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Tom Sweeney Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · A Lurker First Post Beauty Never Grows Old – Portrait of a Golden Retriever. Looking for C&C, what could I’ve done or should I’ve done.. Nov 30, 2008 at 02:42 AM

Doug Click Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · A Lurker First Post Beautiful dog! Looks underexposed to me. Flash would have helped. Nov 30, 2008 at 03:03 AM

Steady Hand Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · A Lurker First Post Describe your software (photoshop?) and your confidence with the tools and techniques (can you do basics in photoshop?). It looks underexposed to me. Simple Solution: adjust levels in photoshop (if you have it). Nov 30, 2008 at 03:52 AM

Tom Sweeney Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · A Lurker First Post Steady Hand wrote: Describe your software (photoshop?) and your confidence with the tools and techniques (can you do basics in photoshop?). It looks underexposed to me. Simple Solution: adjust levels in photoshop (if you have it). No Photoshop yet, just downloaded trail of LR2 and playing around with it, PS just not in the budget right now (thinking of taking a CC Photography course and purchasing with the student discount). Only adjustment was a minor crop, playing with new (used) 300mm f4 handheld in not the best light. I appreciate any direction that will help improve my end results. Camera: Nikon D80 Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400) Aperture: f/4 Focal Length: 300 mm ISO Speed: 800 Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV Nov 30, 2008 at 04:11 AM

Tom Sweeney Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · A Lurker First Post Doug Click wrote: Beautiful dog! Looks underexposed to me. Flash would have helped. Thanks, she was and always will be my favorite. Light was limited and I did not consider my flash...only have the pop up on the D80. Maybe Santa will deliver that SB-800 I asked for Thanks for commenting. Nov 30, 2008 at 04:15 AM

Jim Rickards Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · A Lurker First Post A big welcome to the forum Tom. I'm glad you posted. You can't get any feedback on your pics when you are lurking. The pic is underexposed, as already stated and it brightens up nicely when you use a levels adjustment. The eye however still doesn't have much light hitting it, so it doesn't turn out as well as - well as your next shot. The exif you posted showed -1/3 EV. That obviously wasn't needed, since the result was underexposed. Nov 30, 2008 at 04:21 AM

Numfar Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · A Lurker First Post Very nice looking dog. To pop the pic a bit for web display, I'd convert it to sRGB (if it's not already). Then I might try to bump the contrast in whatever your favoured method is. Two simple ones I use are these: 1) Local contrast bump using Unsharp mask with values: 15/250/0 or 2) Levels adjustment, pulling the right slider in to 235, and the middle slider over to .95 Nov 30, 2008 at 04:37 AM

Steady Hand Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · A Lurker First Post Tom Sweeney wrote: Steady Hand wrote: Describe your software (photoshop?) and your confidence with the tools and techniques (can you do basics in photoshop?). It looks underexposed to me. Simple Solution: adjust levels in photoshop (if you have it). No Photoshop yet, just downloaded trail of LR2 and playing around with it, PS just not in the budget right now (thinking of taking a CC Photography course and purchasing with the student discount). Only adjustment was a minor crop, playing with new (used) 300mm f4 handheld in not the best light. I appreciate any direction that will help improve my end results. Camera: Nikon D80 Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400) Aperture: f/4 Focal Length: 300 mm ISO Speed: 800 Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV That sounds like a good idea. There is also the Photoshop Elements version (pretty cheap). And I understand there is a free shareware type of PS "clone" (Gimp?). Nov 30, 2008 at 04:55 AM

paulhodson Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #9 · A Lurker First Post These changes were made in the Fastone viewer program. Not as good as PS obviously - but it is free! Hope this helps Nov 30, 2008 at 06:13 PM

Steady Hand Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · A Lurker First Post paulhodson wrote: These changes were made in the Fastone viewer program. Not as good as PS obviously - but it is free! Hope this helps Now THAT looks like a "Golden." Nov 30, 2008 at 06:55 PM

Tom Sweeney Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · A Lurker First Post Thanks for the comments and direction, played around in light room and could see major improvements with just a little effort. May have to pony up some $$$ when the trail is up, also gives me a reason to try RAW Nov 30, 2008 at 10:55 PM

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