New Pics!

CSeaSee · 12-25-2006, 01:14 PM

So I finally figured out how to manually work my Olympus 4 megapixel (sort of)- I have pictures! (hopefully they upload...)

CSeaSee · 12-25-2006, 01:19 PM

and one more...

***Reefland*** · 12-25-2006, 07:28 PM

Looks great to me! I bet Gene and Mike could do some great post-procesing on those.

**Poseidon** · 12-25-2006, 11:06 PM

After about 2 minutes in CS2...

Here is a list of things I did:

Auto Contrast
I smashed the blacks in Levels (moved in the left slider)
Unsharp Mask, 300%, .3 pixel, 0 threshhold
Another small level tweak
Highlight recovery, 25%
Sized for web
Save

Ideally you would want images you upload to be around 80-120Kb, that way they look nice on screen, and load much faster.

Here is my finished product:

CSeaSee · 12-26-2006, 10:26 AM

Wow, Mike! That's really something- thanks! Since I'm really uninformed about photoshopping, just what exactly is "CS2" ? It's a computer program, I know that much, but otherwise, I'm very new at this.

**Poseidon** · 12-26-2006, 10:36 AM

Is that closer to what you see in your tank? It is kinda hard sometimes, because I don't want to alter the coral into something it is not...

Anyway, CS2 is the latest version of Photoshop. If you are a student K-College, or you are the parent of a student, you can get a copy legit copy for $180 or so. If you don't have that student option, then the program is CRAZY expensive @ $599 or something like that! I really enjoy CS2, there is nothing that you can't do, you just have to figure out how to do it.

BTW CS3 is coming out in the spring, I have a "beta" version now. (I haven't had time to evaluate it much though...)

**Poseidon** · 12-26-2006, 10:45 AM

Here is one more, I also cropped this one, so you could see what a HUGE difference a crop can make, I didn't really enlarge the subject much either, I just took out the extra space....

Basically this the same work flow, but I did add color saturation this time, +12 I think.... I just add it by eye.

Oh ya, and I framed it for you.

CSeaSee · 12-26-2006, 11:09 AM

I'd say the processed hammer pic is very close to what I see in the tank- and the rabbitfish looks so cool! I'll have to poke around for a copy of something... is Quark express a photoshop program? I ask because my dad used to work for quark and (literally) created the thing- I think he's got a copy he could send me.

**Poseidon** · 12-26-2006, 11:45 AM

Glad you liked them, as for Quark I am not sure what that is...

12-25-2006, 01:14 PM	#1
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	New Pics! So I finally figured out how to manually work my Olympus 4 megapixel (sort of)- I have pictures! (hopefully they upload...) __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills... Last edited by CSeaSee; 12-26-2006 at 08:44 PM.

12-25-2006, 01:19 PM	#2
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	and one more... __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills... Last edited by CSeaSee; 12-26-2006 at 08:44 PM.

12-25-2006, 07:28 PM	#3
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,141	Looks great to me! I bet Gene and Mike could do some great post-procesing on those. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

12-25-2006, 11:06 PM	#4
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,464	After about 2 minutes in CS2... Here is a list of things I did: Auto Contrast I smashed the blacks in Levels (moved in the left slider) Unsharp Mask, 300%, .3 pixel, 0 threshhold Another small level tweak Highlight recovery, 25% Sized for web Save Ideally you would want images you upload to be around 80-120Kb, that way they look nice on screen, and load much faster. Here is my finished product: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

12-26-2006, 10:26 AM	#5
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	Wow, Mike! That's really something- thanks! Since I'm really uninformed about photoshopping, just what exactly is "CS2" ? It's a computer program, I know that much, but otherwise, I'm very new at this. __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

12-26-2006, 10:36 AM	#6
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,464	Is that closer to what you see in your tank? It is kinda hard sometimes, because I don't want to alter the coral into something it is not... Anyway, CS2 is the latest version of Photoshop. If you are a student K-College, or you are the parent of a student, you can get a copy legit copy for $180 or so. If you don't have that student option, then the program is CRAZY expensive @ $599 or something like that! I really enjoy CS2, there is nothing that you can't do, you just have to figure out how to do it. BTW CS3 is coming out in the spring, I have a "beta" version now. (I haven't had time to evaluate it much though...) __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

12-26-2006, 10:45 AM	#7
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,464	Here is one more, I also cropped this one, so you could see what a HUGE difference a crop can make, I didn't really enlarge the subject much either, I just took out the extra space.... Basically this the same work flow, but I did add color saturation this time, +12 I think.... I just add it by eye. Oh ya, and I framed it for you. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

12-26-2006, 11:09 AM	#8
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	I'd say the processed hammer pic is very close to what I see in the tank- and the rabbitfish looks so cool! I'll have to poke around for a copy of something... is Quark express a photoshop program? I ask because my dad used to work for quark and (literally) created the thing- I think he's got a copy he could send me. __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

12-26-2006, 11:45 AM	#9
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,464	Glad you liked them, as for Quark I am not sure what that is... __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

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