Spring Peony
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mariza33/Maria (71)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114) 
on May 21, 2012 3:06:26 PM CDT
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While Edwin is much more experienced than I am, I do like the artistic viewpoint here. My main problem is that the colors are very dull and subdued. I really think that with a levels adjustment the colors and contrast could still pop in this image and that is what would make it interesting to me. Just one viewpoint, your vision may be different and it is your "art". Maybe worth a try though.
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Rteflection; on Tampa Bay
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mariza33/Maria (71)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 21, 2012 2:55:02 PM CDT
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I am torn on how to rate this one. You have indicated a desire to not MANIPULATE your image but am not sure what you mean by this.
This image is dull and dingy to me. I opened it in GIMP and did a simple levels adjustment to bring up the contrast, brighten the image and to remove the dull cast to it (same could be done with curves adjust). Then I bumped the saturation ever so slightly to boost the colors of the clouds and reflections. This vastly improved the image but...
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Into the forest
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lenormand/Philippe (4,344)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 21, 2012 2:27:15 PM CDT
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Overall, I really like this image. However one thing that bothers me is the OOF area of the wall in front of the model. Just because f/1.7 is available does not mean it is always the best setting for a shot. I would have been inclined to up it to f/2.0 or so to get the whole wall in focus as long as the background still was acceptable. The alternative is to crop off the OOF area but that would mess up the composition in my eye. I am not sure if the Sony has a depth of...
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Masked Bandit.
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johnwilliams/John (25,945)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on February 7, 2012 11:09:12 AM CST
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I hesitate to give advice to someone of your skills, but here it is. I opened this image in GIMP and did a local contrast enhance with a filter from Fx-Foundry using settings of size 30, amount 17 and it "sharpened up" immediately. Those settings made the yellow of the head borderline blow out, so I undid and ran again with the amount dropped to 12 and it was greatly improved. Something worth looking at. I have read other tutorials on using the unsharp mask in an...
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Five
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jdicewynn/Julie (30)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on February 7, 2012 10:44:40 AM CST
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I agree with the previous post that the white/black costume has drawn all of the color out of the skin tones, but that can be fixed with a "color balance" adjustment. I use GIMP so not sure about exact setting for you, but look at raising the reds a little in the mid-tones and/or highlights. In Gimp I used +10 red in both ranges and it seemed about right. If it was my image, I would spend more time getting more exact color in skin, but this was a quick "lets see what...
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ANITA
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sayeh/Anita (11)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on December 18, 2011 3:11:12 PM CST
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I have to disagree with previous post. Just a few minutes in GIMP made this a much better image. Bumped the black point about 3, added local contrast enhancement with about +5 on the amount over base settings, Smart Sharpen with base settings, and a quick shadow recovery with 80% visibility and this only took about three minutes. Bam, it is there. Plus I like the concept of danger. Anything could come around that corner too fast!!!
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Blue Ridge Parkway Sunrise
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jyount/Joshua (712)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on November 30, 2011 10:38:33 PM CST
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The lack of a clear focal point to rest the eyes is rather common to this type of shot. I wonder if a very slight burn around all four edges might help hold the eyes inside the image. Worth a shot anyways. I am not talking about a vignette, but rather a vignette at about 2-5% opacity or less. Easy way is a vignette tool, or could just use burn tool manually. Either way make it a separate layer in case it is too strong.
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Softly, softly ...
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jaypix/Jean-Pierre (27,926)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 8, 2011 2:04:02 AM CDT
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I was curious, so I downloaded this and played a little. I use Gimp and have a plug-in from FX-Foundry that gives me "tone-mapping" so I did a simple tone-mapping of this image and WOW did it pop with just that. The background set back and the colors of the female really jumped to increase the separation from the background. I did not see it, but there is a slight cast to the whole image that this corrected with one click of the mouse. I still was not satisfied so I did a...
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Alina_01
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claucald/Claudio (440)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 8, 2011 1:42:55 AM CDT
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It is fine to like the "burn out" on the hair, but the overexposure on the face is really not acceptable to me. If this is shot in RAW, I would make an underexposed version and layer them with the underexposed on bottom and then lightly brush out the "burned" spot to expose the bottom layer to recover that area of the face. Just a thought on how to fix this image. You did ask for help!!! I seriously doubt if there is enough data to do a "burn" layer to darken that area....
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Hill Train Toothed Track
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esrsuresh/Suresh (24)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 8, 2011 1:34:31 AM CDT
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There is a white cast to this image. It can be improved with a "levels" adjustment by setting the black point to 8 and the gamma (mid-range) to 0.95 but that will block up some of the shadows. The best answer is a "tone-mapping" as that will darken the white cast areas and recover the shadows at the same time. I am using GIMP with FX-Foundry plug-in, but other image software should give the same abilities and "levels" will be the same no matter what software.
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Sunset - speachless moment
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flyking/Lingxiao (273)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 8, 2011 1:24:25 AM CDT
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Actually, I like the "mood" of this image. However the water running downhill to the left is very unsettling. This image needs to be rotated clockwise quite a bit. The wind lines in the water just behind the boat should be dead level. And the far edge of the water would be much closer to level. This can be done in almost any image editor, but it is better to learn to watch for these hints in the viewfinder or by leveling the tripod if used. Good luck and keep shooting, Mark.
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Meet Kelly
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jmrosz/Jan (204,231)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on May 8, 2011 1:10:11 AM CDT
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I agree with others that shadow on face is a little heavy especially on her left eye (right side of photo). I downloaded and checked what a light dodge could do for this and it really helped IMHO. I dodged just enough to cut shadow on both sides of face at hairline by about half. This helped bring out the corner of the left eye and softened the overall shadows. It also helped bring out the full jaw line on the right side of image. You might want to try yourself to see if...
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harbour at lago di garda
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rafb/Rafal (452)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on April 22, 2011 12:02:42 PM CDT
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I like it. The only problem that I notice is the tilt. Look at the water line at the base of the mountain and it is downhill to the right. The whole thing needs to be rotated a few degrees negative to level of the waterline.
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Tanya
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pautov/Yuri (16,515)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on April 22, 2011 11:52:03 AM CDT
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I very rarely give 3TU, but I really cannot find anything to pick on. This is an incredible capture of a stunning beauty. Well done, Mark.
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Golden Pond
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terryalex/Terry (187)
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from marco283/Mark (1,114)
on April 22, 2011 10:49:15 AM CDT
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This is a very photogenic place, but it needs a point of interest. I would have waited until one of the geese moved onto the water and finds a pleasing point in the scene. One other point is that the seems to be rotated clockwise by a few degrees. Really concentrate on the lines in the water and try to get them level (the water seems to be running downhill to right). Good luck and keep shooting, Mark.
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