[missbirdphotos] Re: Link to my coot image
- From: Kristen Eisbrenner <keisbrenner7@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:05:18 -0400
Sorry about my last message, I was looking at Robert's photo and thought it
was Frank's. Kristen
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:17 AM, Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay, I took a stab at the coot shot this morning...
>
> I opened it in Adobe Raw Converter & selected "Auto" for the start. Then
> I increased color temperature, slightly lightened the image's exposure,
> increased fill light, increased highlight recovery, increased blacks, and
> increased contrast, and then opened it in Adobe Photoshop.
>
> Once in Photoshop, I increased contrast again, I cropped & slightly
> rotated the image to "straighten" it to my eye, I burned the iris to make
> it darker, I resized it & sharpened it for web use, and then I added a
> slight vignette.
>
> Total time, right at 3 minutes & 15 seconds.
>
> I thought about burning the ivory bill just a hair, but elected not to do
> so. To me, American coots are one super tough bird to expose and capture
> the details in the bill AND the details in the feathers, and Judy did a
> great job of expsoing on this one!
>
> Robert Smith
> 336-339-3497
> rsmithent@xxxxxxx
> www.photobiologist.com
>
>
>
> > From: howle@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [missbirdphotos] Link to my coot image
> > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:27:31 -0500
> >
> > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40040661/IMG_8210.CR2 I created 4 new more
> natural jpg versions from this image and made notes of the processing. Do
> you want to see them before or after your attempts??
> >
> >
> > In case you want to know how Dropbox works in advance, there is a
> document that comes with the installation and it says:
> >
> > The Public Folder lets you easily share single files in your Dropbox.
> Any file you put in this folder gets its own Internet link so that you can
> share it with others-- even non-Dropbox users! These links work even if
> your computer’s turned off.
> >
> > Step 1: Drop a file into the Public folder.
> >
> > Step 2: Right-click/control-click this file, then choose Dropbox > Copy
> Public Link. This copies the Internet link to your file so that you can
> paste it somewhere else.
> >
> > That's it! You can now share this file with others: just paste the link
> into e-mails, instant message conversations, blogs, etc.!
> >
> > If you'd like more help with sharing files, head here:
> http://www.dropbox.com/help/16
> >
> > Happy Dropboxing!
> > - The Dropbox Team
> >
> > Note: You can only link to actual files within your Public Folder, not
> to folders.
> >
> > Judy Howle
> >
> > Southern Exposures
> > http://southernexposure.zenfolio.com
> >
> > Digital Photography Class; Resources for Photographers
> > http://digitalphotographyclass.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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