On the rug * by Phil M by Canon DSLR Challenge


22-AUG-2003

Proof, IMO, that you don't need the best lenses to take good pictures!

Canon EOS 10D ,Sigma 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 DL
1/60s f/4.5 at 154.0mm iso100 with Flash hide exif

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Olaf.dk		12-Jan-2004 06:30
Hmm, could have sworn... The eyes are very clear and blue compared to the rest of the image. Even the white part of the eyes has a blue tint, whereas the rest of the image has a slight warm and yellow tint. That made me think you'd brigtened the eyes and made them more blue. That is a trick I use myself sometimes (I did it slightly to my "Rainy"-shot in the exhibition gallery as well, see herehttp://www.pbase.com/image/24985387). Here's how I often do it: Make a rectangular selection of the face (eyes and teeth). Copy and paste into a new layer. Apply curves to the new layer: brightening and maybe adjust color. Add a black layer mask to the new layer. With the layer mask selected, I paint with white on the mask with a low-opacity brush until I know I've gone too far. Finally, I adjust (reduce) the layer opacity to my liking. --Olaf

Guest		12-Jan-2004 00:54
Ummm... not entirely sure what you mean... he really does have such bright sparkling eyes. I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything to them on this... Phil.

Olaf.dk		11-Jan-2004 22:13
Thats a very nice shot!!! For my taste, you took it a liiiitle too far with the eyes though - too unnatural in my view. --Olaf