I think the biggest problem with the eyes is that there are 4 catchlights, each of a different color. The two in the right eye are very different, too much so imo. Also, the one in the lower corner of the left eye is too big. In addition, there's a spot on the nose that's too bright, and a small reflection from the subject's fingernail on the finger against his cheek. Plus there are two or four pixels (didn't actually count them) in two places on the bridge of the nose. So, I fiddled with the catchlights, removed the fingernail reflection, toned down the bright spot on the nose, and removed those two or four annoying pixels.
Take a look: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/robs-pics.jpg Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 12/8/2004 11:39:17 AM > Subject: Re: PAW Something different for me > > On 8 Dec 2004 at 9:43, Powell Hargrave wrote: > > > I like it a lot but the yellow light in the eyes bothered me a bit. > > Here is a version with the whites de saturated about 50%. > > http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/2558222-md2.jpg > > A subtle change but the eyes are so important in a portrait. > > Thanks team, I guess a second round of comments on a previous PAW is a bit of a > compliment :-) > > Thanks for your re-working, I agree it was pretty saturated but the quality of > light didn't help particularly the hideous reflection back off my beige desk, > eek. As I mentioned to Dave I might give this image another go. If it's of any > interest to see the file processed as per the camera settings, I just ran Johns > HALFSIZE utility on the RAW file and this is the outcome: > > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP5212.jpg > > I think it's more similar to your re-work than my photo.net image. > > Cheers, > > > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
