playing with photoshop again!!!!

[[alandkell]]

this was taken on walkabout yesterday evening whilst practising with aperture settings! I realise it is not the most focused photo and thats why i chose to play with some filters and textures to try and create a more worldly looking photo! i wanted to create some cracking and edging of the phot but couldnt find the texture overlay i wanted so settled on this as a finished result! feel free to play!!!!

[[Geoff Slocock]]

Thanks for giving permission to play. I suspect that tone mapping and a few other tweaks will yield results. I am not sure that I can do anything before early tomorrow evening, though, since I have to get ready for a trip to the dentist tomorrow and I have an early start.

[[cyb]]

erm... without sounding rude - Alan this is the sort of image I would not go to the trouble of doing anything with and is often the wrong reason people use photoshop.

Can I suggest perhaps a little more though into composition would have made the world of difference?

You have all the elements there for a good photo ... boy, puddles, wellies.
You could have got the lad jumping in the air, splashing in the puddles - he looks bored silly it would have made the day fun for him and you would both have a nice record of your walk in the rain.

[[Geoff Slocock]]

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I think Colin's comments carry some force. However post processing is a valid road to sharpening up on camera skills.

Because pp can be done quickly, it really is possible to realise the opportunities that there were available at time of shooting.

Applied: Cropping, tone mapping, sharpening.

Discussion can help a lot, too.

Geoff