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10-JUN-2007 Christina Conroy

Boeing

Any advice as to how to make this a better photo is much appreciated.
Needless to say this was a tough lighting situation.
I photoshopped as well as I could...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/4s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Jun-2007 21:19:22
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/4 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge13-Jun-2007 04:24
It doesn't look too bad as is. I played a little and think a quick curves tool setting the black on the "t" in the word "the" worked great. -COAmature
ctfchallenge13-Jun-2007 01:49
Hey, the link worked! Wow! :)

-Christina
ctfchallenge13-Jun-2007 01:49
Thanks Rod! I've adjusted per your suggestions. I also uploaded where the file started. It was tough to not get too much red glow. Lot of magic wand tool used here. It was a lesson in the making.

This is what I ended up doing with it in my galleries:

http://www.pbase.com/electina/image/80363054
(sorry, I still don't know how to make links in comments. I try, it messes up, I delete. Always the same story...)

I knew I needed some of the environment with the sign though so I worked on it until I could reasonably say there was environment.

Thanks for the help! -Christina
Guest 12-Jun-2007 23:51
Thanks Rod for the mini-lesson in Pending. Those are the little tips I can use, as PP is something I try to keep to a minimum. (Mostly cause I don't know what I'm doing yet. Shhh)
ctfchallenge12-Jun-2007 10:56
Good job in Pending, Rod. It shows how pp can level the playing field - I'm learning. It's also a good shot, Christina, which helps more than a little. -tv
Rod 12-Jun-2007 10:11
This has a sort of an over exposed look to me Christina, I had a play with it & posted the before & after in the Pending gallery. I know you need to keep the surroundings to be on topic & I think the darker one I like in Pending still does that:-)