One for C&C. Maybe over processed?

Ratman667 · Dec 3, 2010

I was bored and looking through some older photos and decided to play around in Photoshop some.

Here is the photo I started with:

I selected sunny, made a copy and ran a high white black and white filter on the background to make it whiter without messing up the shadows. I then pasted the copy of sunny in place and lowered the opacity until I liked how it looked. After flattening the image, I duplicated the background layer and ran a highpass filter at 1.5px with the blending set to overlay.

Simple I know, but I am fairly pleased with the outcome. Thoughts?

Oh, I also cleaned some of the crud from his nose. He is a special needs reptile, so he always needs something cleaned from him. lol

point-&-shoot · Dec 3, 2010

im no expert but it looks great to me. nice shot.

SageMark · Dec 3, 2010

The background removed is a huge plus. If I had this in Lr, I would knock the blacks down alittle, but otherwise I like

MissCream · Dec 4, 2010

Cute beardie! I like it, looks like a Telus ad.

puyjapin · Dec 4, 2010

nice sharpness and detail

Robin Usagani · Dec 4, 2010

Nice.. how about we make it look like a creature from Avatar?

RauschPhotography · Dec 4, 2010

Schwettylens said:
Nice.. how about we make it look like a creature from Avatar?

I actually like the edit done by the OP, however... this one is interesting as well

Not bad, Schwetty!

Robin Usagani · Dec 4, 2010

Thank ya

shmne · Dec 4, 2010

It seems the version you edited is either too contrasty or the blacks are too dark. Look at Schwetty's version, his blacks are clean and smooth.

lyonsroar · Dec 4, 2010

Nice and sharp! I prefer the original picture though, except for the background...:thumbup:

We got a beardie where I work so I like to practice on him too! I won't post the pictures because it's your thread, I'll just post the links, I'd appreciate the FlickR comments though!

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Ratman667 · Dec 6, 2010

Sunny saw Schwetty's edit and started bobbing his head. Not sure if that is good or bad...

Here is another edit I did:

I tried to smooth out the blacks as suggested without losing sharpness and lowered the contrast a touch.

I do have to say I am impressed with how sharp this image turned out. The first photo is unedited, just converted from RAW. It was shot with my 18-55mm kit lens.

SageMark · Dec 13, 2010

What software are you using for your pp Ratman? LR, Aperature, ?

Ratman667 · Dec 13, 2010

I have Photoshop CS5. Well, for the next year anyways. I'm gonna get LR first of the year.

NikonNewbie · Dec 13, 2010

LOL..if you dont mind my asking...what is a special needs lizard??

Ratman667 · Dec 13, 2010

NikonNewbie said:
LOL..if you dont mind my asking...what is a special needs lizard??

It's exactly what it sounds like... I rescued him about five or six years ago from someone who didn't take care of him. He is about 2/3 the size he should be. He gets sick really easy. I have to feed him special food... Basicly, he is a lizard that has special needs.