My Eye: The Macro (100th Post!)

LuckyBobLuckyBob Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
edited January 10, 2007 in People
I've been hesitant to post my own photos since I haven't felt my work was on par with some of the fantastic work here on DGrin, but I figured for my 100th post I'd go ahead and do so.

My best friend shot this recently with my camera while I was giving her a lesson. I spotted that the image had some real potential, so I unleashed some Photoshop on it :wink. C&C welcome!

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    LuckyBob wrote:
    I've been hesitant to post my own photos since I haven't felt my work was on par with some of the fantastic work here on DGrin, but I figured for my 100th post I'd go ahead and do so.

    My best friend shot this recently with my camera while I was giving her a lesson. I spotted that the image had some real potential, so I unleashed some Photoshop on it mwink.gif. C&C welcome!

    Wow Bob thats a real nice EYE Shot clap.gifclap.gif plenty of detail in that one, I see the camera and the hands and all the detail in the eye itself.
    Nice use of selective colouring too, and I like the colour you chose to colour with ........ all up I say it's a great shot, now you keep posting ya hear :D

    Congratulations on your 100th post too :D ..... Skippy
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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    I like it! But then, if you look at my Avatar of my own eye you'll see why! (I took mine a few years ago with a little 2.1MP point and shoot while holding the camera up in front of a mirror so I could be sure my eye was in the viewfinder). :)

    I see you're using a "better bounce card" do you like it? I keep saying I'm going to make one but I haven't done it yet. I'm volunteering a boy scout pinewood derby this weekend and I might try one out there. :)

    Nice job on your first picture post!
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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Wow I think that looks pretty awesome. I like it very much.

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited January 10, 2007
    you sure have some big eyes! :D great shot and processing thumb.gif
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  • controldcontrold Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Very cool shot - I'd personally PS out the camera reflection...

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  • LuckyBobLuckyBob Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Wow Bob thats a real nice EYE Shot clap.gifclap.gif plenty of detail in that one, I see the camera and the hands and all the detail in the eye itself.
    Nice use of selective colouring too, and I like the colour you chose to colour with ........ all up I say it's a great shot, now you keep posting ya hear :D

    Congratulations on your 100th post too :D ..... Skippy

    Thanks :D They eye color is my natural color, LAB enhanced - it's amazing what brown eyes look like when they're brightly lit. My friend actually noticed a few months ago that my eyes look like they're amazingly devoid of detail (dark brown), so we decided to test the theory mwink.gif
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  • LuckyBobLuckyBob Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Phyxius wrote:
    I see you're using a "better bounce card" do you like it? I keep saying I'm going to make one but I haven't done it yet. I'm volunteering a boy scout pinewood derby this weekend and I might try one out there. :)

    Nice job on your first picture post!

    Thanks! It's not my first picture post - it's just been a while ne_nau.gif

    It's actually a Lumiquest Ultrasoft, and I use it all the time for macro work since it's an awesome softbox size for macros and also out doors when I want slightly softer light. Indoors it's not very useful since it's not a bounce device; it basically looks like a larger direct flash head.
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  • LuckyBobLuckyBob Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    controld wrote:
    Very cool shot - I'd personally PS out the camera reflection...

    - Mike

    It'll take some time, but I'll give it a shot - I've done other eyes cleaned up and liked the look of it, but my big schnoz and eyelashes will take some time to PS out :D
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  • ChadMacaChadMaca Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited January 10, 2007
    Dude... that is cool! I want you to do my eyes!
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Superb never saw eye like that what a detail !
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Wow! Awesome image! clap.gif
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  • purifiedpurified Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    Very cool. Nice detail! The first photograph I ever took with a digital camera was my eye. It was with a Canon Powershot A95 and the detail was awesome, much like this one... for some reason, I can't do the same thing with my Canon 30D. Isn't that something? It was this picture.

    And yeah... my eye is odd... lots of freckles in them. I'm thinking I should get those checked out sometime soon...
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  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2007
    LuckyBob wrote:
    Thanks! It's not my first picture post - it's just been a while ne_nau.gif

    Oops! I misunderstood your first sentence
    LuckyBob wrote:
    I've been hesitant to post my own photos since I haven't felt my work was on par with some of the fantastic work here on DGrin, but I figured for my 100th post I'd go ahead and do so.

    I see what you were saying now though!

    So, are your eyes naturally brown?

    Here's a bigger, not quite as cropped version of my avatar - http://phyxius.smugmug.com/photos/122423659-O.jpg

    my eyes are kinda hazelish, and this was done by desaturating, screening layers, and then adding some curves. This is the only shot I have of my eye that shows is normal color. I took this one while laying down. No mirror around. Sorry about the black eye...
    http://phyxius.smugmug.com/photos/122423681-L.jpg
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