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[jrossh21]

I am not only striving to become a better photographer, but also much better at Photoshop. Here is a shot I took last night and modified it a bit in Photoshop.

[jiminyClickit]

jrossh21,

Graphically strong, sharp (even the filter); have you looked at it cropped in Portrait orientation? The knobs distract and detract from the center. I like the b/w for simplicity. The bottom drop shadow might look better all in-frame, guessing you didn't have a choice. Good work.

[jrossh21]

Thank you.

I haven't had time to really mess with cropping much. I thought about doing a portrait orientation, but I thought the knobs gave it good depth of field. And yes, I didn't have a choice in the shadow of the drop of water, I considered cropping it out since I didn't have the whole shadow, but haven't had a chance to compare with and without. Thank you for the critique.

This is just a simple macro shot of water dripping from my faucet with flash. Then I just applied the black and white, and the Lomo tutorial found on this blog.

[hsroxas]

I share the observations of jiminy. I personally would prefer it cropped vertically. The DOF provided by the knobs, to me may not be that critical to the image, since your focus, I think by your description, is the water dripping from the faucet. Since you already pp the image, cloning the part of the faucet that is overblown may also help the image. In the case of the shadow another option is to remove it by cloning or dodge it to lighten it a bit.
Hope you have a wonderful experience not only photographing but post processing your shots as well.

[jrossh21]

I took your suggestions and applied them to my image. Personally, I think I like the original better. This one just looks like there's nothing going on, no action. I think the out of focus knobs puts more focus on the water/filter. I may try the dodge tool later to see if I can lighten up the shadow of the drop of water, I like the shadow in the photo, I wish I could have gotten the whole thing

Here's the updated photo:

[jiminyClickit]

jrossh21,

Thanks for trying something different. Yes on the original; when I darkened the knobs as they were situated, it took them back even more without eliminating them. Filling in the missing part of the drop shadow and darkening the area around the drop (the sink) also put the faucet, water and drop in the spotlight. And good shot, as is.

[adalove]

Very nice, was it taken in black and white in the original shot?

[ready123smile]

Originally Posted by jrossh21

I took your suggestions and applied them to my image. Personally, I think I like the original better. This one just looks like there's nothing going on, no action. I think the out of focus knobs puts more focus on the water/filter. I may try the dodge tool later to see if I can lighten up the shadow of the drop of water, I like the shadow in the photo, I wish I could have gotten the whole thing

Here's the updated photo:

nicely done!

[jrossh21]

No, it was taken in color. I always take color photos and then do PP to manipulate it however I want. What about you guys, do you like the original or the cropped version better?