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Anonymous
Hey /p/,

Do you guys ever take a picture that you think sucks but you still like for some god-forsaken reason that you can't figure out? I think I just did.

Your thoughts?
>> Anonymous
Yes. All the time.

Keep it, come back to it later. Give your eyes some time to see something different. It might be a great picture, but right now your just not liking your subject matter.

In a few days, weeks, hell could be months you might say "Wait a minute, I know what I can do with that."

Btw, the picture's good.
>> Anonymous
>>121765

Thanks. And yeah, I save all my pictures. My external HD has about 100gb worth of pictures just sitting there waiting for me to get bored and go looking through for something to photoshop.

PS, is the HDR on the pic noticeable at all? I was trying to see if I could increase the dynamic range without making it look unnatural.
>> Anonymous
>>121770

I didn't know till you said so, if that tells you anything.

I'd like to see pre-HDR tho, I think the range could have been done without it with some creative masking techniques and layers.

I hate HDR usually, but this time it worked out.
>> Anonymous
could benefit from some color correction. Looks too reddish
>> Lynx !!KY+lVSl0s2m
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I pulled this one out of my trash can to scan 2 weeks after I put it in there. Except my pic is still shit, unlike yours. I guess it has sentimental value more than anything.
>> Anonymous
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>>121773

Lovely, that's what I was hoping for.

Here's the original, resized.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeSONYCamera ModelDSC-N1Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 MacintoshMaximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:02:05 02:05:44Exposure Time1/40 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating80Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceCloudy WeatherFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length7.90 mmColor Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width600Image Height800RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeStandardContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormal
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>121780
Er. I don't think that's "HDR" so much as "Played around with the levels/curves in post".
>> Anonymous
>>121874

No that is actually tone-mapped. I tried doing it with just curves/contrast/ect, but I couldn't get it exactly how I wanted it so I went in Photomatix and made it into an HDR. Of course, I knocked the strength down quite a bit to try and keep it natural-looking, but yeah that is an HDR.
>> Anonymous
Would probably look better if it were darker and had a bit more contrast IMO.
>> Anonymous
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>>121911
your mom is an HDR.

Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS2 WindowsImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:02:05 22:02:29Color Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width600Image Height800
>> Anonymous
>>122004

OH SHI-
>> Anonymous
>>122004
nikkor please
>> Anonymous
>>122004
i raffed hard
>> hugefaggot !h03zPh8L9E
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you had some slight lens distortion, I also added a lens flare, I think it adds an artistic touch to it.
>>fix'd.

Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS2 WindowsImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:02:05 23:24:19Color Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width600Image Height800
>> Anonymous
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>>122025

NEEDS MOAR FLARE

Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 MacintoshImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:02:05 17:44:30Color Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width600Image Height800
>> Anonymous
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>>122029

Still not enough flare.

Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 MacintoshImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:02:05 17:46:32Color Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width600Image Height800
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>122031
Wow. That is very nearly enough lens flare.
>> Anonymous
>>122025
>>122029
>>122031
OMG i lol´d so hard