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Greece
Title: monastery Osios LoukasNikon F75
monastery Osios Loukas (2)
Hrisanthos (156)
Cropping and Framing
Cropping and Framing
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-12-04 01:48:49] [1]
Cropping removes that "ugly" building on the left. Framing gives the picture a matching backdrop and a more professional appearance. The black frame works well with the dark trees and contrasting white houses, which now stand out more. What do you think?
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Greece
Title: Dispilio house
Dispilio house (2)
tale Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 35 W: 0 N: 16] (641)
Contrast and Brightness
Contrast and Brightness
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-09-13 00:53:14] [1]
I increased the contrast a bit to bring out the colors of the sky, hut, and swamp. Decreasing the brightness helped offset the bright areas of the photo that appeared after increasing the contrast. Hope you like it!
Taso
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Iran
Title: spring lightCanon G3
spring light (22)
asanak Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 0 N: 328] (1972)
Cropping and Framing
Cropping and Framing
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-04 11:55:18] [1]
I simply cropped the clouds and framed the photo. What do you think?
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Canada
Title: The rockies 5Minolta X-700
The rockies 5 (17)
pierrefonds Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2730 W: 90 N: 4927] (19119)
Brightness & Contrast
Brightness & Contrast
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-03 14:02:13]
Increasing the contrast provides a more realistic image. Decreasing the brightness offsets any excessive brightness produced by increasing the contrast. Were the jpeg reduction of better quality (or original photo of higher resolution?), the sky would show a smooth gradient, as opposed to the choppy low quality gradient it shows now. What do you think?
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India
Title: Nandi HillsCanon PowerShot S2 IS
Nandi Hills (1)
prakashk (10)
Contrast, Brightness, & Framing
Contrast, Brightness, & Framing
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-03 13:39:51] [2]
Increased contrast, in this case, helps the photo to look more realistic and brings out the contrasts of the valley. Since the sky is somewhat bright, we must decrease the brightness after increasing the contrast so that the sky does not become too bright. Framing the picture using black and a color matching the color of the sky helps to balance out the lack of light blue color at the bottom of the photo. I also added a hint of sharpening, although a better focus would have been ideal. What do you think?
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Taiwan
Title: Sunset on the roof
Sunset on the roof (5)
linjim3 Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 27 W: 1 N: 93] (854)
Cropping, Brightness, & Contrast
Cropping, Brightness, & Contrast
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-02 19:40:41] [1]
Since the city is not that flattering in this light and the sky looks very nice, I would simply crop the city out. Decreasing the brightness and increasing the contrast of the sky then highlights the colors and provides a more realistic image. What do you think?
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France
Title: Lagon corseCanon EOS 350D
Lagon corse (21) *
ceky Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 258 W: 84 N: 358] (2060)
Contrast
Contrast
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-02 19:03:11] [1]
I added a bit of contrast to make the photo look more realistic. I also added a bit of sharpness, although a better focus would have been ideal. What do you think?
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France
Title: The small wallSony Cyber-Shot DSC-H1
The small wall (14)
swing38 Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 22 W: 0 N: 34] (268)
Contrast & Brightness
Contrast & Brightness
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-05-02 01:59:33] [1]
I simply played with the brightness and contrast a little bit. Hope you don't mind!
Since the sky is on the verge of being too bright, we need to decrease the brightness if we are going to increase the contrast. Increasing the contrast without decreasing brightness would cause the sky to be too bright. Doing this also results in the tree (foreground) to become darker. Since the tree's details are not very important to the picture (as the focus is on the wall and the colored building) it actually works to intensify the focus on the picture's main subject.
What do you think?
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France
Title: Port of Cannes lightenedSony Cybershot DSC-P7
Port of Cannes lightened (2)
lesfilous Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 67 W: 0 N: 16] (365)
Contrast
Contrast
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-04-29 18:02:52] [2]
I simply increased the contrast to provide a more realistic image. What do you think?
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Brazil
Title: Buildings and boatsPanasonic DMC-FZ50
Buildings and boats (11)
resouzaesouzaaa Silver Star Critiquer [C: 12 W: 0 N: 5] (232)
Mainly Cropping
Mainly Cropping
greecelightning Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 80 W: 10 N: 21] (284) [2006-04-29 16:26:23]
I've cropped the photo to remove the entire top portion. Since the reflection of the buildings in the water doesn't interfere with the boats, it makes for a good balanced photo even with the real buildings cropped out. I tried to sharpen the image, but it became somewhat grainy - I prefer it unsharpened, though others may prefer it sharpened. Either way, a better focus would have been ideal. I also added slight contrast and a frame, with the orange corresponding to the orange in the photo. What do you think?
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