marcward

I really don't remember if CS had the the ability to "fix" distortion. If it does., it will be where it is in CS3. Filter>Distort>Lens Correction. I started with PhotoShop 2 and can't keep it straight which version had what... One thing I have found for sure, once you like the image on your screen and want to post to the web, I do four things;

 

brightness -12

contrast+12

saturation+12

then, save for web & devices

 

your online version will then look like what you worked up. This has to do, I think, with different RGB color profiles... Regards, Marc

Glad I could help... Looking at my rework this morning on a different monitor, it appears I oversharpened the image a bit. Working with a screen image is not the same as working with a large file. All the work I did was in Photoshop CS3. Photoshop is a very complex and powerful program. You just got to get in there and start playing around with it. Good luck and keep at it. Regards, Marc

Yes, the balance seems off because of the long exposure... the lights (mostly incandescent) of the city reflected off the clouds during the long exposure,... creating a very "warm" cloud image. There were also different temperatures of light ( incandescent, neon, sodium vapor, ect.) .... I Just Love How OFF it seems... I ain't backing off on how much I like this image, but I appreciate your take on it. Out there that night, getting spattered with rain drops and feeling the wind blowing off the river, I love the memory of this image... Marc

yep,... the bridge is really that blue. The Main St. bridge in

Jacksonville, FL. is painted a bright blue, then illuminated at night.

A 30 sec exposure, f16, ISO 200, taken on a spring night just before

the rain started. Thanks for viewing and, as always your C&C is welcome...

Hi...

 

I'm not picking on you, I'm picking you. I looked at your portfolio and you've got a very good eye. But, maybe you don't have good computer skills, experience, programs, ect. Ansel Adams said that half of the image takes place in the camera and half takes place in the darkroom. The computer is the new darkroom. So, because you asked for help... here it is. Remember, you asked for it and I hope I can help. I've learned a lot on this forum.

 

I've reworked your image. (about 20 minutes... I know what I'm doing so you have a steep learning curve... remember you asked for help:-)) Here's a brief synopsis of what I did to the copy of your image;

 

Your exposure is a bit blown out. you need a polarizing filter to knock down the sky and accentuate the clouds. I boosted the cyan channel and added vignetting to help the sky. In a photo of mine, I would have removed your sky and replaced it with a collection from my gallery of skies... (more time) I know, that's a bit geeky, but I make images, not just take images.

 

I adjusted color levels, exposure, contrast, saturation, and boosted the black channel.

 

Look at your columns on the outside of the image. I adjusted those in photoshop ( filter>lens distortion) to make the outside columns even with the outside of the image (cropping of that new image removed some of the image). I also rotated the image .25 degrees clockwise. The area that holds up the name is slightly cocked counter-clockwise by that amount... I told you I was geeky. But, the human eye senses this stuff even if we can't articulate it.

 

Then I did little things like select the first "E" in elementery and darken just part of it so it showed up against the sky.

 

Then's there's the whole thing of uploading photos for web view... you need to boost contrast and saturation and drop brightness before uploading to a generic rgb. Soon, you'll be writing these emails to other photographers...

 

Regards, and good luck. Feel free to contact me if you have questions... Regards, Marc

 

 

 

 

Nicely composed, great exposure and tones. Well done.... Regards, Marc

In the Great Smoky Mountains this past weekend with my bride on

Valentine's Day. A cascade on the way up to New Found Gap. Thanks for

taking the time to view. Your C&C are always welcome...

Taken just before sunrise... December on the Atlantic coast of

Florida. Thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome.

Just a beautiful image... wonderful tones and FG detail. Truly a captivating image. Regards, Marc

Taken in early spring when ice crystals in the clouds produced a

rainbow-like effect on the horizon. Your comments are always welcome.

Thanks for viewing.

Great light, texture and composition. Great image. Regards, Marc

Ominously beautiful... Wonderful tones. Great Image. Regards, Marc

Great use of negative space... I really enjoy this composition. Regards, Marc

Another great image from this series. Fabulous light. I really enjoy the limb hanging down into the scene. It provides wonderful grounding and perspective. Regards, Marc

It's funny, but the only reason I pointed it out is that I used to do the same thing until it was mentioned to me that my horizon was off on some images. Do we see the world a little askew? :-)... I now run my image up (or down) to the edge of the monitor to check my level. I still find that many of my original images are 1/2 to 1/4 of a degree off. But, again, this is a great image with just wonderful colors and atmosphere.... Marc

Fabulous image! I love the otherworldly quality to the anemone... Your strobe(?) really lit up the shrimp to perfection. Dive safe... Regards, Marc

Great image. So many shots like this throw in a rock in the FG to add something to the sunset and horizon... almost like a rule or something. This is about the ROCK!... Love it. Great color and texture. Wonderful take on a familiar theme. Regards, Marc

Beautifully serene... wonderful painterly feel to the colors. I might rotate the image about 1/2 degree clockwise to level up the horizon. Great image! Regards, Marc

Your comments are always welcome. Thanks for viewing...

Beautifully conceived. regards, Marc

This was one of the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen. The sun is

dropping below a heavy layer of smoke from nearby forest fires. Thanks

for viewing and your comments are welcome.

I seen many images from this incredible place... and this is one of my favorites. I really love the spareness and simplicity of this image. Excellent work. Regards, Marc

What a pleasing image! And this is the only image in your portfolio? Show us more!... Great lighting, detail, and composition. Regards, Marc

Dawn on a chilly December morning... Your comments are always welcome.

Thanks for taking the time to view.

Royal terns near their nesting area. Gulf of Mexico, Florida. Thanks

for viewing and your comments are always welcome.