More pics from the Alligator Farm

kgarrett11

I tried the method that Harry suggested to get some more "pop" and came up with these. What is everyone's thoughts?

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ShepsMom

I think you did a great job on whities. Beautiful and sharp images.

Harryb

Major, major improvement.

On a few of the shots you have blown highlights (1,3,& 12). The shots are fine but would have been better if you had held the higlights. Two suggestions

1. In your post work when you have done the curves adjustment layer check the histogram. If you have a definite spike on the right hand side of the histogram, lower the layer's opacity until the spike drops.

2. When taking the shot use EV adjustments. Looking at your shots in your gallery you have been shooting in shutter priority with no EV adjustments.

I usually shoot aperture priority and I've been using ev adjustments of -0.7 to -1.3 on white subjects at the farm when they are in the light. This will usually hold the highlights.

kgarrett11

ShepsMom wrote:

I think you did a great job on whities. Beautiful and sharp images.

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

kgarrett11

Harryb wrote:

Major, major improvement.

On a few of the shots you have blown highlights (1,3,& 12). The shots are fine but would have been better if you had held the higlights. Two suggestions

1. In your post work when you have done the curves adjustment layer check the histogram. If you have a definite spike on the right hand side of the histogram, lower the layer's opacity until the spike drops.

2. When taking the shot use EV adjustments. Looking at your shots in your gallery you have been shooting in shutter priority with no EV adjustments.

I usually shoot aperture priority and I've been using ev adjustments of -0.7 to -1.3 on white subjects at the farm when they are in the light. This will usually hold the highlights.

Thanks Harry, I'll go back to my RAW pictures and try it.

kgarrett11

Harryb wrote:

Major, major improvement.

On a few of the shots you have blown highlights (1,3,& 12). The shots are fine but would have been better if you had held the higlights. Two suggestions

1. In your post work when you have done the curves adjustment layer check the histogram. If you have a definite spike on the right hand side of the histogram, lower the layer's opacity until the spike drops.

2. When taking the shot use EV adjustments. Looking at your shots in your gallery you have been shooting in shutter priority with no EV adjustments.

I usually shoot aperture priority and I've been using ev adjustments of -0.7 to -1.3 on white subjects at the farm when they are in the light. This will usually hold the highlights.

OK, I tried it. These two aren't blown out as bad but they would have been better if the original was better

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