Baby Face

davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
edited April 20, 2005 in Wildlife
Haven't been shooting much lately. I took a class (photography) over this past
weekend at the UofM farm campus. Across the street were some cow barns
with some calves in them. This little one was the most photogenic.

I did a digital weekend through the Rocky Mountain School of Photography.
As for what I learned. I learned that I should send the money for
Photoshop CS. It's light years ahead of the 5.5 version that I've been using.

Saturday evening, they had a "Canon, Explorers of Light" lecture.
The guest speaker was Jim Brandenburg. If you get the chance to go hear
him, do it.

Anyway. Here's the pic. Taken in the morning before class.

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dave.

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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2005
    clap.gif You made a common animal look interesting. Very nice! I like it a lot.thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Love that shot, Dave. thumb.gif
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Yes! Nice shot.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Ah T-Bone lol3.gif
    another food shot :lol4
    Na he's to cute, cool shot thumb.gif
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited April 19, 2005
    Excellent Dave thumb.gifthumb.gif

    An uncommonly good pic of a common animal clap.gifclap.gif

    Don't let Andy see this one. He'll start drooling all over his keyboard :eat

    Thanks for sharing,
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Excellent Dave thumb.gifthumb.gif

    An uncommonly good pic of a common animal clap.gifclap.gif

    Don't let Andy see this one. He'll start drooling all over his keyboard :eat

    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Thanks guys. Andy wouldn't want this one, it's to small. :D
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  • PeterGarPeterGar Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    How was that done?
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    PeterGar wrote:
    How was that done?
    Hi Peter.

    It was done pretty easily.

    Picture 1) Straight from the camera. I exposed the calf's face, so the camera
    would expose the face and leave the rest of the picture dark.

    Picture 2) I cropped and applied some adjustments, mostly levels to bring the
    face "out" a bit more.

    Picture 3) I applied a little bit of "brightness/contrast" and some "unsharpen
    mask". I then painted out the post above and below it's head.
    Saved it, and put it on the web. I normally sharpen some before and
    after I resize the pic. It seems that when I resize, it loses some sharpness.

    that's it.

    dave.

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  • PeterGarPeterGar Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    davev wrote:
    Hi Peter.

    It was done pretty easily.

    Picture 1) Straight from the camera. I exposed the calf's face, so the camera
    would expose the face and leave the rest of the picture dark.

    Picture 2) I cropped and applied some adjustments, mostly levels to bring the
    face "out" a bit more.

    Picture 3) I applied a little bit of "brightness/contrast" and some "unsharpen
    mask". I then painted out the post above and below it's head.
    Saved it, and put it on the web. I normally sharpen some before and
    after I resize the pic. It seems that when I resize, it loses some sharpness.

    that's it.

    dave.
    Thanks for the insight Dave. I'm dying to find some time to start Photoshopping my pics. I just learned a technique I can use. :D
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    mmmm... yummy! Haven't seen one look that good since my was raising them on his farm (we knew we were going to eat them later)... rolleyes1.gif
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    Phil U. wrote:
    mmmm... yummy! Haven't seen one look that good since my was raising them on his farm (we knew we were going to eat them later)... rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks Phil (I think) :uhoh

    dave.
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2005
    Great pic, I love the detail. The poor guy looks like a trophy eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian

    ps. nice post processing thumb.gif
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