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Got a thin skin? Then look elsewhere. Post a link to an image that you've made, and invite others to offer their critiques. Honesty is encouraged, but please be positive in your constructive criticism. Flaming and just plain nastiness will not be tolerated. Please note that this is not an area for you to showcase your images, nor is this a place for you to show-off where you have been. This is an area for you to post images so that you may share with us a technique that you have mastered, or are trying to master. Typically, no more than about four images should be posted in any one post or thread, and the maximum size of any side of any image should not exceed 950 px.

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:51 pm

In the first shot I was not happy at all with the result - colour was wrong and the focus. I was going to trash then decided to run it through DreamSuite2 and also added a duplicate layer to bring out the eyes and the lips - pic 2. I then decided to run a black and white course image hence pic 3. The moral here is don’t throw a pic away because you might be able to do something with it.

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Postby Matty B on Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:06 pm

Final image is def. the most complimentary. I also find it easiest to view and also the most artistically valid. The reasons for my choises are in part still a mystery to me. I appreciate your point Chris, have tools and skill - can fix or at least make good of. Again my learning curve becomes steeper.........
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Postby Matt. K on Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:51 pm

Love the dreamy quality of the middle image. It fairly glows!
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Postby mudder on Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:10 pm

Wow, you have a very creative eye Sirc, I would never have thought of the options you've tried...

I'm torn between the dreamy, soft glow of pic #2, that one I'd like to see with sharpened eyes and lips... and Pic #3.

Dunno if it's just me but the flat-top (top of here head) seems to take my attention... Maybe it's one of those new trendy hair-do's?

Wish I had the creativity of some of you guys...

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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:16 pm

mudder wrote:Wow, you have a very creative eye Sirc, I would never have thought of the options you've tried...

I'm torn between the dreamy, soft glow of pic #2, that one I'd like to see with sharpened eyes and lips... and Pic #3.

Dunno if it's just me but the flat-top (top of here head) seems to take my attention... Maybe it's one of those new trendy hair-do's?

Wish I had the creativity of some of you guys...

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Mudder - believe it or not but everyone has a creative side - all you have to do is experiment - you will be surprised.

I agree with the flat head - it really annoyed me at the time that I did not look properly as I shot :wink:
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