On 8/16/2011 1:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I didn't find the highlight all that objectionable in the original photo.
I agree that it wasn't /terribly/ objectionable, but the flatness in the
center of the white part made it look blown to my eye after a closer look.
It doesn't ruin the photo for me, but now I'm distracted by it; like a
horse laugh out of the mouth of a pretty girl.
-- Walt
On Aug 16, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Thanks for the hints, Bruce! I've marked this email for future reference.
I took another whack at it last night using Picasa's "Retouch" function. It
was a little tedious, and the results were less than stellar, but I do think it was a bit
of an improvement. Here's the attempt:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6050069620/
I think the area looks muddy compared to the surrounding bokeh, but at least
the highlight is knocked down a little. I'm sure it would've come out better
using Photoshop, but Picasa offers simplicity at the expense of meticulousness.
Thanks again for the input. I've really got to learn to use more of
Photoshop's functionality and this will help.
-- Walt
On 8/16/2011 7:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Walt, as I have shots with the same issue and I wanted to see how hard it is to
fix, I took the liberty of attempting to tweak your pic. Here's my quick and
dirty result:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2254722/mimosa-walt.jpg
It's a bit over smudged. If I took a bit more care (and was a better artist!)
it'd be more convincing. But it's enough to prove it's not too hard to do.
Here's what I did in Ps (CS5):
- create new blank layer
- choose a soft Brush (0% hardness), opacity 100%, flow 10%
- Option-click (Alt-click) over a nearby bokeh colour (to set the painting
colour)
- lightly paint arcs and circles over the offending white area
- rechoose the painting colour (Option/Alt-click) frequently to get varied
texture
I also did a little cloning with the clone brush set similarly (with Sample all
Layers set), just to get a bit better texture.
I ran a Gaussian blur pass over the painted and cloned layer to smooth my fixes
out a bit, and reduced the opacity of the layer a smidge (90% or so) to get a
nicer blend.
-bmw
On 11-08-16 2:11 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Thanks, Ken.
If I ever figure out how to fix it without ruining it, I'll post the results.
-- Walt
On 8/15/2011 10:45 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Would be a wonderful capture if it wasn't for the bright white spot in the
background.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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Subject: Re: PESO: Mimosa Sunset
On Aug 14, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
I grabbed this shot this evening while I was walking around in the front yard
this evening. All but about a dozen or so blossoms are gone on this tree, and
I just happened to catch this one out of the corner of my eye from a pretty
good distance -- say, 25 feet give or take. And it looked like a good bokeh
opportunity.
Again, I had the K-50/1.4 on the K-x:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6044899692/
ISO 560, 1/500 sec, f/3.5, Manual
Any input appreciated. So do as you will.
You're making up for time spent not taking pictures, another keeper.
Best,
Walt
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