My first non POTN photo contest

scott1120 · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

I am entering a photo contest sponsored by a local zoo. C&C welcome, I have adjusted contrast.

sageone · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

Cool shot...are you allowed to post process this as much as you want? If so, I'd see if I could make the entire pic B&W and keep the cheetah in color...might make for an interesting shot. Love his pose...he/she is just chillin.

T.O. · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

Nice one.
What I would do would be to clone out the wall and maybe the fence on the background (if not, I would burn the highlight on the right of the cheetah).
Also, maybe you can lighten a slight little bit the face of the cheetah (but maybe it's my monitor).

good luck!
T.O.

scott1120 · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

Don - I don't know how much pp can be done (I suspect there is no limit since entries are to be electronic). I like that idea of selective coloring, I will have to play around with that (I am not very knowledge in Photoshop yet).

T.O. - Having my limited knowledge of photoshop, how would I "burn" the highlight?

Dave F2.8 · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by T.O.

Nice one.
What I would do would be to clone out the wall and maybe the fence on the background (if not, I would burn the highlight on the right of the cheetah).
Also, maybe you can lighten a slight little bit the face of the cheetah (but maybe it's my monitor).

good luck!
T.O.

Yes clone out the cement area and the fence.
The eyes are in need of the dodge with highlight selected say 4% exposure mode.
I think someone said to colorize the face a little already as this would make the face pop out and I think this would make the image a lot better.

Great photo BTW keep up the great work.

Rhinotherunt · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

It would be cool to see this image Draganized. Good luck with the contest.

Link to the PhotoShop action:
http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm

pieq314 · 29th of June 2006 (Thu)

I think brighten up the eyes would help.

sageone · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

My take...made a new layer and made it B&W. Selected the kitty and deleted him from the top layer, bringing forth the color version. I created a layer mask over the eyes and added more green, a darker pupil and small "light in the eye" effect on each eye - top left side. Then I added a photo filter to the B&W layer with a sephia color tone. Hope you like it.

scott1120 · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sageone

My take...made a new layer and made it B&W. Selected the kitty and deleted him from the top layer, bringing forth the color version. I created a layer mask over the eyes and added more green, a darker pupil and small "light in the eye" effect on each eye - top left side. Then I added a photo filter to the B&W layer with a sephia color tone. Hope you like it.

Don - I really like that. I am going to have to play around and see what I can come up with.

Hellashot · 2nd of July 2006 (Sun)

You posted this same image on here a couple months ago asking the same thing, right? Either here or on dpreview.com I'll give my same comment again, the fence in the background kills the shot.

T.O. · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Hello again,

you already got more interesting comments here...if you finally keep the wall in the picture you can burn the highlight by using adjustments:shadows/highlights. Set highlight amount to 30, tonal width to 30 and radius to 60 as a starting point, and move the sliders to get the result you want. Play also with shadows, it will help you bring the emphasis to the animal's face...

regards,
T.O.

scott1120 · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by T.O.

...if you finally keep the wall in the picture you can burn the highlight by using adjustments:shadows/highlights. Set highlight amount to 30, tonal width to 30 and radius to 60 as a starting point, and move the sliders to get the result you want. Play also with shadows, it will help you bring the emphasis to the animal's face...

Do I play with adjustments:shadows/highlights on the whole image or try to isolate the hotspot to the right?

I re-read the official rules:

"entrants are acknowledging that they have taken each
photograph entered, none of which have been digitally manipulated. Minor adjustments,
including spotting, dodging and burning, contrast and slight color adjustment or the digital
equivalents, are acceptable."

Does that mean I can not clone out the front fence? The original
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...1&d=1148397511

Meaty0 · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

If I'm not mistaken....that's a JAGUAR!!! My favourite cat and my favourite car. I love it just the way it is Scott...don't change a thing...except maybe use Photoshop's special effects to make him (her?) chrome....like this one....

sageone · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

thanks...I agree with the above regarding the fence...but my PP seems to get rid of the fence a little bit more.

x2x3x4x5x · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

I got bored, and tried something new.

29th of June 2006 (Thu)	#2
sageone Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 1,605 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest Cool shot...are you allowed to post process this as much as you want? If so, I'd see if I could make the entire pic B&W and keep the cheetah in color...might make for an interesting shot. Love his pose...he/she is just chillin. __________________ Don Martelli www.donmartelli.com

29th of June 2006 (Thu)	#3
T.O. POTN People/Portrait Photographer 2006 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 376 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest Nice one. What I would do would be to clone out the wall and maybe the fence on the background (if not, I would burn the highlight on the right of the cheetah). Also, maybe you can lighten a slight little bit the face of the cheetah (but maybe it's my monitor). good luck! T.O.

29th of June 2006 (Thu)	#4
scott1120 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 161 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest Don - I don't know how much pp can be done (I suspect there is no limit since entries are to be electronic). I like that idea of selective coloring, I will have to play around with that (I am not very knowledge in Photoshop yet). T.O. - Having my limited knowledge of photoshop, how would I "burn" the highlight? __________________ Scott Canon S1 IS

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Rhinotherunt Looking for a Rock Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Jasper, AL Posts: 7,114 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest It would be cool to see this image Draganized. Good luck with the contest. Link to the PhotoShop action: http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm __________________ Ryan McGill My Gear

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Hellashot User is banned from forums Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,617	Re: My first non POTN photo contest You posted this same image on here a couple months ago asking the same thing, right? Either here or on dpreview.com I'll give my same comment again, the fence in the background kills the shot.

3rd of July 2006 (Mon)	#11
T.O. POTN People/Portrait Photographer 2006 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 376 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest Hello again, you already got more interesting comments here...if you finally keep the wall in the picture you can burn the highlight by using adjustments:shadows/highlights. Set highlight amount to 30, tonal width to 30 and radius to 60 as a starting point, and move the sliders to get the result you want. Play also with shadows, it will help you bring the emphasis to the animal's face... regards, T.O.

3rd of July 2006 (Mon)	#13
Meaty0 Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,519	Re: My first non POTN photo contest If I'm not mistaken....that's a JAGUAR!!! My favourite cat and my favourite car. I love it just the way it is Scott...don't change a thing...except maybe use Photoshop's special effects to make him (her?) chrome....like this one.... __________________

7th of July 2006 (Fri)	#15
x2x3x4x5x Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 1,138 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My first non POTN photo contest I got bored, and tried something new.

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