Wild Rosebud in the Rain

This image looks very crisply in focus in Photoshop and in Canon Digital

Photo Pro, but here it looks grainy and slightly out of focus. If you know why

and can give me some advice I would appreciate it. Thanks for looking.

The small version looks nice.  No complaints.  I like the silvery raindrops.  Just curious...what settings do you use for your PN pics?

Nice photo!

Beautiful shot and details.

Well done.

Regards(Bobby).

Jeff, do you mean file size? This one is 1200 x 800, 4"x 2.67", 300 dpi. I have been very concious of focus lately. My eyes are not as sharp as they used to be and it shows in my photos.

Usually we go out for walks in the forest on sunny days, but now I just want to go out in the rain. When this shot was taken when it was drizzling a little bit, then we got caught in a downpour. When the sun came out and hit the rain drops it was amazing to look at. The forest was sparkling with magic.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your feedback.

A softly beautiful image with wonderful colors and amazing dof. Best regards.

Linda,

  Beautiful image with wonderful details. Take care, Patsy

Hi Linda,

I get where you're at.  One thing I can't figure is how you use the settings you do, and you are able to get the photo to go so BIG.  Every time I try it's hit and miss.  At 72dpi a shot will go bigger, but it's all pixelated to me.

The only thing I can think of, this is just from the reading I've been doing is in lower light conditions the ISO settting has a lot to do with noise. When I preview my  photos in Windows Picture Viewer they often look so much better. Then when I take it into Elements, I'll see more color noise or it's not quite as sharp as in the Photo Viewer. 

One other thing a friend told me is the more you 'work' a photo, the 'pixels' seem to change a bit more.  I know I've done a shot before and it looks fine, I save it, and if I open it up again, there are 'quite evident' pixels that were not there before......?????????  Regardless of all that, I think you've done a lovely shot here.  I love shooting right after a rain; when it is really sunny often many colors are 'blown'.  I do know I need to get a few UV filters, but that isn't really necessary in lower light conditons as far as I know.

I'm sorry to hear your eyes are bothering you, I do hope it is temporary. Nothing worse than eye problems when you're concentrating on a shot.  The bright sunlight bothers me somewhat.  Take heart though, This is very beautiful.  In an Elements Book I have, Scott Kelby swears by Noisewear Professional.  You may want to look into it. I'll try to send the page I read it on.  Cheers for now, Gail

Thank you. It's good to hear from you.

Hi there, thanks for commenting. 72 dpi is the standard for web sites.  I have experimented with different dpi here, but the pixel width and depth is limited to 1200 x 900 on PN. My images seem clearer to me if I size them to around 4x2" at 300 dpi. This one is aproximatly that size. Maybe this is the best clairty I can hope for. I think your friend is right.  Best wishes, Linda

The bud is very nicely accentuated, surrounded by the green leaves. The water drops are a very nice addition (like pearls) to the whole.Well composed.