Hello Shel, Based on your recommendation, I went back and punched it up just a bit. I think it does look just a bit better, although it has a slight effect on the skin tones. I'm suspecting my monitor is just a shade more contrasty than yours.
Anyway, here's the changed image: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042a.htm and the original: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042.htm -- Bruce Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 11:25:31 PM, you wrote: SB> Hi Bruce ... pretty well done. Love the catchlights in Amber's eyes. Pose SB> is pretty nice - relaxed, informal ...my first reaction is that it was just SB> about a perfect setup, but when I looked on my monitor in PS it seemed that SB> a little tweak with levels, color, or contrast could help out a bit, give SB> the pic a little extra "sparkle" without really changing the feeling or the SB> light very much. On my screen there seems to be a veiling, or flatness, to SB> the image. SB> Shel >> [Original Message] >> From: Bruce Dayton >> This is my daughter. It was taken as the light was waning in the >> evening. I had to use a fairly slow shutter speed and large aperture to >> get a reasonable exposure. She had just gotten her hair highlighted and >> wanted a few shots of it. >> >> Pentax *istD, FA 50/1.4, handheld >> ISO 400, 1/30 sec @ f/2.4, Fill flash on bracket >> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042.htm
