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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 10/17/2005
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I like this one, Mark! Hazy far background, light filtering among some veils, then reflection in the foreground - it looks like starting right under the bridge, very funny! - and the bridge is a beautiful piece of woodwork.
This is moody landscape + magic light! Beautiful!
Gabriela
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Diego M
{K:2668} 1/18/2005
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You were in a right place in a right moment, I guess no easy to find the good position to make click.
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Larry Hammond
{K:16631} 1/12/2005
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Ah Mark, the reflection along with the direction of light combine for a beautiful combination!!
Larry
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Steve Bull
{K:2094} 1/12/2005
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great shot! the thumbnail doesnt do it justice.
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Mark Sherman
{K:15669} 1/11/2005
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One word Deb....WOW... THANKS Teach :-)
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Deb Mayes
{K:19605} 1/11/2005
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Wow, you did do some nice work there, Mark. :)
I almost never use levels; I prefer curves instead. We'll talk about them another time.
Try this instead of the shadow/highlight thing:
Create a new layer using layer/new layer. Change the mode to overlay, and check the box to fill with overlay neutral color. (Will PSE let you do this?)
Then choose your brush tool and set the hardness to 0 and the opacity to 15% or thereabouts. The size should be about the size of what you want to change. Hit your D key to set the default colors.
If you paint on the new layer with black, it will darken slightly. If you paint on the new layer with white, it will lighten slightly. (You can hit X to swap between the two.) This lets you control where the changes happen, and because you are using a small amount, the changes are subtle. You can paint the same area over and over to increase the effect.
I like this method better because you have more control over what is affected; I also like it better than dodge/burn because the effect is more subtle. And if you mess up, well, it's on a layer, no big deal. ;)
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Mark Sherman
{K:15669} 1/11/2005
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Deb here's the orig... and thanks for your time.
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Mark Sherman
{K:15669} 1/11/2005
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about three layers, saturation/hue, contrast, and sometimes magic wand. they have a cool feature, changing shadows, mid tones and highlights, which I really like, levels I'm just not comfy with yet. Any hints, I will try thanks Deb :-)
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Deb Mayes
{K:19605} 1/11/2005
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There are a lot of things you can do with PSE 3.0, Mark - I really believe you should get a photo right in the camera, but I also believe you can learn what you should have done by playing in PSE and it helps you the next time. Kamran's photo was a case in point - I would have wanted to go back and shoot it at night for real. ;)
Are you using layers yet to adjust your photos in PSE? If you are, I'll give you a couple of hints you can play with. :)
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Mark Sherman
{K:15669} 1/11/2005
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Thanks Deb, thats the first time I've been called that. :-)
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Mark Sherman
{K:15669} 1/11/2005
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Area light meter died, had to use spot metering. really got washed out..best I could do with ps elements 3.0.. Really liked what you did with Kamran's shot.
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Deb Mayes
{K:19605} 1/11/2005
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Beautiful composition and reflections, Mark. You chose the optimal spot to get the arch to mirror.
Cropping as Larry suggests is one option, but I'm intrigued by whatever that is that's in bloom. Another option would be to use an ND grad filter to control the light at the top, or recreate its effect in PS. Photographer's choice ;) Well done.
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Lea Mulqueen
{K:7396} 1/11/2005
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Nice and serene with pretty reflections. I'd chop some off the top. Not much of interest there.
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