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Jan 03, 2011 13:10 |  #1

Quick edits from my laptop because I am traveling...
There is extra compression here when I uploaded these.


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Jan 03, 2011 19:13 |  #2

Rupert the bear shorts tend to distract from any attempt at a serious work of art. There also seems to be the usual colour casts from the vegetation particularly in the first. Sorry for my less than enthusiastic comments.


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Jan 03, 2011 19:32 |  #3

The shots have some potential but the white balance is off and there is a colour cast. Composition of both shots is nice with good framing. Because of the high dynamic range fill flash would have been indicated and would have corrected the colour cast as well.


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Jan 03, 2011 20:05 as a reply to  @ vk2gwk's post |  #4

The color cast was exaggerated in post. Do you like these better?


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Jan 03, 2011 20:31 |  #5

butterfly2937 wrote in post #11567583 (external link)
The color cast was exaggerated in post. Do you like these better?

To my eye that makes it worse. In these second set there appears to be a blue color cast. Although I am using an uncalibrated monitor, so maybe someone with a properly calibrated monitor can chime in.

I think a slight vignette in the first photo where you are walking through what looks like a tunnel of foliage could help draw the viewers into you.

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Jan 03, 2011 21:08 as a reply to  @ JoeT's post |  #6

Here is another attempt...


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Jan 03, 2011 22:08 as a reply to  @ butterfly2937's post |  #7

Here is is my latest edit...


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Jan 03, 2011 23:21 |  #8

The problem is - whatever you do with the colour slides - that the exposure of the main subjects is off. If you shot RAW you might sample the characters on the guys T-shirt for "white" and then try to get the white balance right. Take it from there. Then up the exposure and "paint" the exposure of the bright hole in the vegetation about 1.5 - 2 stops down. Up the contrast a little and you might end up with one that is not too bad..... :)


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Jan 04, 2011 11:28 as a reply to  @ vk2gwk's post |  #9

Thanks for the help. Is this any better?


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Jan 04, 2011 15:46 |  #10

As you can see there is a "halo" near the guys arm where you changed the exposure of the background.
Did you shoot RAW? The "feather" in ARC should be set at at least 75% and you really have to be very careful and accurate by doing this.
I cannot see any improvement in the faces of the persons; they stay underexposed.... I am afraid it is hard to salvage this shot. Fill flash would have made it so much easier.....


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Jan 04, 2011 16:48 |  #11

vk2gwk wrote in post #11573041 (external link)
As you can see there is a "halo" near the guys arm where you changed the exposure of the background.
Did you shoot RAW? The "feather" in ARC should be set at at least 75% and you really have to be very careful and accurate by doing this.
I cannot see any improvement in the faces of the persons; they stay underexposed.... I am afraid it is hard to salvage this shot. Fill flash would have made it so much easier.....

Thanks for all your help. I agree I think I did all I can do with this too. Your suggestions were very helpful. I am not home so I know I can improve the the processing some with my desktop and graphics tablet. Next time I will insist on using flash.


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