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Canada
Title: BIG bird
BIG bird (8)
Farmer Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 36] (359)

Symmmetry etc.
Symmmetry etc.
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-08-04 23:34:43]
Here is waht I would suggest < and demo herewith >:

1) do a bit more of 1/3 , 1/3 , 1/3... by removing some of the lower water.
2) wee sharpening
3) adjust colour and contrast
4) wee saturation...

What say you?

Thanx for providing such a great subject!
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Canada
Title: another meadowlark
another meadowlark (4)
Farmer Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 36] (359)

Colours et al...
Colours et al...
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-08-04 23:10:52]
Tried to do a coupla things;
a) colour & contrast
b) wee sharpening
c) tiny bit of saturation.


I like the presentation as is!!!
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Canada
Title: LostCanon  40D
Lost (14) *
Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 1 N: 3945] (13270)

Leary of Snakes in the Grass
Leary of Snakes in the Grass
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-07-27 22:13:14] [2]
Zoomed in some, by way of crop;
adjust contrast & light;
wee sharpening...

NOW let that snake beware!
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Canada
Title: Where is EveryoneCanon  40D
Where is Everyone (46)
Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 1 N: 3945] (13270)

How not to...
How not to...
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-07-25 23:28:35] [1]
I just wanted to show that
a) leveling the wire doesn't help at all in the dynamics here
b) that the strands are not parallel in the first place...

SO THIS is an example of what NOT TO DO!

What say U?
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Canada
Title: RattlesnakeCanon 30D
Rattlesnake (16)
lovenature Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 789 W: 60 N: 1133] (4090)

Zoom et al
Zoom et al
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-07-25 22:30:22] [1]
As you can see I would use the very nice capture you have here to zoom in...

I did this by
a) rotation to portrait style
b) some additional zoom in by way of rotation...
untill the "division" of the heartshaped snake was on the diagonal from UL to LR...

A wee sharpening, contrast adhustment finished of yer fine - from a distance- shot!

Hope U like!

Jay
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Brunei
Title: sight of dead
sight of dead (46) *
septama Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 104 W: 0 N: 66] (320)

Zoom plus
Zoom plus
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-01-04 21:08:58] [3]
I'm thinking we can increase the drama here by taking the following steps:
1) rotate
2) crop part of skink
3) scale up by 25%
4) wee sharpening
5) colour and contrast

We now see the sky reflected in almost all four of the spider's eyes!

Hope you like!
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Australia
Title: Dead turttle
Dead turttle (2)
nando79 (20)

Sharpen et al
Sharpen et al
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2008-01-04 18:54:54] [1]
I think the photo will bring the point across a wee more with:
a) sharpening
b) a crop to off-centre the dead-centre dead eye,
and placing the turtle on more of a diagonal...

What say you?

TFS
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Canada
Title: House FinchCanon Eos 300D Digital Rebel
House Finch (42)
Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 1 N: 3945] (13270)

PP in PPP for RP
PP in PPP for RP
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2007-10-06 10:32:49] [1]
PostProcess in Police Point Park... ;)

OK Mr. RP I like your shot a lot... been staring at it a while too... and finally found time to do an alternative.

You captured a splendid specimen, in a splendid way...

In my own "Less is More" mode I would have to say that I feel that the beauty of this finch is iterally somewhat obscured - in the presentation - by the large volume of wood...

So I tried a different crop to see if we can "highlight" the bird ;)

Other steps performed < apart from afore [ a) ]mentioned crop >
b) small adjustment to light and contrast < both >
c) wee colour adjustment

Of course all steps taken in my favorite PP=P2

"PostProcessing=Picasa2"

What say you?

;j.
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Canada
Title: My 2nd Northern Flicker
My 2nd Northern Flicker (12) *
bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 361 W: 75 N: 1094] (4086)

Adjust
Adjust
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2007-10-06 09:59:45]
Bob I think I see a lil bit of a colour hue on this shot... I tried to make it a it "crisper"
as follows :

a) wee adjustment to contrast and light
b) colour adjustment

< now check for example the wee leaf against the aspen bark on the left edge >

Hope you like, ;j.

PS All PP done in PICASA2; no other tools employed.
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Canada
Title: I'm Out of HereCanon 20D
I'm Out of Here (32)
Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 1 N: 3945] (13270)

Gentle PP
Gentle PP
Shoot_Score Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 318 N: 682] (2356) [2007-09-30 22:21:13] [6]
One program which I like a lot is PICASA2!

Here I used it to
a) adjust lighting and colour
and then
b) crop

I feel we can get rid of some of the OoF F/G.
Also didn't want to oversharpen this very nice capture. After all the fir on these weasels is very very soft and not at all spikey!

Hope you like!
Jay
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