Jennifer Love Hewitt – Modification

Coyote - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tweaks

Created a "Depth" Channel with a BW gradient then applied a "Lens Blur" Filter to using Depth Channel as the source.

Applied a "Levels" adjustment, "Channel Mixer" adjustments of 120% and 80% with a modified form of the BW gradient.

 

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This Adobe Photoshop tweak a combination of these two tutorials.

Photoshop Triage by Richard Harrington

http://www.tipsquirrel.com/index.php/2010/12/photoshop-triage/

and

"How to Pop Colour Selectively Using Channel Mixer..." by Jodi Friedman

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-pop-color-selectively-using-channel-mixers-and-layer-masks-in-photoshop

Church - Exposure Tweaks with Adobe Photoshop CS 5

Applied Exposure Adjustments of -4 to sky and ground using Overlay blend at 44%

Applied Exposure Adjustment of -2 to church and ground using Overlay blend at 100%

Applied Levels Adjustment using Lighten Blend at 100%

 

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Examples of Post Processing

Original	Post Processing

5 simple photos into one HDR Photo – Sunset HWY #34

Original Photos	EXIF Info
	Time:  5:38:33 PM Exposure:  1/400 F-Stop: 9.0 ISO Speed: 100
	Time:  5:38:34 PM Exposure:  1/250 F-Stop: 5.6 ISO Speed: 100
	Time:  5:38:34 PM Exposure:  1/160 F-Stop: 5.6 ISO Speed: 200
	Time:  5:38:34 PM Exposure:  1/50 F-Stop: 5.6 ISO Speed: 400
	Time:  5:38:35 PM Exposure:  1/13 F-Stop: 5.6 ISO Speed: 400

Add all 5 into Photomatix Program, tweak a few settings….

Final Result

Connect with Wildlife

Today I found another site on which to share my photos.  One of the people I am following on Twitter started using it for his photos.  Thanks McKenzies’ Trails West.


“WildObs (abbreviated from wildlife observations) is about sharing memorable encounters, and putting them to work. Together we find nature we want (for a photograph or close encounter), we can learn about our neighborhoods. WildObs is Collaborative wildlife enjoyment. We can help connect each other to wildlife.” … source http://wildobs.com/about

It allows me to upload pictures to Flickr, create an “encounter” and then it posts a Twitter message on my twitter account. 

My Profile on WildObs




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Panoramio image map

It’s been some time since I have updated my Panoramio account.
You will find images on Panoramio that you won’t find on my Flickr account.

Click on the blue pin markers to see the picture and link to larger version.


View GM_PentaxFan Panormaio in a larger map
This small version might have problems with the previews.

Click here for a larger version. 

Blogger Labels: Panoramio,Flickr,Google

More Cooliris Photo(s) of the Day

This is definitely a good start to the year for my photos.
Even more of my photos have appeared on the Cooliris “Photo of the Day” Channel.
I have created a Flickr set “Cooliris Photo of the Day” for all the photos that have appeared at any point in time on Cooliris.
The complete Cooliris Flickr Group can be seen here.



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Cooliris Photo of the Day #2

The above photo was selected by Cooliris website as a “Photo of the Day.”  (Updated 1/03/2009 – This is actually the second of my pictures to be selected. Just found the first one today)

How to see more of the “Cooliris Photo of Day”.

Visit their website www.cooliris.com

Download and install the program

Once installed, type “Bull and Cow Moose HDR” in the Cooliris search (top right hand corner").

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Cooliris Photo of the Day #1

The above photo was selected by Cooliris website as a “Photo of the Day.” (Quite a while ago, I just noticed today)

How to see more of the “Cooliris Photo of Day”.

Visit their website www.cooliris.com or this Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/immersiveviews/pool/

Download and install the program

Once installed, type “Big Horn Sheep” in the Cooliris search and scroll (top right hand corner").

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Software for the Amateur Photographer

Here’s a list of the software I have being using to create/tweak/catalog my photos.
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 – Now using Corel Paint Shop Pro X2
ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 – used to create these.
ThumbsPlus Pro – Great thumbnail viewer and image cataloger for those on a smaller budget.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.6 – Just starting using it and I am very impressed.
Photomatix Pro 3 – Used to create these HDR images.
Noise Ninja and Noiseware Professional – used to cleanup those images that have too much “noise”. Great for cleaning up those HDR images.
Paint.Net – Great little program for editing images and applying layers. Plus it’s FREE.
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