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timmyk
20th of March 2005 (Sun), 11:58
just getting used to PS - any thoughts on this - taken at Kew Gardens, natural light. Slight tweaking on levels

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time
27/06/2004 09:45:31
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
10

PS am I the only one who can't see this - if not, could someone tell me how I attach an image PLEASE - is there any size limit ?
Littlenose
20th of March 2005 (Sun), 14:17
Yep Timmy, I can see it, and I like it :)... the high contrast really makes them stand out, and the subtle green is enough to stop the background form being too plain :)

Maybe I ought to finally visit Kew myself.

Oh, and welcome to the forum.
JX
20th of March 2005 (Sun), 18:28
Nice job Timmy.
arumdevil
22nd of March 2005 (Tue), 16:29
yeah what they said, very well exposed also.
Elbee19
23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 10:58
Great subject matter. For my personal liking, I think direct light from the flash de-flatters a otherwise flattering subject matter. Maybe some side lighting and shooting without flash could soften it up a bit. Just my $.02!
DwightMcCann
23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 11:27
I'd consider cropping off the left and right ... you're using a lot pixels with no content that don't add to the composition. And attaching the image versus having it linked into the note restricts the filesize and makes it difficult to evaluate images in which the detail, such as flower petals, is essential.
timmyk
23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 12:48
OK I need to work on that a bit !
jfrancho
23rd of March 2005 (Wed), 13:15
Did you use a flash?
timmyk
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 10:52
no - natural light (but its in a glasshouse so pretty bright
jfrancho
24th of March 2005 (Thu), 11:11
I didn't think so, I just wanted to be sure. Maybe later someone else will suggest you use fill flash...

Seriously, it is a great pic, and I'd be disappointed if you cropped it. I'm not sure I understand the trend to fill every available pixel with color.
timmyk
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 01:02
I guess I probably didn't need fill in as the image is there I justtweked it down in PS - the 'before ' is below
Sailor Don
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 07:38
Good photo.

I like the "before" better.

Sailor Don
mdaddyrabbit
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 13:46
The contrast seems to be perfect, really nice shot. Thanks for sharing it.
Meg C
25th of March 2005 (Fri), 17:12
Wow, I think that's beautiful :)
timmyk
27th of March 2005 (Sun), 12:53
OK, bit of cropping and a link to the file - 1.9 MB
http://kents.smugmug.com/gallery/454686

appreciate any comments

Tim