campanile 6

Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 5 April 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

processing suggestions would be specially appreciated today...

a big problem i have is figuring out what to do once i have selections of different parts of a photo i want to process differently in photoshop -- so that i don't get halos around the edges of selections.

sorry i'm not able to catch up on everyone's blogs as i'd like to, focusing on other pursuits more now.

Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
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Comments (16)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Nicely captured and excellently framed.

5 Apr 2008 5:35am

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I like the clarity and sharpness, emphasized by the careful balance of elements.

5 Apr 2008 6:53am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot

5 Apr 2008 7:18am

zOOm from Paris, France

Right on the middle... and what a gorgeous blue sky, so pure !

5 Apr 2008 10:48am

annora from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

great composition and use of balance.nicely done.

5 Apr 2008 12:04pm

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

I think I prefer this one over the other one. Is this a different exposure or is it the same image + post-processing? Either way, nice composition. :)

5 Apr 2008 1:12pm

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada

Same for me, I prefer this one, has a friendlier feeling to it.

5 Apr 2008 1:35pm

Rita Garcia from Lisbon, Portugal

Altough centered, I think the choice of composition is very good, guinding us to the clock tower.

5 Apr 2008 2:54pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

theis is more straight - the night version have a mystery atmosphere - but both of them are nice

5 Apr 2008 3:09pm

Oswegan from Lake Oswego, United States

Wow, it's a lot different. What did you do this time?

5 Apr 2008 4:12pm

Scarabaeus from Manchester, United Kingdom

This photo really shows off the height of the tower. I like it a lot!

5 Apr 2008 7:11pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

I much prefer this one to the April 3rd's one. I like the brightness!

5 Apr 2008 8:45pm

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Great shot and composition!

5 Apr 2008 11:53pm

pei from Bay Area, United States

One solution that will help prevent the hard edges is to learn to use adjustment layers and layer masking in Photoshop. It's not an easy or perfect solution, but it might help to get you one step closer to where you want to be. When I learned how to use layer masks in Photoshop, it opened up a whole new world for me. Good luck!

6 Apr 2008 6:44am

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Great shot. I concur with pei above, the only way I know how to avoid haloing is to turn each selection into a new layer with a layer mask and then use the paintbrush on the masks to control the feathering. Its slow and laborious, time consuming and finnikey but you have total control over the process.

Dan

7 Apr 2008 12:09pm

deceptive from United Kingdom

Great composition.

10 Apr 2008 9:03am

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