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Mar 12, 2014 19:51:40   #
steveg48
 
Please critique this shot. It does not seem to have enough 'character'. I have several photoshop plug ins that I could try-any suggestions.



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Mar 12, 2014 20:05:59   #
Miriam
 
Could you make the background less green? Maybe inject some gold, for instance?

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Mar 12, 2014 20:18:08   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
I think it's quite beautiful, but also like the idea Miriam suggested. If you'd like to see what others might offer, put it in post-processing section with "store original." It can be a lot of fun to see what people come up with :)

Here is that forum:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-116-1.html

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Mar 12, 2014 21:00:30   #
nikonlad Loc: Venice, FL
 
I adjusted white and black levels in Lightroom CC. Then added the Landscape filter "Ocean something" and vignette from Perfect Effects.



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Mar 12, 2014 21:04:36   #
nikonlad Loc: Venice, FL
 
Now that I look again, I would have increased the blue saturation or decreased blue luminosity a little. Blues are a little washed out.

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Mar 12, 2014 22:17:28   #
steveg48
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
I think it's quite beautiful, but also like the idea Miriam suggested. If you'd like to see what others might offer, put it in post-processing section with "store original." It can be a lot of fun to see what people come up with :)

Here is that forum:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-116-1.html


Thank you. I didn't realize there was such a forum.

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Mar 12, 2014 22:19:50   #
steveg48
 
nikonlad wrote:
I adjusted white and black levels in Lightroom CC. Then added the Landscape filter "Ocean something" and vignette from Perfect Effects.


I can see there is more tonal variation in the leaves and the background. I have perfect effects so I can try this. Thanks for the suggestion

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Mar 12, 2014 22:20:28   #
steveg48
 
Miriam wrote:
Could you make the background less green? Maybe inject some gold, for instance?


That's a good idea. I have to think about a good way to do it.

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Mar 13, 2014 18:20:44   #
jerrylh Loc: Texas
 
I like what Nikonlad did to the picture, brought out the true beauty of the picture.

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Mar 13, 2014 18:29:39   #
frank bruce Loc: Albuquerque,N.M
 
maybe a little fill flash!

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Mar 13, 2014 18:32:32   #
frank bruce Loc: Albuquerque,N.M
 
youd be lucky to get the same definition 2wice. check your composition.

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Mar 13, 2014 19:18:35   #
steveg48
 
frank bruce wrote:
maybe a little fill flash!


This was shot with a flash.

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Mar 13, 2014 19:22:09   #
steveg48
 
nikonlad wrote:
Now that I look again, I would have increased the blue saturation or decreased blue luminosity a little. Blues are a little washed out.



This is what I ended up with after the ocean filter and decreasing the blue luminosity. Thank you for your suggestions.



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