dcantucson
Reef pro
Great shot guys! It looks like a rain storm in yours annataxxxi and I love the clown shots.
June POTM Theme - ANYTHING GOES
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Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
Here you go Nemo, I cleaned it up for you:
nice shot.
nice shot.
Gooseman
Reefing Is An Obsession
i know i have been gone for a while and not to open a can of worms but i thought we agreed long ago that photo-shopping a picture wasnt allowed?
Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
Seriously? When did we decide that? I didn't use photoshop, I used Lightroom :mrgreen: If that is the rule, I didn't know that, sorry Nemo, I take it back.
I move we allow photo editing. Not in this month if that's the current rule but in next month and subsequent months. Editing is such a basic part of the photographic process. Are we all going to have to use point-and-shoot cameras? When you set your camera, you're altering the image. So we should have to use the same camera without altering the settings. While we're at it, it's not fair that some peoples' tanks are nicer than others and they will get better shots. If I'm a newbie, how can I compete with someone that has a very established tank? We should shoot the same tank, with the same camera......
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
We never decided that "PHOTO EDITING" was not allowed. I think that has a different colloquial meaning than "PHOTO SHOPPING". What was decided is that you can lighten, darken, tweak, etc. your picture. This includes removing something slight like water droplets on the glass. But you cannot "lie". As in, you can't "photo shop" in a fish that wasn't there before. Previous winners (including Catherine and Dennis) have said that they edit their photos before they post them. And that's fine. I don't have the extensive editing skills that they do, but I always lighten or darken, crop, or change the colors of my shots using a photo editing program. I think most of us do.
There's a difference between the two things, I think.
There's a difference between the two things, I think.
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Gooseman
Reefing Is An Obsession
ok cool ... like i said i was just inquiring as it was quite a while ago
Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
I agree, Biff, changing your picture is different than editing your picture. Thanks for the clarification. I agree with this clarification and I remove my request for a vote.
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daugherty
part time reefer
here is my hogfish
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
Wow,how bout that,thanks Catherine,ofcourse i'm curious what software you used?
Also,i think its almost a no-brainer that we all move the little sliders here and there to cut out glare and richen up the colors abit,i think thats almost a must.
I really like hog fish too,just not sure if they would work in my tank, nice shot.
Also,i think its almost a no-brainer that we all move the little sliders here and there to cut out glare and richen up the colors abit,i think thats almost a must.
I really like hog fish too,just not sure if they would work in my tank, nice shot.
Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
OhNo, that was done with Adobe Lightroom 3. I could have done it using Photoshop Elements, which is the editing software we use in my photography class. It's cheaper and does anything the home photographer would need to create great shots.
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dcantucson
Reef pro
That's a good shot James. Great color.
reeffreak
Reef pro
Okay,that is a hogfish and not a wrasse as I thought earlier.It looks great James!
...and great pics earlier from Anna,Josh and Jenna.
...and great pics earlier from Anna,Josh and Jenna.
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
This is strange,my photo that was fixed up by Catherine, i first saw on my father-in-laws pc,now i see it on mine and it really looks different to me .....IDK,the spots and streaks are gone:D,but now it seems abit pale or just not as vivid...Again i thank Catherine for cleaning up the spots ,but is it my pc,or just my eyes??
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It looks exactly the same to me.
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dcantucson
Reef pro
Looks better to me. All the little white specks are gone and it is cropped. The fish itself does look the same to me.
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
Well, i do wear glasses so,i guess its time for an appointment :glassesy:
Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
OhNo, I took out the spots, cropped the picture, cleared out the noise and reduced some of the saturation on your shot. You were getting some burn-out in your colored areas and by reducing the saturation you get some of that detail back, makes it look more natural. Tomorrow, I'll post the shot with more saturation. It's on my studio computer.
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
Weird. I don't notice the color change at all.
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
yep,your absolutely right,thats what i noticed between the 2...Thanks for the help....:D
Oh ,biff i actually tried every setting you mentioned for the heck of it.(i know we have different cameras) My problem is tank lighting,just not bright enough....I'm keeping it in S mode for the moment and will continue to mess with the settings.
So does this mean i now have an" illeagal" entry for POTM:mrgreen:
Picasso
Seahorse Whisperer
Here you go OhNo:
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