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8 July 2004 Pulsar

Emerging Cicada*

Columbus, Ohio USA

The wonders one can find right in the backyard...

Canon PowerShot Pro 1
Shot using SuperMacro mode; resubmitted 11/02 -- cropped, contrast added and sharpened; thanks for comments below. Better? hide exif
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ctfchallenge31-Oct-2004 16:12
Mary Anne & Rod --

Points very well taken... this Photoshop "student" will give it a try. I appreciate your suggestions and, in my mind's eye, see already how these will make for a better picture.

Thanks,

-- Bill (Pulsar on CTF)
ctfchallenge31-Oct-2004 03:17
Or, if you're like me and have no idea what all those numbers mean, you could increase the contrast and sharpening a bit. I've been amazed at what just a little more contrast can do for a photo.

Mary Anne
Rod 30-Oct-2004 23:39
Sometimes cropping & post processing can turn what looks an ordinary shot into an extraordinary shot. The basics of a really good shot are here, but the shot is too bright & soft. I think if you crop out to just left of the tree to get rid of the bright background, if you have a curves tool in software then darken the shot with it & give it two separate USMs of 100-point3-0 You might get the extraordinary shot that we all search for.