A Lady's Abode
Uploaded: April 23, 2010 10:22:19 | Entered: October 15, 2019 04:24:14
She was well camouflaged in its environment. RAW processed in PS CS2 and Picassa. Camera Raw posted below for comparison.
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CATEGORY: Nature & Landscape (January 7, 2012 - resubbed)
Exif: F Number: 5.6, ExposureTime: 10/6400 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 262, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: D40
Usman M. Bajwa
April 23, 2010
Ken Smith
April 23, 2010
Katarina Mansson April 23, 2010
Superb clarity, colors, DOF and comp!!! #8564757
Elida Gutierrez
April 23, 2010
Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 23, 2010
Wow, this is excellent Usman. Gorgeous colors and details.Once I learned to shoot in RAW, I never looked back. I'm glad you decided to give it a try. I like to edit my images in Bridge, Photoshop CS4 and Digital Photo Professional. I have never used Picassa, so I can't help you there. I know that Patrick Rouzes uses that program. Maybe he can help you!
Good luck,
Donna #8565089
Nikki McDonald
April 23, 2010
Bunny Snow April 24, 2010
Wow! What a difference. I agree with everyone: the clarity is superb, the colors and tonality lovely and you created wonderful DOF and composition!My raw captures always have more tonality, sharpness and clarity than the JPGs out of the camera--even when my images are not as sharp as yours or my processing as beautiful.
Adobe Camera Raw, from what I understand, changes the size from 8 bits to 16 bits in the conversion process (if its preset that way) and those extra bits worked in ACR as well as in photoshop, more detail, can be obtained. Bigger or more expensive cameras have even more data than mine. The more data in, the information you have with which to process your image.
Don't forget to change it back to 8 bits when using certain software plug-ins, or when saving it to your hard drive because it takes up tons of space.
Looks like you've proven to yourself and any non-believers that raw is better. #8566148
Carol Eade
April 30, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
May 17, 2010
UB. #8616617
Melinda F. Schneider
January 07, 2012
Joy Rector January 07, 2012
gorgeous #9906980
Michele Peterson
January 07, 2012
Peggy Pfister
January 10, 2012
Kathryn Wesserling January 10, 2012
The image is beautiful, and the title made it a sweet story. #9912630
Leslie McLain
October 05, 2012
Stefania Barbier
October 09, 2012
Yulianto Soeroso October 09, 2012
lovely sets #10361827Connie J. Bagot October 09, 2012
So beautiful! I love the colors and the way the flowers and the ladybug pop out from the background. Great photo and great processing! #10361987Craig D. Minton October 19, 2012
Great work here, Usman! These colors are fantastic. I don't completely understand the principles of RAW other than the fact that there seems to be allot more usable information. So I us it. Looking through your gallery is humbling. You have mastered the use of Photoshop with a subtle style, which is VERY appealing to me. I have PS but have not yet learned to use it. You have inspired me to do so. #10376977Brett Dolsen October 20, 2012
Great macro,colours and processing Usman! #10377208Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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