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[stan the man]

another from this morning....whilst shooting insects,this horse came up to me and happily stayed still whilst i took this shot of his eye...

C+C welcome......

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/1137/horseseye_filtered.jpg

[Oxygen]

Love the DOF on this shot and the detail in the iris.
I am seeing it as a little overexposed and would adjust the levels a tad as my only criticism, although I am on a cheap lcd at work, so it may just be me.

What lens were you using?

You realise I will now have to go track down our local ranger in Wimbledon Common and see if I can get a similar shot :D

[hillwalkinggirl]

:clap:Nicely focused and good DOF Mark, though I agree with oxygen you could adjust the levels a bit more and maybe sharpen the in focus area a little more. This is where you need to sharpen on a separate layer and use a layer mask. How's the new book going?

[stan the man]

thanks both..much appreciated :thumbs:.

barbara....i've been so busy of late,i've not even picked it up as such :bonk:.i wouldn't have a clue as to where to begin with sharpening on a separate layer mask,so any pointers greatly recieved :D

[stan the man]

just made some adjustments to levels...any better?

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/1137/horseseye_filtered-1.jpg

[hillwalkinggirl]

thanks both..much appreciated :thumbs:.

barbara....i've been so busy of late,i've not even picked it up as such :bonk:.i wouldn't have a clue as to where to begin with sharpening on a separate layer mask,so any pointers greatly recieved :D



Duplicate layer
Sharpen by any method you prefer.
On the layer you have sharpened, click icon at bottom, add layer mask.
Type D to change colour palette to default black foreground, white background
Click mask to make sure mask is selected.
Choose brush, and then paint on the mask with black over the bits you don't want sharpened.
That's it. Good luck.:thumbs:

[stan the man]

thanks barbara...i'll have a go at it :hug:

[hillwalkinggirl]

thanks barbara...i'll have a go at it :hug:

Don't forget to post the result.:thumbs:

[Ajophotog]

yep an eye it is, but Stan you could have wiped the risotto off first :D

[stan the man]

yep an eye it is, but Stan you could have wiped the risotto off first :D

there's no fooling you alby :razz: :lol:

[Venomator]

The adjusted image is a super improvement Stan ... :thumbs: ... excellent take imhgo ... ;)






:p

[stan the man]

barbara...just tried to sharpen as per instructions,but i'm not sure i'm using the same PP software as you are as i'm struggling from number4 onwards.i'm using photoshop 7 by the way...

[hillwalkinggirl]

barbara...just tried to sharpen as per instructions,but i'm not sure i'm using the same PP software as you are as i'm struggling from number4 onwards.i'm using photoshop 7 by the way...

It should be the same in PS7. Where exactly did you get stuck. Did you manage to add the layer mask. If so then what you need to do is on the tools palette where you have the little swatch with foreground and backround, make sure its at its default state, usually by typing D, but if this doesn't work just click on the little small overlapping black and white icon at the bottom of the toolbar, and then if the black was isn't to the top, just click the little arrow to swap them over.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2604749591_5cfb38b8de_o.jpg

Choose the brush, and then click on the mask to make sure that you are painting on this and not onto the picture. Then with a black brush just paint over the bits you don't want sharpened. When you paint on the mask you won't see any colour appear on the picture just black will appear on the icon mask, but the sharpening will disappear. If you make a mistake just change over to a white brush and repaint over the mistake and it will come back'
Hope this helps, Barbara

[stan the man]

thanks barbara...i may have improved it,what do you think?

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/1137/sharpenedeye.jpg

[hillwalkinggirl]

Well I like it, the eye seems to sparkle more. Did you manage to get the mask method working then?

[stan the man]

yes barbara,got there in the end...men eh! :cuckoo::lol::lol::lol:

just need to practice so i remember it next time i need it :bonk:

[hillwalkinggirl]

yes barbara,got there in the end...men eh! :cuckoo::lol::lol::lol:

just need to practice so i remember it next time i need it :bonk:

Glad you got it in the end. Remember though you can use this mask technique for lots of other things too though, not just for sharpening. It's a good thing to learn.:thumbs:

[stan the man]

yep,i'm sure i'll use it again and again......thanks for your help barbara:clap: