Love the first one -- beautiful light!
Vault wrote:
Thank you. Since my lovely bride will not take this down until Jan. I'll be able to improve. The shadowing was a mistake with the first shot so continude to use it. I have not tried any post stuff. Old guy and new trick thing I guess.
Current Windows and Apple computers all have very basic and easy-to-use photo editing programs built-in -- for free. The Windows version allows cropping, clarity, spot removal, and a number of light and color adjustments. It is very simple to use, and you can save your changes as copies to avoid permanently changing the original.
I think you'll find it's actually fun to tinker with images in post, whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, and often just a few adjustments can dramatically improve a shot.
I like your lighting effect, with the shadows and well-lit faces. My suggestions would be to lighten the shot overall slightly in post and crop out the partial figure on the left. If you re-shoot the scene, I would shift the composition to the right and down a bit, so the lamb and figure on the right are fully included and you get rid of the partial figure on the left. The focus seems to be too narrowly on the baby's head, with everything else soft, so I would also decrease your aperture to 7.1 or 8 to increase DOF. A tiny bit of sharpening or clarity in post might also help.
Not sure I understand your issue, but the healing tool is pretty straightforward in the C1 20 version. If you are having a problem locking in the healing changes, try clicking on the arrow at the top of the screen (it is the left-most choice in the cluster above "cursor tools" and points towards 11 o'clock).
After much research, I chose C1 for raw editing several years ago, and I am very happy with it. I shoot Sony, so I started with the free express version and now use the Pro version for Sony, which is less expensive than the all-brand version. There are many webinars and tutorials online, and I enjoy using it.
They also have a C1 for Fuji, which has gotten good reviews. I personally don't need any other editing software, but I know that many photographers also use either Affinity or PS for finishing touches.
Paul J. Svetlik wrote:
Good sharp picture alberio, thank you for sharing!
Although I am not sure, if the aligator is interested in this particular bird?
His head is facing away from the bird. Turning around would alarm the bird for sure?
Maybe, he had something else in his sight?
Looks to me like he has his eye on alberio, who would certainly be a more substantial meal than the bird . . .
Great series -- thanks for posting!
Very nice. Interesting top on the bedside table. Is it hinged to fold out?
HP Color Laser Jet Pro MFP M277dw, or whatever the current model is. We've had it for about 4 years with no problems. It has fax, copy, scan, and auto feed. Not good for photos -- no laser printer is -- but excellent for everything else.
Eerie. I like what you did with her hair -- very clever, and well done.
Fstop12 wrote:
Quite impressive for night images! #2 is my favorite. Were these handheld or tripod mounted?
Thanks all for the feedback. We were on another bridge and I propped the cell phone on a railing, which is always a little precarious. Took several shots, and fortunately these two were pretty sharp.