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GP Merfeld
{K:14396} 4/11/2003
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I agree with your last comment, John... Sometimes extra detail is almost detrimental to certain kinds of images, and I think this is one of them... I think the stark, "silent" white of the snow really adds the perfect contrast to the action of the cats, making it more abstract in effect - as a High Key image treatment... So my vote goes with this version as well... Excellent work.
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John Charlton
{K:5595} 1/16/2003
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Thanks to everyone who commented on the updated version.
I agree with Bob that there is a loss of detail in the highlights and am posting yet another version here that addresses that complaint.
I don't think I really improved on the image any though as the shadows under the cats now seem uneaven to me and look somewhat un-natural (they are darker at the edges than they are in the centre. I tried to eliminate this side effect but this is the best I could come up with. I still kind of like the image above best.
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Bob Jarman
{K:3145} 1/16/2003
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Wonderful shot, and I agree that this is much better than the 1st. The only thing I don't think is an improvement is that you lost the majority of the few spots of snow-texture you had around the cats. IMO, it leaves an almost to pure background.
I don't know what features paintshop pro has, but can you make a selection of the cats, than invert the selection and make a layer adjustment using color or level sliders to remove the blue cast without losing this detail in the snow?
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Martin Wipp
{K:211} 1/14/2003
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Love this picture. I've looked at it several times and it makes me smile each time. I have to agree that the white snow is much better than the blue snow you had in the other shot.
I really like the action with the cats and the overall uniform lighting.
Keep up the good work.
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Andy Eulass
{K:13435} 1/8/2003
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I did compare this to your earlier version and this is a vast improvement on a great capture. I initially thought on seeing this the you might have blown out the detail in the snow but I can see that snow really is pristine saving for the few tracks created by Jenny and Cougar. I do like their placement in the frame and as Alisa noted, their activity serves as a very nice contrast to the stillness created by the snow. Very nice use of the space of the snow to create this contrast. Way to go.
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Alisa Mudge
{K:12511} 2/13/2004
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Once again John you have shown us that you know what you are doing :)
Love the splash of life surrounded with the stillness of the white cold snow. The composition is perrrfect ;p
My kind of cat picture.
AM
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Dawna G.
{K:7709} 1/5/2003
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nice work John on a great capture!
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Deleted User
{K:4598} 1/5/2003
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Much better and truer colors. Levels BTW will do the same thing.
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Mary Sue Hayward
{K:17558} 1/5/2003
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Great improvement on an already strong image! I always appreciate how you provide very specific information on how you manipulate your images to produce the final effect. This is a learning site, and your comments are very helpful to me. Thanks!
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John Charlton
{K:5595} 1/5/2003
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View the original http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=29179
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