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Beach Girl
Beach Girl
maroberts


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Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Date: Jul 14, 2011
Aperture: 10.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2011

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Comments: 1
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 How could I have improve that photo ? Any comments on the current photo. I have tried HDR in a challenge.

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 08/28/2011 09:16:48 PM
You did a good job in the edit to bring out the power of the ocean. This original (as you probably can see) is very blown out and almost too bright to look at. How you edit the photo is always contingent upon when effect you are looking for.

I did this quick edit with the mindset of just pulling out the general assets of the photo: Click here. (Generally: Removed seagull, curves, levels [on the ocean], selective color [to pull more warmth into the photo], sharpen [only her].)

The white balance of the original is off. There is way too much blue light. It made her look red. In the edit, I pulled in more warm light which is more conducive to a typical beach/sunlit scene.

In addition to this, there are many simple things one can do to bring out the power of the ocean or add a more moody feel to the image. Just playing around with color adjustments (photoshop: selective color, channel mixer, etc), with special focus on the blue and cyan channels.

One also has to know when a photo is worth the effort of editing. My comments about the general lighting conditions and the effect on the model still stand.


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