skip hansen
-
Posts
255 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
Downloads
Gallery
Store
Image Comments posted by skip hansen
-
-
-
ear bud collage
-
-
what lies ahead?
-
crashing surf
-
a Sunday afternoon, the wharf at Monterey
-
-
open tulip
-
Anyone remember him...? This is the monument to James Dean, erected
by a Japanese businessman a few hundred yards from where he died.
-
Port San Luis pier
-
...at the State Fair.
-
Great image. The star flare is just fine for this. It adds to the ethereal quality.
-
A large, older sea lion that hangs out under the Port San Luis pier in
Avila Beach.
-
Shell Beach, California
-
Near sunset, Shell Beach, California
-
Capital Mather Air Show collage
-
Cuba Libra
-
I think it was Starbucks!
-
-
I've used Photoshop for a couple years, the same amount of time I have been concentrating on my photo skills (after 40 years as a casual amateur). One of the things I (and everyone else using PS) should learn is how to make these adjustments with mask layers (something I did NOT do with this image). This will reduce the noise and other artifacts. I'm still learning. There are a few super tutorials in recent PHOTOSHOP USER editions that address this issue. One big bit of advice for any newbies...composition is more important than technical in an art show. It is the complete opposite in stock photography. I have seen a ton of poorly composed photographs on stock sites that looked great under a microscope!
Again, I appreciate all the input from everyone. I look forward to viewing all your portfolios here on photo.net.
Skip
-
Michael...I kind of like that long poster format crop. Thanks.
-
Thanks for choosing this image as Photograph Of the Week. I appreciate all the input.
Here is what I did to it. RAW processed to JPEG with some exposure and contrast adjustments. Noise Ninja noise reductions. Then, I did do quite a bit of dodging and burning to bring out the background and the white birds. The, some sharpening. The result...closeup views reveal added noise and some halo effects. For stock photography...it would be rejected for sure, I didn't even attempt submission (I do that as well).
I'm including here another shot taken just seconds later for comparison with no additional processing other than RAW to JPEG.
Thanks again, Skip http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5431282
-
Capital Mather Airshow
-
Taken at Shell Beach cliffs, near sunset.
run!
in Abstract
Posted