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SurfKahakai

11th of May 2005 (Wed), 09:43

I've been getting into surf photography more and more lately and have a question. This picture was shot with the 100-400L (not by me) and I'm wondering if there's any way to eliminate the shadow on the surfer's face at this distance?

http://www.calliebowdish.com/Sands/Sands050705_4237.jpg

spyhunterk19

11th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:24

http://img219.echo.cx/img219/9720/sands05070542372ot.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

SurfKahakai

12th of May 2005 (Thu), 07:36

Did you just manipulate it in PS?

SuzanneCarey

12th of May 2005 (Thu), 10:18

Hi there! I saw the other poster had not responded yet, but this is what I did.

Used the magic wand tool to just select the surfer's head and face. I then used curves to lighten it to my liking. While it was still selected, I added a little contrast. I am sure there are many ways to achieve it, but that is how I got my results.

Suzanne