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jeenyus · 02-08-2009, 12:08 AM

shutter speed was 25 seconds. I got everything I wanted on this one, the red and green in the stop light, and the moon almost the same size as the tree lights. But I'm very new to photography in general, I think I'm on two weeks now. So please tell me anything I may have missed, or any way to fix this photo. I don't have photoshop, just the Silkypics that came with the camera.

Also, I shot in in RAW, and this is the JPG in "highest quality" setting, sRGB. That's all I can think of, let me know if you need more information. Oh i took this one before I switched the noise reduction setting to "off".

Taff · 02-08-2009, 05:17 AM

traffic light sticking out of right side spoils the composition

jeenyus · 02-08-2009, 09:31 AM

Yeah, I keep looking at it too. There was a fine line between getting as much of the tree as I wanted and trying to keep that out. Do you think I could crop the picture to take it out? Or is it too far into the shot?

jeenyus · 02-08-2009, 11:48 AM

Cropped it but changed the aspect ratio

Minimum cropping, kept the aspect ratio, got rid of the walk signal on the right.

This is the most I could crop it without losing the moon.

vievetrick · 02-08-2009, 03:09 PM

great shot your doing very well for new

jeenyus · 02-08-2009, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by vievetrick

great shot your doing very well for new

Thank you.

EricT · 02-09-2009, 10:32 AM

Very cool shot. Here's my take on it:

I used the clone tool in GIMP (a free competitor to photoshop) to remove the distracting walk signal. I then used an unsharp mask with high radius and low amount to bring out some details, aka local contrast enhancement. Finally, I did another unsharp mask with low radius and a medium amount just to sharpen a bit.
Took maybe 2 minutes total. I may have overdone it a bit, but at least it shows what is possible in a small amount of time.

jeenyus · 02-09-2009, 11:49 AM

Thanks Eric, that's great, that's the shot I wanted but couldn't quite get. I had GIMP when I was running Linux, but never really had much use for it before. Do they have it for Vista? I want to run Linux again anyway, but I don't have my external hard drive and have some stuff that really needs to be backed up before I try fiddling with the OS. Again thank you.

EricT · 02-09-2009, 12:47 PM

Glad you liked it!
Yeah, the gimp installer for Windows is here:
GIMP - Windows installers
I've found it runs slightly faster on Linux, but it works great on Windows as well.
Also, be sure to download the FX-Foundry package, which has a lot of great scripts for photo enhancement:
GIMP FX Foundry

vizjerei · 02-10-2009, 02:15 PM

Hmm I will actually soften the picture instead, which give a little bit of romanic/dreamy feel. However it is totally a personal preference

jeenyus · 02-10-2009, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by vizjerei

Hmm I will actually soften the picture instead, which give a little bit of romanic/dreamy feel. However it is totally a personal preference

That's a good idea. I haven't even tried experimenting with changing pictures like that. I have a couple days off coming, I'll have to play with some post processing.

jeenyus · 02-12-2009, 02:33 AM

Thanks Eric I just downloaded GIMP, I'll probably spend some time playing with it tomorrow.

EricT · 02-12-2009, 09:46 AM

Great! If you have any questions, let me know.

02-08-2009, 12:08 AM	#1
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82	Want to make it as good as possible Lens: 18mm Camera: K110D ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: --- Aperture: F22 shutter speed was 25 seconds. I got everything I wanted on this one, the red and green in the stop light, and the moon almost the same size as the tree lights. But I'm very new to photography in general, I think I'm on two weeks now. So please tell me anything I may have missed, or any way to fix this photo. I don't have photoshop, just the Silkypics that came with the camera. Also, I shot in in RAW, and this is the JPG in "highest quality" setting, sRGB. That's all I can think of, let me know if you need more information. Oh i took this one before I switched the noise reduction setting to "off".

02-08-2009, 11:48 AM	#4
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Some cropping tests Cropped it but changed the aspect ratio Minimum cropping, kept the aspect ratio, got rid of the walk signal on the right. This is the most I could crop it without losing the moon.

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02-08-2009, 05:17 AM	#2
Taff Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,612	traffic light sticking out of right side spoils the composition

02-08-2009, 09:31 AM	#3
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Yeah, I keep looking at it too. There was a fine line between getting as much of the tree as I wanted and trying to keep that out. Do you think I could crop the picture to take it out? Or is it too far into the shot?

02-08-2009, 03:09 PM	#5
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	great shot your doing very well for new

02-08-2009, 11:58 PM	#6
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Originally posted by vievetrick great shot your doing very well for new Thank you.

02-09-2009, 10:32 AM	#7
EricT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 484	Very cool shot. Here's my take on it: I used the clone tool in GIMP (a free competitor to photoshop) to remove the distracting walk signal. I then used an unsharp mask with high radius and low amount to bring out some details, aka local contrast enhancement. Finally, I did another unsharp mask with low radius and a medium amount just to sharpen a bit. Took maybe 2 minutes total. I may have overdone it a bit, but at least it shows what is possible in a small amount of time.

02-09-2009, 11:49 AM	#8
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Thanks Eric, that's great, that's the shot I wanted but couldn't quite get. I had GIMP when I was running Linux, but never really had much use for it before. Do they have it for Vista? I want to run Linux again anyway, but I don't have my external hard drive and have some stuff that really needs to be backed up before I try fiddling with the OS. Again thank you.

02-09-2009, 12:47 PM	#9
EricT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 484	Glad you liked it! Yeah, the gimp installer for Windows is here: GIMP - Windows installers I've found it runs slightly faster on Linux, but it works great on Windows as well. Also, be sure to download the FX-Foundry package, which has a lot of great scripts for photo enhancement: GIMP FX Foundry

02-10-2009, 02:15 PM	#10
vizjerei Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,418	Hmm I will actually soften the picture instead, which give a little bit of romanic/dreamy feel. However it is totally a personal preference

02-10-2009, 11:33 PM	#11
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Originally posted by vizjerei Hmm I will actually soften the picture instead, which give a little bit of romanic/dreamy feel. However it is totally a personal preference That's a good idea. I haven't even tried experimenting with changing pictures like that. I have a couple days off coming, I'll have to play with some post processing.

02-12-2009, 02:33 AM	#12
jeenyus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainville CT Photos: Albums Posts: 82 Original Poster	Thanks Eric I just downloaded GIMP, I'll probably spend some time playing with it tomorrow.

02-12-2009, 09:46 AM	#13
EricT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 484	Great! If you have any questions, let me know.

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