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Brian Kersey Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · Scrub Jay "pop" I've been working on giving my pictures more "pop". This is my picture that I think I did a good job on. What do you guys think? How do you guys add that "pop" factor to your photos in PS? Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 04:58 AM

paulhodson Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #2 · Scrub Jay "pop" Levels alteration (shadow only), USM at 10,200,0 on duplicate layer set to luminosity, sharpened. Brightened a little with curves (or centre slider in levels) PM me if you need more info Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 07:38 AM

Wayne Cardwell Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #3 · Scrub Jay "pop" Brian, From your photos exif data and your profile I'm going to guess that you used your 100-400L lens at close to 400mm. A 1/320 shutter speed even with IS is a little slow at that mm, coupled with the 800 ISO left your image a little soft. With a 1D and an L lens your pictures should have plenty of pop. You need more shutter speed and a lower ISO for the best results. WC Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark II Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/320 Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6 ISO Speed 800 Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 06:16 PM

Scott Stoness Online Image Upload: On p.1 #4 · Scrub Jay "pop" The picture is soft. 1/320, 400mm, iso800. f5.6 gives you about 3-4 inches of depth. You have 2 problems - too slow shutter for moving object and very tight depth. You can solve by going up to iso1600 to get faster shutter or f8, but not both given the low light. I would choose the faster shutter and iso1600. See below: I did my normal. Cropped in closer Set the levels to move the bars in to histogram Adjusted levels to bring out details in feathers Adjusted saturation Then did saturation at 0,0.3, 204 Not sure if it is improved but I like to try. Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 08:34 PM

Jim Schemel Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #5 · Scrub Jay "pop" Brian, Here is my try at it.If you have DPP just sharpen the jpeg( dont be afraid to push it a bit) adjust contrast and increase saturation. -Jim Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 10:09 PM

Wayne Cardwell Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · Scrub Jay "pop" Scott Stoness wrote: The picture is soft. 1/320, 400mm, iso800. f5.6 gives you about 3-4 inches of depth. You have 2 problems - too slow shutter for moving object and very tight depth. You can solve by going up to iso1600 to get faster shutter or f8, but not both given the low light. I would choose the faster shutter and iso1600. See below: I did my normal. Cropped in closer Set the levels to move the bars in to histogram Adjusted levels to bring out details in feathers Adjusted saturation Then did saturation at 0,0.3, 204 Not sure if it is improved but I like to try. Scott, Your correct on the DOF, I figure he was 25-30ft away. But the f8 will give a slower shutter and the 1600 would be pretty graining. The f5.6 is wide open on 100-400L at 400mm, he could back out on the zoom to get some apeture back may be a f5 -4.8 and then crop in. WC Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 25, 2007 at 10:53 PM

Steve Spencer Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #7 · Scrub Jay "pop" Hi Brian, Here is my attempt. I just used my standard workflow. I bring it into aperture for tweaking exposure, saturation, contrast, white balance, and levels. Then I bring it into CS3 for cloining, layers, and sharpening. In this image I did minor tweaks on exposure and white balance (a little more exposure a tiny bit cooler white balance), I add a moderate amount of saturation and contrast and did nothing to levels. Then in CS3 I did a fair bit of cloning to minimize distractions from the image and then apply a 300/.3/0 unsharp mask command to sharpen the image. Here is the result: I hope this helps. Steve S. Edited on Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM Nov 26, 2007 at 12:26 AM

Brian Kersey Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #8 · Scrub Jay "pop" Thanks for everyone's help. I'll try to "re-vamp" the photo myself and repost it Nov 26, 2007 at 02:42 AM

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