I found this little guy in the woods the other week. Taken with the 40D and 70-200 f4, I don't remember much else about it.
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I found this little guy in the woods the other week. Taken with the 40D and 70-200 f4, I don't remember much else about it.
Hi Carole, I think it's a good portrait of a bunny. Somehow it kind of looks flat though. So, I took the liberty to make some adjustments. Your thoughts?
What adjustments did you do, Desmond?
Looks like a contrast adjustment Cheryl !!! The little guys sure pops out now !!!
btw look what happens to the white area with the contrast increase (the leg) can be controlled by doing so in a layer mask. Great work Desmond you sure made it look good !!
As presented would like to have seen more room at the bottom, do like the straight look and feel !!
The result is essentially that of a contrast boast. I didn't use Curve though (I know what it is but not good at it). What I had in mind was to try to guide the focus of a viewer to the head/face of the bunny and hide some of the background (especially the top right hand part). Fist thing I thought of was vignetting. So I dupliated the layer and changed the blend mode to Mulitply. Then I brushed the lighter part back, which is essentially what's around the head and some part of the foreground. Then adjust opacity of the brush and painted on different areas to smooth out the transition from bright areas to dark/shadow areas. Then I used Level to brighten the bunny a bit. Next was to sharpen the bunny selectively. Finally sharpened again using a touch of High Pass filter.Originally Posted by Alfred Forns
I hope the final result gives the original photo some depth, a more 3 dimensional feel. More importantly, put the focus on the face of the bunny.
Yep, my bad. Should have been more careful. At least brushed back the mulitplied layer :o:obtw look what happens to the white area with the contrast increase (the leg) can be controlled by doing so in a layer mask.
Last edited by Desmond Chan; 09-25-2008 at 09:29 PM.
that looks much better Desmond, thanks for taking the time, sounds like an awful lot and I have no clue how to do it.
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