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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 136 - Delicate >> Challenge 136 - Exhibition > 4th: Feather
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18-DEC-2006 Rod

4th: Feather

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Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/30s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time18-Dec-2006 17:39:15
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/30 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Rod 04-Jul-2007 06:58
Thanks Lonnit:-)
ctfchallenge03-Jul-2007 16:45
That's actually beautiful, Rod! ~ Lonnit
Rod 03-Jul-2007 06:48
Thanks Mary Anne & Techo:-) It looks OK on my screen but as we all have different screens it probably makes sense to make sure things are more solid in colour. I haven't used the selective colour thingy but will have a go. Gawd calling me a master must be a reference to Charlie Chaplin:-)
ctfchallenge03-Jul-2007 00:29
Excellent shot m8. Really like the subtle colors here. If you where to post this again.. Only suggestion would be to totally blacken the background. Looks a tad blotchy on my screen. Try to trick via Selective Colors, for the Blacks, just slide the bottom Black slider to the right. Should do the trick.

-Techo
ctfchallenge02-Jul-2007 17:21
Thanks for the explanation, Rod. This is a wonderful shot, and I'm surprised that you were able to get such smooth clarity with the kit lens. Of course, in the hands of a master....
--Mary Anne
Rod 02-Jul-2007 07:26
I don't think I'm smart enough in Photoshop to do anything but simple PP but I do go by the old adage of junk in = junk out so I only process picys that already look sort of good. Mind you with the mastering of Photoshop some can make junk look pretty good.
All I mainly do is open it in PS & give it an unsharp mask of 134.....point 7......0 ( I have a sharpening action that just sharpens the edges so it leaves the sky alone & bokeh) It's quite good & I can email it to you if you want it.I then have a play with the curves tool (almost the same effect as using the brightness & contrast tool set for about plus 8 contrast & minus 8 brightness) Possibly the only thing I might do that others may not is using the dodge & burn tools on most shots, not so much for just lightning or darkening but for making the detail stand out more. Say on this feather everything might look OK but I might use the burn tool set on shadows & do a pass or two over the feather which will mainly only darken the darker parts of the feather which enhances the lighter parts, sort of makes them stand out better & more so if I then use the dodge tool set on highlights & do a pass or two over the feather which will mainly lighten the already light parts. This is really like adding selective contrast I suppose. As I said before I normally only work on shots that look reasonably good from the camera so it's not very hard to polish them up for viewing.
ctfchallenge01-Jul-2007 14:05
What I can't quite fathom yet is how your picys are always so sharp even in 800 pixel compressed jpeg. Some pp you have figured out that most of us haven't mastered. I think you got the 'delicate' right this time... and some subtle colors as a bonus. -tv