Coffee and watching the world go by

[Minky]

what do you think?

[Minky]

I am a complete novice... whats the best way to reduce the image size so I its nota pixly as the image above... I am using Paint shop pro 8

[JoseC]

Seems to be a nice picture, but too big and too jpeg artifacts (pixellation).
You have first to modify the size in pixels (800pixelsx600pixels for example) and then when you save the file you should avoid too high compression by choosing a medium quality image or something like that .
I dont have psp so I cannot tell you the exact commands.
Rgds
Jose

[Minky]

Thankyou for your kind advice! I'll try again - thanks:D ;)

[Minky]

Thanks for the advice - i try again - thanks :D ;)

[antigravity]

much better!
i like it :D

[Minky]

Any advice on how to improve it? as I am a complete novice

[exposingmyself]

i love it. maybe make it a tiny bit more contrasty (maybe not, my monitor is a bit dark) but i like it as. everything in that picture is placed perfectly...the buzzing people outside, the calm cafe atomosphere inside.

really nice try minky. :)

[Titus213]

Nice composition but the tech in me says straighten it out, the coffe's falling off the table. I do like the sharp focus inside against the blurred people walking by in the window.

Suggestion? Put the second copy up where the original is. Just edit the post, remove the attachment and then upload the new version. Lots of folks probably won't get by the first image....

[Skip Souza]

Sorry, Minky, but framing at an angle doesn't make it art, it just makes it look crooked.
Other than that I like it a lot.

[sixshot]

Sorry, Minky, but framing at an angle doesn't make it art, it just makes it look crooked.
Other than that I like it a lot.

I agree here. The composition is very nice, but the angle does not work for me.

[DxHatchback]

the picture is alright, but the angle really kills it

[jeagga]

Nice composition. Maybe u should get rid of the mobile phone and the sunglasses behind the coffee cup. It'll make it more interesting, i think.