August 29, 2007

• Oh how I wish I knew what I said or did to get this picture:

  

  I took a lot of pictures of Moose this summer.  He’s a nice fella, and pretty photogenic.  This one, taken during Heritage Day at Rayado, is by far my favorite.  So much so, that I thought I’d play around with it a bit…

  Here’s the original.  It’s not bad, but what we really want to see is his face.
  

  After the crop, he needed a bit of sharpening, and some basic color correction.  I think the sharper image makes him look more intense…
  
  …but I don’t like the color correction.  It looks too gray.

  Let’s boost the saturation to bring some color back to the scene:
  
  Much better!

  But don’t overdo it:
  
  Yikes!

  I like the colors, but I think this pic calls for something else:
  
  Straight black & white.  I like.

  Instead of doing sepia, I like to “warmify” the black and white:
  

  Lastly, a fun thing called “focal black and white” to highlight Moosie’s face:
  

  I think the straight b&w is my favorite, especially compared to the starting point:
    

  Which one is your fave?

  /*This post inspired by The Pioneer Woman and facilitated by Google’s Picasa.  Someday I will graduate to PhotoShop and do way cooler things with my photos.  Stay tuned!  And, if you want to see the pics in a larger, higher resolution form, click here.*/

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