Misc. Scenery Shots

[Dracofish]

Daffodils:
http://dragoncharm.com/miscshots/daffodils.jpg

Winter Road:
http://dragoncharm.com/miscshots/winterroad1.jpg

Waterfall:
http://dragoncharm.com/miscshots/stoppingtime5.5.jpg

Siberian Tiger:
http://dragoncharm.com/zoopics/siberiantiger2-8.2.5.jpg

hey Melissa

Love the pics, I really liked the tiger pic, just thought it was a bit dark, but the composition is flawless. I took the liberty if you dont mind to play w/it in Pshop just to adjust colors and tones. What do you think:
http://aquatic-photography.com/pics/tiger.jpg

[Dracofish]

I think it's way over enhanced. I can't stand it when pictures get enhanced to the point where white gets washed out into a single blob.

Plus, the Tiger was in the shade, not the sun, so he looked more brown (as with my pic), not orange. At the time the pic was taken, the sun was starting to go down, so everything was a bit subdued. I actually like how my pic turned out.

The last thing is that with the enhanced photo, you lose some of the detail and softness of the fur.

[Dracofish]

Here's another shot of the Tiger. As you can see, Siberians are more of an overall brownish orange than the typical bright orange of most Tigers (usually Bengals) you see in zoos.

http://dragoncharm.com/zoopics/siberiantiger2-8.1.jpg

I dont disagree with you, and I did not spend a lot of time on it, should have been a much softer enhance, I just wanted to see how it would look all bright and shiny. [smilie=lol.gif] I do like your pic, and the second one is quite beautiful. The first one still seems a bit cloudy to me. Maybe it's the monitor.

[arowspace]

Although paradise was a bit heavy-handed w/ the adjustment, he is absolutely correct that the original photo could stand some improvement. I understand that the tiger was in the shade and it was dusk. However, the photo suffers from underexposure and lacks sufficient contrast which contributes to the overall muddy appearance. Selectively boosting the level and contrast can make a good photograph better without blowing out the detail in the areas of highlight or deviating too much from the original's tonal quality. Just a quick attempt:

http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v39/arowspace/misc/arowspacemod_siberiantiger.jpg

[benny]

the photo suffers from underexposure and lacks sufficient contrast which contributes to the overall muddy appearance. Selectively boosting the level and contrast can make a good photograph better without blowing out the detail in the areas of highlight or deviating too much from the original's tonal quality.

Well said.

On my monitor, I would agree that the last photo looks best of the 3. The details in the snow on the left is not washed out by the adjustments and details of the hair illuminated by the sunlight is still visible on the right.

On a separate note, some of us are not aware that our photos turn out underexposed or off color. This is due to our monitor settings and therefore, what appears correct on our monitor looks horrible on another and vice versa. I am aware of this problem as my new monitor is not quite good and the pictures often turned out weird after I do a round of auto levels, contrast, colors. I'm getting a Spyder from Patone ColorVision to try to correct this problem and take the guess work out.

Cheers,

[Dracofish]

Thanks for the imput guys, but if you were standing next to me when I took the shot, my picture is the closest representation of what it really looked like. The third picture has too much light in it. I guess what I'm trying to say is that from my point of view, my picture is best, because I know that it's the most accurate representation of what was seen. But I can see where you guys are coming from...

As far as monitor settings go...I took the file and printed the picture out on a KPM and it looked just like what my monitor shows...so what I see is what the picture really looks like.

good job arrowspace, like I said, it was a quick thing just to test how it would look. I did not spend any time on it. Your attempt looks great, much better. I just did auto levels and adjusted contrast, which is what washes out the snow.

Melissa, I think we all do understand, but we all want to see that other "bright" look, which also looks appealing. Nothing wrong though with the more natural subdued look.
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[Croon]

I'd have to say I like Paradises version most. Must be my monitor.

great pics anyways!