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Canada
Camouflage (6)
ffrank007
![Silver Note Writer [C: 6 W: 0 N: 16]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (115) |
crop for composition | Silke
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (5406) [2007-02-08 15:58:17] [1] | Hi rank
I really loved the potential of the original but thought that there was too much space behind the image. All I have done is cropped it to put a little less space behind it and then added a black frame
Do let me know what you think
Best regards
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Uganda
Long-crested Eagle (16)
elefantino
(14381) |
dodge & crop | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-16 01:02:06] [3] | Hi Andrea
I really liked the context for the capture given by your POV, so I only cropped a little bit so that the bird is a little clearer (It would have worked better with the original rather than the resized copy, though). And then I just dodged the bird in PhotoShop CS so that one can see a little more of the deatil in the feathers. I hope this will help a little. |
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Canada
Great Horned Owl (52)
lovenature
(5067) |
warming filter | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-14 18:59:35] [2] | Hi Janice -- Hope you don't mind this attempt.
I've found it mitigates the cold light caused by too strong a flash in some of my work too.
Photoshop warming filter : 35% opacity
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Israel
Pancratium sickenbergeri (6)
fragman
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2124 W: 11 N: 1815]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (17649) |
Levels adjustment only | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-12 10:17:35] [4] | HI Ori
I hope you don't mind this WS. I really wanted you to be able to show off this beauty at its best, but it was a little bit dark. In Photoshop CS, I simply brought the sliders form the dark end and the light end into the middle.
Tip: If you hold down the ALT key while you're doing this, you can see exactly what areas of the photograph will be affected (i.e. where you will lose some deatil). This way you can prevent detail loss in highlights or shadows and still bring out the best in the rest of the image. |
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Croatia
Being looked at (12)
pjvosman
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 65]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (491) |
crop | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-06 17:36:30] [5] [+] | I hope that you will not mind the opinion of a relative beginner here and I do not want to demean your fabulous capture in any way.
Although the detail on the wing is fabulous, the real majesty is in the face, so I would be inclined to crop the shot to focus on the face and to overcome the missing wing. Please do let me know what you think of this. |
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United States
Western Tanager (14)
sigint
(347) |
rotate & crop | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-06 08:21:09] [3] | This is simply a change of composition, which is a highly subjective issue.
I have merely rotated the picture so that one has a lead in from the right-hand corner.
Do let me know what you think
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Italy
°° COMMON TERN °° (13)
elefantino
(14381) |
crop | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-05 15:56:45] [3] | By cropping with lots of blue sky still ahead of it, I think I've preserved the positive movement I see here. But please do let me know what you think.
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United States
California Babe (4)
Silke
(5406) |
uncropped original | | Silke
(5406) [2006-07-05 08:45:51] | | Here is the original unretouched shot |
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United Arab Emirates
Cactus (4)
mbaqir
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor [C: 23 W: 71 N: 0]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-g-n.gif) (18) |
dodge | | Silke
(5406) [2006-06-28 17:16:53] [1] | Hello Muhammad
Here's the result (I hope it pleases):
Using round bristled dodging tool, brushed across each shadow individually and then faded brush tool by 50% on most of the passes
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United States
Ribbit (6)
rhebert (68) |
crop and frame | | Silke
(5406) [2006-06-25 20:31:25] [1] | Hi Richard
I'm still quite new to this, and it is all very subjective indeed. However, here is what I would have done with the picture. |
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