one for c&c

Jakefreese · Jan 26, 2011

IMG_4642 by JF TX, on Flickr

How can I make it better?

F5.6 1/60 400iso at 135mm on my 40D with the 28-135mm

BuS_RiDeR · Jan 26, 2011

Jakefreese said:
IMG_4642 by JF TX, on Flickr

How can I make it better?

F5.6 1/60 400iso at 135mm on my 40D with the 28-135mm

Nice shot... but a slight correction to the color balance/levels could help... in my opinion.

My edit... using Gimp.

motasemayyad · Jan 26, 2011

Well ...

1. a good step towards abstracting portraits ...
2. the focus is a bit over the eye ... may be is exactly on the eye ... would be better ...
3. the centralization of the eye ... follow the rule of the 3rd.

OK ... this is what I think ...

Jakefreese · Jan 26, 2011

I like your edit, it does make him a bit darker color than he really is but there seems to be a bit more noticeable detail.

Thanks!! I like it

Jakefreese · Jan 26, 2011

motasemayyad said:
Well ...

1. a good step towards abstracting portraits ...
2. the focus is a bit over the eye ... may be is exactly on the eye ... would be better ...
3. the centralization of the eye ... follow the rule of the 3rd.

OK ... this is what I think ...

The rule of thirds is the one thing that I thought of when I got the pic on the computer. If I get feeling better I may go out and re-shoot it. Hopefully I will get some good sunlight, sky has gotten overcast. :grumpy:

I will try it with the focus also. I need to read my book and figure out how to change the focus points. I am going to try coming off the end of the end of the limit on the focal length and maybe a step off the bottom the of F-stop to see if I can get some better quality also. Thanks again!

KenC · Jan 26, 2011

The oof neck on the left doesn't add anything to the image, so cropping a lot of that will improve it, and also have the effect of decentering the eye.

Jakefreese · Jan 26, 2011

I cropped it and was playing with some of the color settings and this is what I ended up with.

KmH · Jan 26, 2011

Uh...You forgot the photo.

Jakefreese · Jan 26, 2011

:banghead:

IMG_4642C by JF TX, on Flickr

Cold medicine is making me pretty stupid today...

KenC · Jan 26, 2011

Looks good. I don't see any difference in the color or contrast, but I didn't think it needed much change in those areas. You could darken the mid-tones slightly in Levels or Curves, but that's the most I would do.