Study Group 9
Mayra Pau
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February Image - "Peaceful Scene"
How I did it - This photo was captured at Ann Kolp Nature Center. On Photoshop I used Level, Hug and Brightness. Since I did not really like how it looked I also opened the Topaz Filter, used exposure and detail. On detail I strength it to 1.36, sharpen 1 and boost 1 too. I know the photo is not 100% horizontal, but I do not know how to fix it if is not in Bridge and the camera I used is not supported by Photoshop 3. Eventually I will be able to fix the problem.
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| Bill Thompson | To straighten the horizon go to the Eyedropper Tool in the tool bar click and select Ruler, then do Image>Image Rotation>Arbitrary; this will tell you how many degrees it is off, check OK and it will straighten up. You will need to crop , because the image will have some blank areas on the edges. I suggest you go back on a brighter day, perhaps near sunset or sunrise, with some clouds to reshoot the scene. PS the method above is for CS4, but if I remember correctly CS3 is the same. |
| Brian Swinyard | This is a good record shot Mayra taken at the Ann Kolp Nature Centre. Compositionally, I like the way that you have positioned the greenery on either side of the frame to provide foreground interest and to create a channel through which we look to see the pagoda in the mid-ground. The lighting was quite flat which resulted in a rather bland sky. If you are concerned about your horizontals I would suggest two options. Firstly, you could use a spirit level on your camera’s hot-shoe attachment; I bought one recently very cheaply on E-Bay. Secondly, in the computer, you can use the Crop Tool, position one of the edges along the horizon and then use the grippers on the corners of the selection to rotate the crop such that the horizon lines up with the edge of the crop. |
| Beverly Caine |
I’ve straightened
objects in two ways: 1. Use the transform command in CS3 and rotate by
tweaking slowly to straighten the image; or 2. Use Rotate under the image heading and rotate slowly by degrees to get the desired effect. Nice view. I would have like to see a more exciting sky and a bit less foreground water. |
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| John Larson | I like you have the two trees framing the view. Yes, it could be straightened, but I am more concerned about the glare on the water. I think a polarizer would have helped and then I would simply find a better sky or go back and re-shoot the image on a better day. |
| Shaikh Amin | I feel that this image should be tone down in the first place and then try to change over cast sky to blue sky which will enhance the whole image. |
| Member Biography | |
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Mayra Pau
Mayra Pau is a Cuban-American artist and photographer who reside in
South Florida and enjoys capturing the beauty of nature and all facets
of South Florida. |
