Screwin' around...

tygr1 · Feb 19, 2011

...with exposures and colors.

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Davor · Feb 19, 2011

number 3 is not bad but the background i feel is overwhelming.

JeffieLove · Feb 19, 2011

Adding on to #3, I would have left the stem alone as well...

#1 and #2 are underexposed... The colored background in #3 is done very sloppily. I'm not really a fan of any of them.

To help with #1, when you're shooting the white puffy dandelions, look for the fullest ones in the area. Don't shoot the ones that look like this and look like they are withering and/or dying.

With #2, just bump the exposure up some. Underexposed flowers are not pretty IMO. (Dammit, there I go with my opinions again... :roll: )

With #3, how did you make your selection? What program do you use for your editing? You more or less just need to make a cleaner selection of the dandelion and then it won't look so bad.

tygr1 · Feb 19, 2011

You assume I have enough skill to actually do a decent 'selection' on number 3. I simply made all the green blue, and bumped the yellow saturation up.

JeffieLove · Feb 19, 2011

Well, if you don't have the skill to make a decent selection, I can give you several ways to make good clean selections

I wasn't trying to be rude, judgmental, or bitchy by any means. Was simply trying to help. Your reply makes you sound awfully ungrateful for the help.

tygr1 · Feb 19, 2011

NONONO...please don't take my reply the wrong way! I am truly a beginner and LOVE the constructive criticism you offer.I appreciate all the help I can get. I apologize profusely!

tygr1 · Feb 19, 2011

What did I say?

JeffieLove · Feb 19, 2011

Glad you didn't mean it that way...

I switched computers...

When you said, "You assume...." that sounds like you're getting smart... at least that's how it sounds to me. My perception may be different from others though..

Anywho, what program do you edit with?