Nice Photos.

The ex-girlfriend was on the phone for ages, so I went for a walk with my camera in the field behind the house. No colour adjustments, just a natural contrast in colours between the peacock butterfly and the crop:



Tony

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Geoff's picture of the whale on the last page is truly breathtaking.

....pure luck Peter. I was shooting more mundane whale pics...it happened...I clicked the shutter...it wasn't until at home reviewing I realised I had got the shot.

Fabulous Swallow tail BTW.....They didn't do half as well on the ONE SHow this evening...but I liked Arthur's comment.

...just a moth with good PR and a pretty frock

Geoff

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...just a moth with good PR and a pretty frock

Geoff

Tony

Here are a couple of recent shots.


and my youngest last week.

Tony, that butterfly shot is genius.

The big dogs. Whippet racing in Squamish.

I like the expression on this fella's face.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by winkyincanada:

Comeonmyson youcandoit

My own small contribution to the Swallowtail collection. Not as good as Peter's. By golly these little fellas move quickly!

Closer to home, my plums being given a misty early morning nibble in the garden last week.

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Originally posted by JWM:
Closer to home, my plums being given a misty early morning nibble in the garden last week.

And a "take out" bag full as well, I presume ?
Hope you are doing well, James.

Jeff A

A rockhopper penguin today at Whipsnade. So photogenic, I could have spent all day with them.



Tony

A quick fix in PS Elements:



But is it better? I dont know.

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Originally posted by Christian Alshus:
A quick fix in PS Elements:



But is it better? I dont know.

WOAH!! You've turned my penguin into a squirrel!!

Tony

Whoa! Thanks Christian. Don't my plums look good!

Is this particular software easy to use? I'm using Windows XP.

James

As a long time Photoshop Nut, I found it easy.

I'm using Pshotoshop Elements ATM, which is the amateur version of PS. Its OK for quick fixing of pictures.

For your picture, I used the auto settings for colour and contrast. Nothing fancy.

If you use www.photobucket.com , there is a photo edit option there that's doing about the same as Photoshop.

Your picture fixed by
1. Photoshop Elements
2. Editor in photobucket

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2.

Please don't edit the mist on this one Christian!

In the Tuscan Hills last week.......

KR

Peter

Im not gonna do nothing, but the photo makes me visit Italy.

(The colours are almost "burned" out in the green areas. They could be a little lighter. And it's not alwyas good to cut a photo in two parts(land and sky) like you have done. )

But I'm no specialist either.

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The problem with the auto features of photo editing softwares is that they average the levels and usually produce awful results, no better than the original.

I find the "fixed" squirrel image far too contrasty, too dark and too cold.

This looks better to me on my screen.

The following link is to a largeish file so if you are not on broadband do not go there.

It shows a Mocking bird breaking into an Albatross egg and eating the contents
Mocking Bird

A Frigate bird swooping down on the beach to pick up a crab

Count what changes did you make to the squirrel picture and what with?
Howard

Last night they said on the 'one'show it's Dragonfly time. So right on cue this guy turned up....



He's quite big, about 2 inches long, but it's those amazing gossamer wings that get me.



Geoff