The Shadow
Oct 4, 2014 10:36:22 #
I took this but not sure if there is a picture in this picture? How would you edit or would you delete it?
Oct 4, 2014 10:45:46 #
Oct 4, 2014 10:52:30 #
Thanks..I will give it a try, wasn't sure if I was trying to get something from nothing!
Oct 4, 2014 11:18:39 #
lensenvy wrote:
I took this but not sure if there is a picture in this picture? How would you edit or would you delete it?
lensenvy, a diagonal orientation is always effective. You had these nice repeating colors, so I let the crop emphasize that composition. I cleaned out some of the rocks and detritus from the bottom of the pool so the leaves could be the center of attention, then used some shading and blur effects to enhance the water. This is just one example of what could be done ...... but you definitely have a keeper here.
Oct 4, 2014 11:32:47 #
Nicely done! Thanks for your help Bob! I am not good at PP yet but love the advice from skilled people like yourself!
Oct 4, 2014 12:06:31 #
I prefer this view and didn't like the other leaf. The other leaf was
distracting to me. The original is definitely a keeper!
distracting to me. The original is definitely a keeper!
Oct 4, 2014 12:14:58 #
Thank You...never would have done this!
butlerb3636 wrote:
I prefer this view and didn't like the other leaf. The other leaf was
distracting to me. The original is definitely a keeper!
distracting to me. The original is definitely a keeper!
Oct 4, 2014 14:37:17 #
The only thing that bothered me was that the leaf's stem was very close to the bottom edge of the frame, so to balance it I cropped to put the shadow equally close to the top edge.
Apart from that, I'd expect things underwater to be softer, slightly darker and slightly bluer and greener, which is what I did to the river bed. And I used Blacks to give a bit more prominence to the leaf's shadow, since it shares the status of "main subject" with the leaf.
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Apart from that, I'd expect things underwater to be softer, slightly darker and slightly bluer and greener, which is what I did to the river bed. And I used Blacks to give a bit more prominence to the leaf's shadow, since it shares the status of "main subject" with the leaf.
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Oct 4, 2014 14:42:34 #
I like this and you are right, it bothered me too! The shadow now has some pop to it!
Thank You!
Thank You!
R.G. wrote:
The only thing that bothered me was that the leaf's stem was very close to the bottom edge of the frame, so to balance it I cropped to put the shadow equally close to the top edge.
Apart from that, I'd expect things underwater to be softer, slightly darker and slightly bluer and greener, which is what I did to the river bed. And I used Blacks to give a bit more prominence to the leaf's shadow, since it shares the status of "main subject" with the leaf.
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Apart from that, I'd expect things underwater to be softer, slightly darker and slightly bluer and greener, which is what I did to the river bed. And I used Blacks to give a bit more prominence to the leaf's shadow, since it shares the status of "main subject" with the leaf.
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Oct 4, 2014 17:35:12 #
I appreciate the re-crop, I agree. I was trying to keep a standard size for viewing. As far as the color and contrast, I don't mess with
that on my laptop, only on my desktop. Didn't want any weird colors, lol.
that on my laptop, only on my desktop. Didn't want any weird colors, lol.
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