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3-Dec-2005 dorys

Tis the Season *


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Canon DSLR Challenge13-Dec-2005 04:12
Looks much better Dorys. Hey, whatever method works is fine as long as your comfy with it and it gets the job done. PS is great like that - you can achieve the same objective via many means.

Victor - thanks for the period tip. :) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge12-Dec-2005 01:04
P.S. I'm not sure why you'd want the period if the picture is meant to show.... -- Victor
Canon DSLR Challenge12-Dec-2005 01:02
I think it's because there is a period immediately following the URL. Here I try the same URL but with a space between it and the period:.
-- Victor
Guest 11-Dec-2005 20:10
thanks Lonnit. Not sure why your image didn't come up in the comments?

Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to explain what you did. For the life of me, using curves just doesn't sink into my pea brain! I did, however, use the levels adjustment and played with the green and red to bring out a little more white in the flowers. I had to mask the candle so it wouldn't blow completely out. I think this is a nice compromise... and the last adjustment I'm going to do. LOL
Canon DSLR Challenge11-Dec-2005 16:04
Now why did that link instead of embed?
Canon DSLR Challenge11-Dec-2005 16:02
Dorys - I like this order the way you've got it now. As for the editing, here's my version:http://www.pbase.com/lonnit/image/53414649.jpg. What I did was to use a curves adjustment layer to match the colors in the image to those in the one on the left. I sampled a color for each channel, RGB, from the lower right front leaf on the far right flower, and also the background just above the rim of the glass. Just click on the sampling areas to get a reading on the individual color channels and make note of them. Then, with the curves box open, select your color channels one at a time. For each channel, control/click on the corresponding area in the middle image. In the box at the bottom of the dialog, enter the number for the channel, which you made note of in the prior step. Do it for both areas. This left the bottle and the flower centers too dark though. Correct this by going into a new curves layer and control click on a too-dark area. Grab the node point on the curve and arrow up until the desired brightness. I also control/clicked a few other areas to bring them up or down as necessary. I just did this quick and dirty, so I wasn't being anal about it, but you can. ;) You get the general idea, it's just a matter of tweaking until it's perfect. It is a very nice series. ~ Lonnit
Vikas Malhotra11-Dec-2005 14:55
Great images and they work well now, very nice warm colours to it. Cheers, Vikas.
Guest 09-Dec-2005 23:26
Victor-before I just read your last comment, I had actually considered entering each individually as I don't think I have time to shoot anything else before the challenge is over. I may do that and put the triptych in exhibition. I'll give it some thought.
Canon DSLR Challenge09-Dec-2005 03:50
I hate to say this, but I think the previous version was better, but I stand by my original comment. Of the three pictures seen here, I like the postcard the best. The three components of the triptych are each nice pictures by themselves, I just don't think they work well as a triptych. -- Victor
Canon DSLR Challenge08-Dec-2005 13:53
Dorys, I really liked your first entry. The middle tilt didn't bother me a bit. BUT now that you've rearranged the shots like this, I must say I do like it better. Beautiful images! -- Jeannie (jburly)
Guest 08-Dec-2005 04:06
Original photo here

Guest 06-Dec-2005 17:44
Lonnit-The original image was shot at night using only candle light. It came out very orange. I posted the image in the retouch forum and althought there were some very good ideas, I ended up re-shooting the next day in daylight.

It was difficult to whiten up the image without totally blowing out the candle flame so I felt this was a good balance. I added more "warmth" with the PWL action and dodging the edges and burining the flowers a bit. ( I hope I got that right, I always get dodge and burn mixed up).

I would love to see your PS work if you wouldn't mind working on it and then posting the pic back here. :-) You can grab that image from my pbase at www.pbase.com/slackjeep/still life/tis_the_season.
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Dec-2005 17:16
Very nice, Dorys. I will say, though, that I am bugged by the lack of white balance. Yes, a warm yellow cast is nice, but this is too much, in particular on the third image. ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Dec-2005 17:55
Now I have no problem at all with the tilt on the card. It works there. I think that presentation is much nicer than the triptych. -- Victor
Guest 05-Dec-2005 17:49
Thanks Mikel and :-D. I used f1.8 on this so the DOF was razor thin. Since my eyes are bad, I focused the lens on the bottle, therefore, leaving anything in front and behind slightly OOF. But I like the result in that I wanted a soft, warm feel to the shot. This shot and the center one are going on my xmas cards this year.

Canon DSLR Challenge05-Dec-2005 16:16
dorys...this is nice. I love the lighting and the way you have done things on this series. The DOF works well. The candle in the background in photo 1 is cool too! (*) My only comment would be that the third photo seems a little "cloudy" on my monitor. not sure if this is there or not (ie is it my monitor or something else)...

Nice collection,
:-D
Mikel Featherston05-Dec-2005 07:30
I think the entire set (in your gallery and here) are wonderful images. I keep noticing new details every time I look at them. Very cool idea, and wonderful execution.
Canon DSLR Challenge03-Dec-2005 21:04
Thanks for the comment Victor. Personally, I like the way the tilted center breaks up the vertical sides. Dorys
Canon DSLR Challenge03-Dec-2005 19:32
I don't think the tilt on the middle one works very well when the picture is part of a triptych. -- Victor