jpinkham Workshop Photos Given

Title: Medicine Bow VistaCanon Digital Rebel XTi 400D

Medicine Bow Vista (1)
jpinkham

(1105)

Levels & Sharpening

(1105) [2009-09-27 04:54:28] [+]

I went back to the image as Niek advised and did an auto-levels correction. I experimented with adjusting the reds, but liked the fidelity better when I left them alone. Generally, I agree with Niek's point about a clear subject, but in this case, in my opinion, the whole landscape is the subject. So I left cropping and the like alone. I'd be interested in your feedback.

Title: Top Down - 97 Steps Above the HarborCanon Digital Rebel XTi 400D

Top Down - 97 Steps Above the Harbor (8)
jpinkham

(1105)

Change of Perspective

(1105) [2008-09-19 21:19:53]

This image, too, I believe, like the original and the first workshop, gets at the technique Helen described in setting this week's theme. The perspective this time is a bit to the left (north) of the original post, showing more of the harbor that gives the community its name.

Top Down - 97 Steps Above the Harbor (8)
jpinkham

(1105)

Changing POV

(1105) [2008-09-19 21:06:41]

There are several other buildings on the grounds of the Cana Island Light -- a storage building, oil house, keeper's quarters, and privy have all been on the property over the years. It's a long path to the light and the water in the background runs along side a narrow strip that connects mainland and island.

Title: Silo - Over the RiverHP Photosmart 945

Silo - Over the River (7)
jpinkham

(1105)

Warming, Rotation, Less Sharpening

(1105) [2008-03-17 17:07:37]

Listening to your feedback, I'm trying this one again. Slower, more methodically. I did a temperature adjustment in PhotoSmart Express to bring the snow back to its white tone and the sky back to sunset colors. Next, I did one pass of The Gimp's Light-and-Shadows sharpening plug-in. I rotated the image -2.5° and scaled to 800 pixels. Then I did a final, very modest pass of USM. The exposure's still not quite perfect, but this seems much more accurate.

Bike Jump (6)
ls_photography

(7289)

Cropping & Noise Reduction

(1105) [2008-03-16 16:46:33] [1]

Since "anything is welcome," I thought I'd take a stab at this, Leanne. I immediately began to see your challenges, especially from a compositional point of view. I focused mainly on cropping because that triangle in the lower left corner strikes me as a dead zone that doesn't add value to the image. I also ran one pass of a noise reduction filter and sharpening in The Gimp, resized to get closer to the original proportions you had, then restored your frame and text.

I know you already did a lot, and there were few pixels left to work with, and you may have already zoomed a lot to get this. These all have obvious quality impacts. But, all things being equal and at the risk of suggesting what you already know, two other points come to mind:

1. Be sure to run any noise reduction you plan to do in advance of sharpening. After that, in a two-pass sharpening approach, you sharpen next, before cropping or anything else. Then the second pass, if you do it, comes once you've sized the image to the size you plan to post (before any framing).

2. Whenever possible, take advantage of the full space available for posting. I noticed your final file was about 99K, or half what you had to work with.

Hope this helps. It was a worthy shot for you to go for, and a valiant attempt you made at PP in less than ideal circumstances.

Best,
Jim

Title: Old Building Sepia - Portland Head LightHP Photosmart 945

Old Building Sepia - Portland Head Light (15)
jpinkham

(1105)

Rotational Adjustment End Result

(1105) [2008-03-01 17:51:36]

OK, as noted, here is the -2.07° rotational adjustment in The Gimp. Hopefully, this attains the level horizon that has been discussed. Note that it's slightly smaller than the original because of the cropping necessary for the edge slices of the image lost to the rotation.