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Icarian
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p.1 #1 · it's got potential - what would you do?

here are two images I feel have a lot of potential, but need some magic to really bring the colours out. any help would be greatly appreciated...

Edited by Icarian on Mar 13, 2008 at 02:33 AM GMT

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Mar 13, 2008 at 07:56 AM

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p.1 #2 · it's got potential - what would you do?

Sorry for the tiny thumbnail - here's a link to the picasa private album: http://picasaweb.google.com/robin.ryan/Zoo

Mar 13, 2008 at 07:57 AM

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p.1 #3 · it's got potential - what would you do?

You could increase the stauration and and contrast, but that will probably block the highlights. I'd re-shoot it until I got what I want. Also, I frequently shoot continuous bracketed pairs, one at the meter reading and the second 1/2 stop under. Being a little under increases stauration.

Larry

Mar 13, 2008 at 12:05 PM

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p.1 #4 · it's got potential - what would you do?

#2 needs a re-shoot - the focus is on the base and tree trunk, the monkeys (sorry, don't know the particular species) will always be soft.

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Bob

Mar 13, 2008 at 12:15 PM

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p.1 #5 · it's got potential - what would you do?

damn, 2 re-shoot suggestions. not possible at this time (leaving the country tomorrow).

Mar 14, 2008 at 12:50 AM

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p.1 #6 · it's got potential - what would you do?

This is from someone absolutely unqualified to C&C, I agree with what has been said.

But the second one with the monkey (I also don't know what species they are and I am a biology major!), you can't reshoot so make the best with what you have:

I like the base at the bottom. Maybe crop a little bit from the right to take out the bright rock on the right and the bright top of the tree trunk. It draws my eyes away. Kinda a frame for the picture with the out of focus tree that balances the left tree?

Mar 14, 2008 at 02:48 PM


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