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Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:04 -It's probably beyond my ability and equipment at the moment.Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
For one thing, the bottom edge of the handle needs a little light to make it stand out more from the background for one thing. And for another the shadow of the cross bar on the line is too harsh.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:40 -Photoshop could fix thoseSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:04 -It's probably beyond my ability and equipment at the moment.Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
For one thing, the bottom edge of the handle needs a little light to make it stand out more from the background for one thing. And for another the shadow of the cross bar on the line is too harsh.
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 10:29 -Not by me it couldn't!davelumb wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:40 -Photoshop could fix thoseSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:04 -It's probably beyond my ability and equipment at the moment.Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
For one thing, the bottom edge of the handle needs a little light to make it stand out more from the background for one thing. And for another the shadow of the cross bar on the line is too harsh.
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davelumb wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 11:05 -Nor me. I use it for resizing, cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast and that's about it, so I actually use about 0.1% of the functionality of PhotoshopSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 10:29 -Not by me it couldn't!davelumb wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:40 -Photoshop could fix thoseSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:04 -It's probably beyond my ability and equipment at the moment.Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
For one thing, the bottom edge of the handle needs a little light to make it stand out more from the background for one thing. And for another the shadow of the cross bar on the line is too harsh.
In the hands of folk adept with it though, it's amazing what can be done.
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Steve Dennington wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 11:37 -I don't use it at all. I use Lightroom (which is like being in a darkroom making prints but easier!) for processing and resizing, and Affinity Photo for adding borders, making logos and stuff. I can't be arsed with all the processing stuff that can be done in Photoshop/Affinity.davelumb wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 11:05 -Nor me. I use it for resizing, cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast and that's about it, so I actually use about 0.1% of the functionality of PhotoshopSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 10:29 -Not by me it couldn't!davelumb wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:40 -Photoshop could fix thoseSteve Dennington wrote: ↑Mon May 10 2021 22:04 -It's probably beyond my ability and equipment at the moment.Total photographic philistine that I am, I can't see what's wrong with that or how you could improve it with what you will learn
For one thing, the bottom edge of the handle needs a little light to make it stand out more from the background for one thing. And for another the shadow of the cross bar on the line is too harsh.
In the hands of folk adept with it though, it's amazing what can be done.
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I've just had another quick fiddle and opened up the shadows a bit in Lightroom.
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You still can't see the black cat in the background . . . .
"He's some sort of lure savant. Or just has an unhealthy addiction to old lures. We are not quite sure . . . . . "
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John Milford wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 11:56 -You still can't see the black cat in the background . . . .
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I'm really looking forward to your fishing photos next season!
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"He's some sort of lure savant. Or just has an unhealthy addiction to old lures. We are not quite sure . . . . . "
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John Milford wrote: ↑Tue May 11 2021 13:38 -That looks like something off the latest fishfinders.I'm really looking forward to your fishing photos next season!
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Probably sacralige to camera geeks, but my cheap iphone seems idiot-proof for taking all sorts of pics better than my previous cameras...
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peteren wrote: ↑Wed May 12 2021 13:39 -For most people a phone camera is all they need these days. There's a lot of computer wizardry going on in cameras in phones these days, and pictures always look 'better' on small screens than big one. Small size photos hide a lot of flaws.Probably sacralige to camera geeks, but my cheap iphone seems idiot-proof for taking all sorts of pics better than my previous cameras...