Posted by martie (Okinawa, Japan) on 20 December 2007 in Cityscape & Urban.
At the suggestion of Pedro , which I really appreciate, I've tried to straighten this photo and add a bit more saturation. This is the first time I used Photoshop -- which is pretty overwhelming. Any comments, hints, etc will be GREATLY appreciated. The original of this photo was posted on 18 Dec.
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The green stands out more after editing it. But the water's still lovely. And lovely colours :)
20 Dec 2007 12:42am
@Elle: Yes, I'm not happy with the green. But I got the photo a bit straighter and I like the water. Photoshop is not an easy tool.
Indeed the green is a bit to much.. you should use a bit more levels to adjust the color and hue.. but I can only advise you to just try it and use it a lot and you will find you way....and if you have any questions about Photoshop let me know.. glad to help !
20 Dec 2007 3:00am
@ColNed Pictures: Thank you - I'm sure I'll take you up on the offer to help!
lol SO MANY SUGGESTIONS, here's one more, sometimes just using shadowing brings out the colour more without the oversaturation that can occur. Also a bit of sharpening would do well. You'll get the trick. Personally I find that very rarely does a photo appear quite as lovely as you see it, that's why it's great that there are programs to adjust the photo so that it looks exactly or almost exactly like what you saw. It is never a criticism of your skills. Straightening the photo was the first great advice that I received from Aminus3 (Ian) and I've been using it ever since, it makes a big difference!
20 Dec 2007 7:57am
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine! I appreciate all the hints and I'm looking forward to seeing how many I can master!
Well observed Martie.
23 Dec 2007 4:23pm
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