"I understand that you want to take a new pic. And, well, to handle the camera and understand how to use it in different situations, that is very good.
In winthers I learn a lot Photoshop, playing with it, since I am much more at home then. Then I…"
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Making this photo better...
Started this discussion. Last reply by May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen Apr 10, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Favorites
I shot this photo at dusk and it was much better b&w. In fact I like this pic, but am still learning photoshop (Using PS Elements 4.0 right now, but have a more advanced PS that I haven't been…Continue
Matting my photos...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julie Oest Feb 15, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Favorites
Hi everyone! I am a very enthusiastic beginner in the photo world. Just to get started I would like to enter my photos in the state fairs. But, my problem lies with how to mat a photo. When I do…Continue
New to the Site...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Berry Photography Feb 10, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Favorites
Hello everyone....I'm a big fan of wildlife photography. I'm lucky enough to be surrounded by several Nature Preserves, lakes and rivers. I want to learn how to take impressive, great nature shots…Continue
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finner321 replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"I would suggest next time, shoot at a faster shutter speed and crop a bit less. Also, I always run noiseware first, then start editing so the pixelation isn't made worse by editing. Keep your iso to 400 or less."
Gary N Helfrich replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"Julie:
When you say "What do I need to do to make it a better photo than it is". What exactly do you mean.
You took the photograph, you need to decide on what makes or brakes this photo, not someone else.
You want someone else to make this…"
May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"As you see, the dark area around the bird must be lightened, and keep the wing that moves in the background."
May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"The manual way to better the result of the gaussian blur tool, because it changed the bird too much...
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"noise is sometimes caused by a very high ISO number, when shooting in bright light, check your ISO..."
May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"About pixels that desturb.
The higher ASA, more pixels
Dark (or light) photos , can have less than 255 tones - they are wrong exposured if you lack tones.
On this illustration, the tones "climb", and I lack tones....
About tele:
The…"
luis replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"look at this, if you liek the result let me know"
May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"Ps. Go back to original, because, when you save in jpg it is compressed every time you work with it, and you loose information in the pixels (read: colors - greytones)"
May Tove Stensrud-Svendsen replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"The only thing I would do here, is blur the background. And maybe lighten it a little bit (the background).
Dulicate layer
Blur - Gaussian blur - 1,0 pixel, 100% ( + + ) Try what you like...
Then erase the part of the layer that is not the…"
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For those enjoying the thrill of taking action bird, nature and wildlife photos. Helping to instill the excitement of nature in all.See More
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Gulls
On a Lobster boat in Maine I caught these gulls as their attention was on the lobster cage that had just been brought up. Very foggy morning so transformed photo to black & white.
Julie Oest replied to Julie Oest's discussion 'Making this photo better...'"And again, thanks Chris! The photo has been cropped quite a bit. As I said I'm just learning and was wondering what was causing the noise on some photos and not others. I guess I'll have to be more careful about cropping photos.
I already…"
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- At 1:13pm on February 23, 2010,
Debbie Portwood said… - Hello Julie, Welcome to MSS. Hope you enjoy the site.
Love and Prayers from a Pastor's wife - Debbie-
- At 3:07pm on February 14, 2010,
kuluth said… - Thanks a lot for your kind comments..Happy Valentine's Day
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