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UER Forum > Archived UE Photo Critiques > Girl Scout Camp (Viewed 448 times)
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Girl Scout Camp
< on 11/28/2006 8:53 AM >
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Kitchen

Cellar

Chairs

From inside the cellar

Warehouse


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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 1 on 11/28/2006 3:36 PM >
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Very nice! I don't remember camp looking like this.

Show up at 9:30 with 15 dollars cash and your fingers crossed.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 2 on 11/28/2006 7:09 PM >
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Are those bullet holes in the first one?? Somebody must not have sold enough cookies...

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 3 on 12/1/2006 11:54 PM >
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Nice shots. Find any brownies....ugh

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 4 on 12/2/2006 5:19 AM >
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Good shots but your post-processing is a little off... the first one is missing a bit in the high tonal range, the rest look like the victim of a little too much unsharp mask.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 5 on 12/3/2006 8:19 PM >
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I would really really really really really like to know why everyone says I use too much unsharp mask, because I have honestly NEVER used unsharp mask.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 6 on 12/3/2006 8:53 PM >
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Are you using the Shadow/Highlight adjustment then? It had the same effect.

Let me give you an example.

Here's a couple of "before" and "after" shots with a very exaggerated Unsharp Mask effect::

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Unsharp mask works by increasing the contrast between neighbouring areas in an image. As I mentioned, the same effect is built into the Shadow/Highlight adjustment. If the settings are right it can be subtle and work pretty well, but if the effect is too strong it can add a funny looking 'glow' around edges, and wreck a good photo.

I'm seeing the same effect in your second, fourth, and fifth shots (it's most noticeable in the 5th).

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 7 on 12/6/2006 5:31 PM >
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Yeah, the second one has very defined edges, too well defined.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 8 on 12/6/2006 8:06 PM >
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I can almost feel the grime in every crevice of my body.
Excellent shots.

[15:00:33] <SeeThirty> cause you're not likely to be anywhere that other people haven't been who didn't have protection
[15:00:41] <SeeThirty> still better safe than lexi
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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 9 on 12/7/2006 7:13 AM >
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I see what you mean. Thanks. I'll tone it down.

And Lexi, your avatar is amazing.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 10 on 12/8/2006 6:06 AM >
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Oh, and what do you think I should do with the first one...?


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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 11 on 12/8/2006 7:14 AM >
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Nicely composed shots... the last one is well framed, especially.

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 12 on 12/8/2006 12:47 PM >
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Posted by dobug
Oh, and what do you think I should do with the first one...?



Leave it,
It's perfect.
I love it.
You touch it and I'll kill you.


[15:00:33] <SeeThirty> cause you're not likely to be anywhere that other people haven't been who didn't have protection
[15:00:41] <SeeThirty> still better safe than lexi
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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 13 on 12/8/2006 3:21 PM >
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Posted by Lexi
Leave it,
It's perfect.
I love it.
You touch it and I'll kill you.



Well on that note... if you really want feedback, here it is.

This is, of course, just personal preference... but the first thing I notice about the first photo is that it's got a somewhat "muted" look. If this is intentional, stop reading here and just ignore me. If not, check out the histogram:


You can immediately see from that big gap on the right that there is nothing in the "bright" end of the tonal range.

Personally I'd tweak the levels a bit in photoshop... not a lot, just a little... to add a bit more depth. Again, just my personal preference.

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I don't know how familiar you are with Photoshop or photo-editing, so please don't take any offence if I over-explain this... but here's a nice explanation about reading histograms and adjusting/correcting levels, if you're interested.



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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 14 on 12/8/2006 5:00 PM >
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Posted by dobug
I would really really really really really like to know why everyone says I use too much unsharp mask, because I have honestly NEVER used unsharp mask.

have you check your in-camera settings? sometimes the setting needs to be adjusted

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Re: Girl Scout Camp
<Reply # 15 on 12/8/2006 5:03 PM >
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Wonderful shots ... as noted before some could use levels adjustments, but you have an eye for a decent composition

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