Think I've left the eye too central in the frame ?
Posted by Alan Bryant on August 21, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Hi Paul
I love seeing really close shots of these guys as it shows just how horible they look lol.
The image you have posted seems to have a slight white layer over the top, making the whole image look over exposed(if you know what i mean ?).
Hope you dont mind but i had a play with your image, to get rid of the whiteness.Just did a combination of saturation/contrast/levels/curves to tone everything down.And give the shot some body as it looks flat via the whitesh layer.
Paul, Alan's rework is a significant improvement of your image. What bothers me still is very light background. Somehow I'm not sure if it suits this subject.
Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Paul Rycraft on August 22, 2007 at 3:38 AM
Alan,
Cheers for the rework, looks so much better. For whatever reason I lose all colour when save for web in Photoshop (possible colour space issue?). Anyway thanks again for taking the time to fix.
Marko, I agree the background isn't the greatest, it is a concrete slab on top of a wall, really I was so chuffed at finally getting an image that shows the structure of the compound eye I just shot away.
Paul
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 22, 2007 at 4:17 AM
Paul - before you save for web you need to change colour space >edit>convert to profile - then choose sRGB using the Adobe ACE engine check box ticked and Relative Colourimetric box ticked
Nice cap BTW, Als' rework helps it no end (but now you've got that covered) - the pale BG doesn't bother me at all
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Think I've left the eye too central in the frame ?
I love seeing really close shots of these guys as it shows just how horible they look lol.
The image you have posted seems to have a slight white layer over the top, making the whole image look over exposed(if you know what i mean ?).
Hope you dont mind but i had a play with your image, to get rid of the whiteness.Just did a combination of saturation/contrast/levels/curves to tone everything down.And give the shot some body as it looks flat via the whitesh layer.
Oh and the comp is alright with me
Cheers,
Marko
Cheers for the rework, looks so much better. For whatever reason I lose all colour when save for web in Photoshop (possible colour space issue?). Anyway thanks again for taking the time to fix.
Marko, I agree the background isn't the greatest, it is a concrete slab on top of a wall, really I was so chuffed at finally getting an image that shows the structure of the compound eye I just shot away.
Paul
Nice cap BTW, Als' rework helps it no end (but now you've got that covered) - the pale BG doesn't bother me at all