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14-OCT-2003 Shu

I Love Massachusetts! *

Taken on a walk through historic Old Deerfield, Mass.USA

Canon EOS 10D
1/60s f/5.6 at 40.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time14-Oct-2003 04:50:37
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length40 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Techo 13-Dec-2004 23:13
Shu, it's your photo so it has to make you happy first :-) If you think it's too dark then lighten it back up.
ctfchallenge11-Dec-2004 17:49
OK.....here goes.....????? I think it's too dark now. The more I fuss with this, the more I seem to lose my perspective....!!!!! (I'm just learning, I'm just learning, I'm just learning...........(sigh) sweat etc.......) LOL Thanks Thimble, anyhow....Shu
Techo 10-Dec-2004 18:03
Hi Shu. I think you did a swell job with the editing. As always technics can be improved so don't worry too much. I think since you're the one doing the editing you can be more judgmental than the rest of us who are just looking at the photo. I think Rod's suggestion is a very good one, some Levels would really bring out the heart shape even more.
Rod 10-Dec-2004 08:00
Shu, why don't you just dump the shot............only kidding mate:-) The heart shape is excellent I would emphasise it more by using levels or curves to darken the whole shot & let the foreground go quite dark. This may also make the sky & trees in the distance look better. Well seen Shu.
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2004 04:17
Shu, for some reason, the heart shape now seems less obvious (altho it looks fine in the thumbnail). Maybe the image needs darkening...or increased contrast...or greater color saturation?

Mary Anne
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2004 01:02
Techo--I did it! Inspect and tell me what you think (I think it's a piece of ----, but that's the best I can do with the tools I have-- Photoshop Elements 2.0)Thanks, Shu
Techo 09-Dec-2004 22:29
Shu, this is nice. I like it. I'm still trying to find the perfect filter adapter for my cam. Here is my try at getting that blue sky in your photo,

h--p://server2.uploadit.org/files/Test321-37310846.FramedbytheLoveoftheLandyellowframe_blue.jpg

Since the sky is really white, using selective color or the saturation dialog will do nothing. What you can try is, using the magic wand selection tool. Select the biggest of the portion of the sky first, if you're using Photoshop, contract the selection by one or two pixels. Now select the paintbrush, choose the color you want, and set the opacity(10% or so) and click the airbrush icon(I think that's what it's called), select a big brush size so it covers the selection, and click once to paint the sky. Now you can unselect the main area, and select all those little areas of the sky that are visible through the leaves, and paint them with a tiny brush size. That's it. I also used the clone tool to get rid of the pixelations near the edges of the leaves. But since you have a larger version, you may not need to do that. Good luck!
ctfchallenge09-Dec-2004 18:59
Better M.A.? (I only wish it had a blue sky, but don't know how to add color....??) Thanks, Shu
ctfchallenge09-Dec-2004 17:32
Shu, the heart-shaped opening is eye-catching. I would crop off the lighter grass and leaves at the bottom and get rid of the pale celery-colored border/frame.

Mary Anne