HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
HK wrote:
wrote:
On Jul 23, 2:27 pm, RPS wrote:

Well I am just a rookie amateur trying to learn a new hobby. Harry
has been doing photography for many years, and is considered by
many to be the next Charles C. Ebbets . I have seen some of his
Harry's photographic work, so it gives me something to strive for.
Who can forget the photos of his hour meter, or the boat on the
trailer with the gravel and weeds growing around it. My personal
favorite was the one of his new driveway.

Reggie's horsey photos were poorly lit. What else is there to say
about them?

What's next, Reggie? Your take on polar bears in snow storms? Black
cats in coal mines?



Actually except for some a little additional light on half of his
face, the lighting was exactly the way I wanted it. I did want to
take a with back lighting to highlight the hair and silhouette. Most
of the black was done with layers, cutting the exposure down to 0 and
then masking where I wanted the "correct" exposure to come thru the
layer. I would then do a contrast layer to darken it even more, and
then use a selective mask off where I wanted to just add a little
contrast. The rest of it was darken by cloning in the black and
selective dodging. I wish I could blame the photo on poor lighting,
but that photo was time consuming. Not everyone can create artwork as
beautiful as yours. I spent a lot of time to create that POS.

I'm glad you wasted your time. Don't worry about posting your next work
of art...it's right he

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...aneous/pbs.jpg



BTW, there are several good "picture books" out there on how to take
photos of horsies. If Atlanta has a library, maybe you should check out
one.



Very nice polar bear in a snow storm. I have to be honest, except for
the owl photo you "borrowed" from someone else's web site, that is the
best photo you have posted here. I will have to check out those picture
books, do most cities have liberties?