. bubbles magic with emily .
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Comment by Alicia:
Oh Roz - this is beautiful!!! Look at her fat cheeks and gorgeous skin. The bubble lights look like neon squiggles and so pretty! I still have to learn the layer thing - I'm watching you in awe.

DAY 2. minimal edit project . gums
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Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I agree with what's been said; some greater material here. I like the trees, and the contrast might be up a bit, but I find that easier to deal with. A higher aperture here might have brought more into focus (the tops of the trees to the right should be in sharp focus, but don't seem to be). Was this an early morning/late evening shot? I'm wondering about a shutter at 1/20 with an aperture of f/8 during daytime (even in cloudy weather). Did you have the polarizer on again? That drags light down significantly, and would explain the slow shutter. Can't wait to see it edited; I might increase the saturation a bit and try to brighten the greens a bit.

DAY 1. minimal editing project . perspective .
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Comment by noraneko:
Wow, the whites really pop! That polarizing filter definitely appears to be a worthy investment. The lines and composition are great here. Very well done indeed for straight from camera!

DAY 2. minimal edit project . gums
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Comment by Melethia:
Great light in this one. And yes, a bit more sharpness in processing should add some life and kick to it - maybe take out a WEE bit of yellow. Or not - I'd not know without seeing it.

DAY 2. minimal edit project . gums
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Comment by xianart:
a nice shot. i think a vertical shot, with more sky, would have been a more dramatic composition. perhaps check the focus - with in camera sharpening, this should be sharper, i think. also, try resizing in incremental steps, that seems to help sharpness. nice colour, and the sky will be great with some bumping.

DAY 1. minimal editing project . perspective .
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Comment by xianart:
very nice image indeed. nice composition, with the leading line of hte fence. the only niggle is the horizon. sometimes a tilted horizon works, sometimes it doesn't. and, in fact, it's not the horizonitself that shows it up, but the clouds.

DAY 2. minimal edit project . gums
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Comment by tjbel05:
I like the dramatic lighting of this photo. I bet if you play with it you can do some amazing things.

DAY 2. minimal edit project . gums
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Comment by Hipychik:
Looks very interesting. Can't wait to see this edited!

DAY 1. minimal editing project . perspective .
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Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Roz, I thought your no-processing shots were going to suck? That was you what said that on the original thread, wasn't it? This shot does not suck!

It's a great shot, and a very strong image to start with. I have a polarizing filter, but I always forget to bring it along! How do you adjust which way to turn it? I don't seem to be able to see a lot of differences in my view finder when I spin mine . . .

Here's what I might try with this shot if it was mine: levels and curves to up the contrast and try to get a bit more detail in the clouds on the right. I would probably also try upping the saturation (maybe with hue, depending on results) to bring up the color of the grass a bit (make it a bit brighter and greener). I would poke around with the channel selector, but I think here it's not needed.

I might also try cloning out the stick on the right, and I might go so far as to try to get rid of the two standing pieces of wood inside the fence (one of which crosses the house), but it's so busy behind them, and I suck so bad at cloning that I would probably give up!

Great shot, I'm looking forward to seeing the processing!

Rob

DAY 1. minimal editing project . perspective .
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Comment by Hipychik:
I love the colors. The green grass looks wonderful! (can't wait to see some!) amazing sky and the clouds are awesome!