I think you should consider leaving the highlights as is. Their glow will be especially effective in setting the mood, especially if you intend to introduce a bit og gaussian blur.
Jack --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: On the Dock > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 4:17 AM > Thanks Bill. You're right. I should burn those > highlights down a bit. > I already spent quite a bit of time on this. The section > below her > left heel is actually pasted in from another exposure. I > framed a bit > too close on this one, and her foot was touching the edge > of the > frame. I agree about softness in a shot like this. I'm > considering > adding a touch of gaussian blur to make it a more ethereal > softness. > Paul > On Jul 24, 2008, at 11:25 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Stenquist" > > Subject: PESO: On the Dock > > > > > >> Another shot from today's trip to the nature > center. Grace and I > >> spoke to this young lady on the dock. (Actually, > Grace conversed with > >> her while I watched with amusement. Grace is a > social butterfly who > >> talks to everyone.) We resumed our hike and > approached the lake from > >> a different area. I saw this shot from about 150 > feet away. . It's > >> handheld with the 400, and it's a bit soft, > but I still like it. > >> > >> > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7600273&size=lg > > > > A little softness never hurts a shot like this.The > light on her > > legs is quite hot, If possible, > > I think it should be toned down a bit, but thats just > me. > > It's a good picture. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
