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Postby mateo on Wed May 11, 2005 9:42 am

This is suppose to be my first image post here... I have a horrible feeling it's not going to work... but I have not other place to upload photos to...

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man I hope this works... if it does, this is my first image post, but it's one my favorites pictures taken! I really hope you get to enjoy it.. hehe

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Damn....

Postby mateo on Wed May 11, 2005 9:43 am

Does anyone know how to get a photo from smugmug to work?

lets try this:

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Postby MHD on Wed May 11, 2005 9:49 am

That seems to have worked!
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Postby Manta on Wed May 11, 2005 9:50 am

Mateo - make sure you have copied the url for the correct size image you want to post. Smugmug has several versions of the pictures you post there. At the end of the urls you'll see (from memory) "Ti" for the thumbnail size, "S" for the small size, "M" for the medium size, "L" for the large and "O" for the original posted size. If you include these in the url you post here it should be okay.

Edit: You fixed it as I was replying to you - Well done! Nice image too.
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Postby leek on Wed May 11, 2005 10:01 am

That's a really nice shot Mateo...
but (having read your other post) :lol: I'm sure it could be made into an amazing photo by doing a little post-processing on it... A little saturation lift and a little sharpening and it would REALLY zing...
If I was at home, I would demonstrate, but unfortunately I'm not...

I use smugmug as well, and I always find it easiest to click on the "Share with Friends" button and then to copy one of the URLs that it lists... I generally post the S version and link to the L version of the image...

To do this, the tags should look something like this:
{url=photolink-L.jpg}{img}photolink-S.jpg{/img}{/url}
except you need to replace the curly brackets with square ones...

Keep posting... there are some really nice photos in your gallery...
Oh... and BTW, you might want to add your location to your profile... Become a proper part of the community :-)
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed May 11, 2005 10:12 am

Mateo - the pic is superb - rich vibrant variations on a given colour - sharp as and a very worthy first pic post.

Just one point - it would be nice to know your location

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Postby dooda on Wed May 11, 2005 11:57 am

At first I thought this was going to be a lecture on being productive while at work. I got nervous but luckily it was just a fantastic pic of a green leaf. Lovely. Agree with Chris.
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Postby mateo on Wed May 11, 2005 1:19 pm

leek wrote: A little saturation lift and a little sharpening and it would REALLY zing...
If I was at home, I would demonstrate, but unfortunately I'm not...


I would love to see what can be done to improve it!

Thanks to all for the Kudos, and I've added a location to my profile!

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Postby sirhc55 on Wed May 11, 2005 1:24 pm

Thanks for posting your location Mateo - I had a feeling you might be an American plus could have been in the Marine Corp :wink:
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Postby Onyx on Wed May 11, 2005 1:30 pm

That is one awesome pic. You don't need post processing - why mess with perfection? ;)
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Postby tsanglabs on Wed May 11, 2005 1:45 pm

Actually though the same thing myself Onyx. I love the lighting/shadows.

Has this been cropped, or is it the full image?
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Postby mudder on Wed May 11, 2005 8:24 pm

G'day Mateo,
Great first post, rich vibrant colour and interesting subject and composition.

Also, you can always try the "preview" facility when posting to see what your post will look like so you can experiment nefore submitting...

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Postby leek on Wed May 11, 2005 8:53 pm

mateo wrote:I would love to see what can be done to improve it!


OK Mateo, you asked for it... I'm at home now and therefore have access to my full arsenal of image processing programs... :lol:

I only had access to the Large version of your Smugmug photo, but for the sake of comparison:

Here is your brilliant original:
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and here is my suggested improvement:
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A little tweak to the curve (very slight S shape), a boost to the green (+15) saturation, and sharpening with the Photoshop unsharp mask at 150, 1.4, 1

One of many things you can do with PP (I am but a beginner)... As usual it's a matter of taste, but I think that this version would definitely print better...
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Postby phillipb on Wed May 11, 2005 9:22 pm

I'm with you John,
Nice shot Mateo.
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Postby ozimax on Thu May 12, 2005 5:44 pm

Out-bloomin'-standin' shot Mateo, keep 'em comin'

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Postby leek on Thu May 12, 2005 11:36 pm

Mateo... Didn't you like my treatment of your great original photo???
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Postby mateo on Fri May 13, 2005 8:38 am

leek wrote:Mateo... Didn't you like my treatment of your great original photo???


Indeed I did.. I could have sworn I wrote a lengthy reply... hmmm, maybe it didn't post or I possibly never did it. I do like the touched up one... not sure if I liek it better though. The original has a the softer feel to it. I different mood for sure. I don't know about printing, I'd have to check it out! But nice work!

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