Hmm. This one is hard to work, Tim. I've played with it a little and I keep coming up with about what you've done, more or less. I don't think the photo expresses the scene as effectively as the other one.
Godfrey On May 28, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: > Still working on my PS skills, and are in need of some more feedback. > > Both are at my bad site. > Origenal http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=58978&ref=author > The main problem here is lack of seperation between birds and rocks. > > The improved version: > http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=60124&ref=author > Basically I have dodged the rocks, and burned the birds. Used a > technique by > Scott Kelby that lets med paint the d/b at a 50% gray layer. > Also altered the saturation. Encreaced a bit at the problem birds, and > decreaced at the rocks. And I've toned down red to lessen the beaks > of the > background birds.. > Also used Levels in two separate operations. Mainly boosted shadows > to give > the background birds a bit more punch. > Thats about it. Exept some light USM. > Almost forgot. Toned down green to lessen green CA in the > oystercatchers > chests, and cloned away some purple fringe in the foreground birds. > > > What do you think? Worth the effort? > Suggestions for better approaches? > > Please be honest in a gentle way. > PS'ing is one of my soft spots. But I definately do need honest and > construktive feedback. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
