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GDH
26th of October 2009 (Mon), 21:25
Took this at the zoo a couple weeks ago and have been playing with. Suggestions for improvement welcome and encouraged.

http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp62/ghostetter/Puma4.jpg
jgrussell
26th of October 2009 (Mon), 23:06
Bring the right slider in on levels to brighten it, add a slight S curve...
justin240
26th of October 2009 (Mon), 23:22
nice edit!
GDH
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 09:21
Nice touch, thanks for the suggestion.
joedlh
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 11:58
Nice shot, but it's tonally flat and needs sharpening. Check the histogram below. You're missing a big chunk of the lighter tones. I adjusted levels as indicated, sharpened, and boosted contrast a bit.
Andy R
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 16:28
agree nice edit!
GDH
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 19:46
Really nice edit. Thanks for explaining and showing me what you did, it helps me learn to use the tools available. I appreciate it.
FstopMiami123
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 19:53
Here is my go at it.

Shadows and highlights 22% layer
mask and dodge the eyes
Sharpen eyes

Armando


Original
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=402945&stc=1&d=1256610503

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2481/qrsxnsndphix.jpg
Crimzon
27th of October 2009 (Tue), 20:19
The eyes have it FstopMiami123! They are piercing the way you edited it. It's like the kitty is saying, "don't $^%$ with me buddy!" just from that bit of tweaking.
gholman12
28th of October 2009 (Wed), 02:29
Yeah, well done armando!