photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 122 - Textures >> Challenge122 - Eligible > aww nuts*
previous | next
14-DEC-2006 cindy thomas

aww nuts*

Canon EOS 350D
1/60s f/5.6 at 54.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Dec-2006 16:41:06
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length54 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
comment | share
alexeig19-Dec-2006 22:11
Nice three dimensional look
ctfchallenge19-Dec-2006 01:24
This one should be about 50KB. (I think) I sorta figured it out!
cindy : )
Guest 19-Dec-2006 01:17
No, I don't have photoshop yet. It is the software that came with the rebel xt,Digital Photo Professional. If anyone knows how to walk me through it I am game! In the interim, I'll look further for compression.
Thanks!
ctfchallenge18-Dec-2006 04:34
Hi Cindy :)

You're getting closer but both pics still aren't under the 150kb file size.
You don't have to resize the pic anymore, any smaller and it will be too small, you have to compress it further. When saving the file as a jpg , there should be a compression or quality option . What photo editor are you using?Photoshop , Photoimpact?


For photoshop here is a quick tutorial
http://www.awdsf.com/courseware/photoshop/ps5_saving.htm

Using "save for web" allows more control than just "save as..." but then you loose the exif info. Either way photoshop shows you what the final file size will be in both dialogs. Im sure you could squeeze both pics under 150kb and not notice any serious image degradation. And also, after resizing a pic, usually best to apply some sharpening, to your taste of course.

-Techo
Guest 17-Dec-2006 20:45
Sorry you guys/gals! I resized them - I got so into processing and forgot to resize!
I hadn't even noticed the blue. It's a shame I can't reshoot. The peanuts were really good!
ctfchallenge17-Dec-2006 17:30
Hi Cindy :)

Yes, this does look good. My fave of the two photos you've posted.The lighting is good and so is the focus and DOF. The only other thing I would suggest in post processing is just an extra tad of sharpening, you can try to apply some Unsharp Mask in two steps, one with a small radius and bigger amount, and the other with bigger radius and smaller amount. The only thing is the blue spot there, if you do happen to reshoot, seeing all nuts without the surface and/or background would be perfect. Love the title btw ;)


p.s.
Please resize/recompress this pic and your other photo "tinsel town" to under 150KB(153,600 bytes). Wouldn't want to move it to Pending or recompress it via PBase. Please check this thread for more info
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=21306989

Thanks
-Techo
janewigginsphotography17-Dec-2006 05:37
Yup, that did it :) It really pops now. Good job! btw...this image and the one next are way over the size limit... jano
ctfchallenge17-Dec-2006 02:17
Thanks, ya'll! How's that, Jano?
cindy
janewigginsphotography17-Dec-2006 00:55
Excellent! Maybe a slight push of contrast? jano
aam1234 16-Dec-2006 08:43
Nice shot Cindy.
sue anne15-Dec-2006 16:50
Nice that cracked one gives a good touch and I like peanuts. ;)