Living to Breath

[Little Boo]

Hello,

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i registered in Flicker just to put this photo .. so if anything doesn't go with the rules im sorry .. and any tips for it are appreciated ..


living to breath ..
hearing the breeze ..
growing in between ,the nature and the green ..

a couple of lines describing the photo in my own words .. not a good writer ,though .. :P

anyways, here is the photo details :

Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D90
Shutter Speed:10/10000 second
Aperture:F/5.6
Focal Length:105 mm
ISO Speed:1000

i would like to see your opinion about the colors ,focusing ,and if there is any detail u can say about this photo .. all i want is to develop my self .. and what is the mistakes i have done here ??!

THANKS ..

[tuxcomputers]

The white flowers just aren't, they are dull and lifeless, is that what you were going for? I did some Brightness / Contrast to the bottom right corner:

[Little Boo]

Originally Posted by tuxcomputers

The white flowers just aren't, they are dull and lifeless, is that what you were going for? I did some Brightness / Contrast to the bottom right corner:

aha thats really great .. LOVE it ..

[tuxcomputers]

It was simple to do:

1. I duplicated the layer
2. I added a layer mask to the top one
3. I then coloured the mask so that the top layer only showed the bottom right corner.
4. I then Gaussian blurred the layer mask so that it looked like this:
   
5. I then adjusted the Brightness / Contrast of the top layer so the flowers were pretty.

This stopped the highlights in the top left from growing and outweighing the flowers, keeping the photo more balanced.

BTW When you copy and paste the Flickr code you don't need the [IMG] tags.

[Little Boo]

Originally Posted by tuxcomputers

It was simple to do:

1. I duplicated the layer
2. I added a layer mask to the top one
3. I then coloured the mask so that the top layer only showed the bottom right corner.
4. I then Gaussian blurred the layer mask so that it looked like this:
   
5. I then adjusted the Brightness / Contrast of the top layer so the flowers were pretty.

This stopped the highlights in the top left from growing and outweighing the flowers, keeping the photo more balanced.

BTW When you copy and paste the Flickr code you don't need the [IMG] tags.

Very Nice Technique ..
what u think of this ??
i used ur first four tips and lost with the fifth so i played with moods and changed it to Linear Dodge ..

[tuxcomputers]

Originally Posted by Little Boo

Very Nice Technique ..
what u think of this ??
i used ur first four tips and lost with the fifth so i played with moods and changed it to Linear Dodge ..

Much better, I hope you did on the original size, I only had the 1024 size to play with, it's always better to edit the original size then save as a small size later.

I use GIMP and I don't use Dodge / Burn, can't get my head around it for some reason.

If you turn off the top layer on and off you should see the adjustment disappear and come back on, if it does then you did use tip 5

You do understand layers and layer masks right?

[Little Boo]

Originally Posted by tuxcomputers

Much better, I hope you did on the original size, I only had the 1024 size to play with, it's always better to edit the original size then save as a small size later.

I use GIMP and I don't use Dodge / Burn, can't get my head around it for some reason.

If you turn off the top layer on and off you should see the adjustment disappear and come back on, if it does then you did use tip 5

You do understand layers and layer masks right?

yeah yeah sure i do understand layers and masks .. u use photoshop right or something else ??! i didnt use the Dodge / Burn tools .. its the Overlay ,Darken ,Multiply ,etc moods just above the layers thumbnails ..

so yes i did number 5 ..

just one more Question what is GIMP ?!

[tuxcomputers]

Originally Posted by Little Boo

u use photoshop right or something else ??

No, I use....

Originally Posted by Little Boo

just one more Question what is GIMP ?!

this, GIMP is a free pixel pusher program like PS. Some people claim GIMP is not a professional editor because it doesn't have 16bit tools but it is they who are tools. There are plenty of professionals that use GIMP.

It's like saying "Oh your a pro cause you have a dSLR", what nonsense it's not the tool, its what you do with it and whether you earn money using that tool.

[Little Boo]

no no its not abt the tool its always how u use that tool .. all what u saying is right ..

I really really THANK u for ur nice beneficial advices .. much APPRECIAT it ..

and sorry for my late replying ..