I think you are a pro, or a natural, and I don't want to hear any more about you being new at this. Also, I have moved out of the way for fear your daughter might land on me, so effective is the feeling of movement, imo.
ginger (Love kids, that angle is genius)
Ginger, Thanks for the kind words , but as Shakey will atest to, I am a newbie. Me thinks I was just lucky.
Cool shot, great blend of blurs and focus. The converging lines give it depth & make you think he' s travelling to our left, but he must be going right?? (I think)
Yes I do believe he was moving to the right, if I recall correctly.
Just FYI the only photoshop adjustment done was a slight level adjustment.
I to liked this the best of the bunch, but I thought it might have too much blur. Thanks for the feedback.
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In a few months you can do that. Right now, the kid, so far that I have seen.
(I think the bird is out of focus, and I also think there are people here who could do that better in a composite, but I don't think anyone could do the kid, just my humble opinion, as always.) g
In a few months you can do that. Right now, the kid, so far that I have seen.
(I think the bird is out of focus, and I also think there are people here who could do that better in a composite, but I don't think anyone could do the kid, just my humble opinion, as always.) g
I think you are right. I changed the picture to a photoshop composite that works much better. Thanks for the comments. I think that I like my other picture better as well. I'm kinda getting into an abstract mood this week.
David, I really like this picture of your daughter, could be my screen but I find the grass almost dayglo????
It is pretty intense. I did nothing to it (color/levels-wise), beyond RAW conversion. I did two conversions, one for the background and one for the fore, since I used fill flash and the two color temps were noticebaly different. I'll revisit the conversion, especially on the background layer.
I imagine that it's right on the borderline, and the wrong combo with monitor could throw it over the edge. At one point I did try pulling back on the saturation (post-RAW conversion) and it looked weird, but maybe if I pull back on the saturation in the RAW conversion I'll have better luck.
David, I think the really green grass works well. I'd keep it that way. It accentuates the pastel colors, pink and blue. It also helps with the moving legs.
It is pretty intense. I did nothing to it (color/levels-wise), beyond RAW conversion. I did two conversions, one for the background and one for the fore, since I used fill flash and the two color temps were noticebaly different. I'll revisit the conversion, especially on the background layer.
I imagine that it's right on the borderline, and the wrong combo with monitor could throw it over the edge. At one point I did try pulling back on the saturation (post-RAW conversion) and it looked weird, but maybe if I pull back on the saturation in the RAW conversion I'll have better luck.
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You're right lynn, the kids need more saturation. I really like the shot of the
lady in the hat too. I was lucky to get it as she wisked by, my digital is usually at rest. I love Quick Drink.
Classic shot, Sandy!
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The lady with the flowers, the Degas shot, it is really growing on me.
I like it a lot by now.
Also, I would love to know how the baseball background and ball were done.
(was it a whole lot of work?) (I get impatient at a lot of work)
Rutt, I like what you did with the cropping a lot.
(I just have to straighten out the facts on my husband and me re your shot, Rutt. I have to take all the credit there. Immodesty requires me to take all the credit. My husband just thought it needed more space on the right side, so I guess you would have had to throw it out. His comments are always taken by me as a challenge, so I worked on it, knew it would work, even my husband then admitted it did (always happens). I will say your cropping was the best.....I think. I did not think you would want me messing with your photo, so I never told you I had.)
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Here's my daughter leaping off a rock. Thoughts? Comments?
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Second thought: "Hhmm.. I like the intensity of color here, that BRIGHT blue sky framing all her little girl colors of clothing and jewelry." This is one shot where it seems to really be all about the color.
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I think you are a pro, or a natural, and I don't want to hear any more about you being new at this. Also, I have moved out of the way for fear your daughter might land on me, so effective is the feeling of movement, imo.
ginger (Love kids, that angle is genius)
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Just FYI the only photoshop adjustment done was a slight level adjustment.
I to liked this the best of the bunch, but I thought it might have too much blur. Thanks for the feedback.
And that is not luck at all that is the result of a well thought out idea or the
Initiative to explore new aspects ! Well done
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Or is this one better?
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I like all the color............can I just say "no"
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In a few months you can do that. Right now, the kid, so far that I have seen.
(I think the bird is out of focus, and I also think there are people here who could do that better in a composite, but I don't think anyone could do the kid, just my humble opinion, as always.) g
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David, I really like this picture of your daughter, could be my screen but I find the grass almost dayglo????
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It is pretty intense. I did nothing to it (color/levels-wise), beyond RAW conversion. I did two conversions, one for the background and one for the fore, since I used fill flash and the two color temps were noticebaly different. I'll revisit the conversion, especially on the background layer.
I imagine that it's right on the borderline, and the wrong combo with monitor could throw it over the edge. At one point I did try pulling back on the saturation (post-RAW conversion) and it looked weird, but maybe if I pull back on the saturation in the RAW conversion I'll have better luck.
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Is this not the comments and critiques thread?
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