thistle Workshop Photos Given

(9272) [2006-12-24 04:13:58] [+]

This is one of my other pictures of gull. This one was trying to defend it's sitting post from other gulls flying nearby.

Hope all of you will have a lovely Christmas :-)

Monika

Title: On a cornflower fieldNikon Coolpix 4200

On a cornflower field (60)
thistle

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Cornflower field

(9272) [2006-07-05 03:57:07]

This is how my neighbour's field of rye looks. If you look closely you can actually see few rye's ;-)
This is so called EU crop. You must plant something to get money from EU, but you don't really have to care about it ;-) Anyway, I love that blue field so I'm glad my neighbour don't use anything to remove all these flowers from the rye.

This strange creature there is my dog BowWow. He loves to walk among flowers because sometimes he can spot a hare there.

Spain

Bugs in grass (30) *
jmp

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Framing

(9272) [2006-07-03 12:14:43] [1]

I thought that the picture had too much useless space. That made the composition not strong enough. I know you wanted to show the Spanish summer, but I think there's too much free space in a picture. When you look at the picture your eye should focus on some important point (I guess on bugs) and not wonder around whole picture seeking something interesting to look at. I found my eye wondering and looking for some strong element of the composition. I've seen your other picture of the bugs and I think the framing is better there, but there's too little space now ;-) I tried to make something in middle, left some space but crop a bit too.
I must admit I find this picture very difficult to frame. The bugs poses are a little untidy ;-)

Title: Tiny toad plagueNikon Coolpix 4200

Tiny toad plague (62)
thistle

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Tiny toads

(9272) [2006-06-28 04:08:37]

Toads on my hand - you can see how small they are.

Tiny toad plague (62)
thistle

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Tiny toads leaving water

(9272) [2006-06-28 04:06:43]

Picture has bad quality becuase of low shutter speed, but gives some impression how banks of my pond look these days

Lovely red (64) *
thistle

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Another version

(9272) [2006-06-19 05:19:26]

Tight crop, portrait framing.

Lovely red (64) *
thistle

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"Right version"

(9272) [2006-06-19 04:48:10]

The picture as it should be - for comparison.

United Kingdom

Green Eye (70) *
liquidsunshine

(11494)

Cloning/contrast

(9272) [2006-06-16 13:11:59] [3]

Hello Alan,
I tried to correct the postprocessing "mistakes". I mainly used clone brush to cover the not entirely blurred places. I also sharpened the picture and add quite much contrast. I did it to make the colours stronger.

South Africa

Zebra Grazing (50)
soccer

(1965)

Framing, colours correction

(9272) [2006-06-16 04:18:31] [2]

I used Corel Photopaint.
I add some space in front of the zebra and cut a bit behind. I think now the picture is better balanced. I shapened the shot, add contrast and some red & yellow colours to make the picture a little warmer. I also blurred the BG using blur brush and added a black frame.

Title: In the last rays of SunNikon Coolpix 4200

In the last rays of Sun (54)
thistle

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Meadow

(9272) [2006-06-14 03:27:50]

Flowers on meadows nearby my house