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[raub]

So I just got this camera the other day, and the last time I took pictures was back in the film and prephotoshop days.

I m wanting to work on taking an average picture and being able adjust it correctly in photoshop, I am also looking for tips on taking a better picture, by no means is this an awesome shot nor my best, but i would like to see how it could look if I knew what i was doing in PS. So if you have a minute or two, please dl it and let me know what you did with the result


TIA

here is the raw

https://rapidshare.com/files/4162013859/IMG_0417.CR2

 

[480sparky67 67]

Can you post a jpeg? Not everyone can view .CR2 files.

 

[mishele]

^^^^^^^^^ what he said.......no clicky linky

 

[raub]

kk

 

[raub]

IMG_0417 by roo375, on Flickr


there we go



TIA

 

[mishele]

Nice shot but not over the top interesting. You got the bird close to the thirds which is nice, but the bird is facing out of frame making my eye go out too. I think you captured some neat lines in the water.

Keep shooting

 

[Malone]

Try a tighter crop to bring more of the bird closer.

 

[480sparky67 67]

I'll go with a tighter crop, and put the bird to the left half of the frame.

 

[fokker]

There's only so much you can really do to a photo like that in photoshop. Trying to make it look more interesting will inevitably lead to it looking over-processed, and therefore by the transitive property, ****.

 

[LaFoto]

Whenever water gives you a line in the background (horizon, bank, whatever), make sure you got that line straight! Else the viewer must fear all the water will run out of your photo and onto their things!!! ;-)
This photo is too dark, the subject too far away, it is facing in the wrong direction (as has been said before) ... but the ripples on the water surface made by the wind are nice.
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