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Postby mic on Tue May 31, 2005 11:57 pm

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A Melbourne Autumn Liquid Amber Leaf.


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Postby stubbsy on Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:07 am

Mic

Another great leaf shot. Your PS skills are getting better. Only niggle is the halation on the leaf edges (especially at the top). Either a bit too heavy on the sharpening or the B & W
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Postby mic on Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:32 pm

Thanks Stubbsy, :wink:

I was a bit clumbsy there wasn't I :? good pick up, I'll get it right one day :roll:

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Postby dooda on Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:54 pm

Mic,

I assume that you make the selection, then you go to quick mask (q on the mac) and put a gaussion blur on the selection?...

If so, make sure that after you put the gaussion blur at the right level, before exiting quickmask mode, go to levels and choke the selecion with the middle slider, it places the point of blurring to the background on the edge that you want it on. Hope that this helps. Let me know if this confuses you completely.
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Postby mic on Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:22 pm

Thanks Doodles, :D

I'll experiment some more with your handy hints.

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Postby -=Monty=- on Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:55 am

This shot is already great.

But it would just look amazing if you fixed the edges.

Great job!
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Postby Glen on Fri Jun 03, 2005 8:33 am

Mic, very nice. "Leaf specialist" to add to your talents?
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:24 am

Gees you lot are tough critics :lol: I like. :wink:
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Postby mic on Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:54 am

Thanks Monty, :wink:

Thanks Glen, :wink: I'm now a Fox Head Specialist as well :roll:

Thanks Oneputt, They are indeed, but this is a Critique Forum and I need the big stick very often to tame my wayward ways.

There is Master Stubbsy, Master Chris, Master Kerry that I would just love to have a snap of their expression when my images flash on their Monitors. Hee heee :) :) :) :)

Cheers all.

Whats next for me in this great big world of Photography.

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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:57 am

mic wrote:Thanks Monty, :wink:

Thanks Glen, :wink: I'm now a Fox Head Specialist as well :roll:

Thanks Oneputt, They are indeed, but this is a Critique Forum and I need the big stick very often to tame my wayward ways.

There is Master Stubbsy, Master Chris, Master Kerry that I would just love to have a snap of their expression when my images flash on their Monitors. Hee heee :) :) :) :)

Cheers all.

Whats next for me in this great big world of Photography.

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I daren't show you the expression on my face for fear it would be inverted, colour washed and altered to make me even more bad looking than I already am :lol:
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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:11 pm

I think these leaf photos you keep showing us provide some sort of hidden meaning...pills, leaves, plant, weed... ;)

Nice one Mic, but yeh fix up the left side :) Doesn't look too crash hot for such an awesome photo! 8)
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