New to the site...

[GiggleEyes]

Wanted to say hello and show a little of my pics....please be nice I am new to this...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d711b3127cceb7ffbc0c53100000001610


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d711b3127cceb7ffbce3d2cf0000001610




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[jwear]

Wanted to say hello and show a little of my pics....please be nice I am new to this...



http://www.swydm.com/gallerypic.php?fn=221114-6-866109&ui=



http://www.swydm.com/gallerypic.php?fn=221114-13-866122&ui=

http://www.swydm.com/gallerypic.php?fn=221114-16-897594&ui=You need to try that out I only get a blank screen on all three????

[GiggleEyes]

You need to try that out I only get a blank screen on all three????
Ok they should work now...Sorry :( LIke I said I am new to this!

[Head in the Clouds]

2nd and 3rd ones are really nice. 1st doesn't have the 'wow' factor. Very nice scenery, dramatic. :D

[DJ-S1]

Hi Gigs, welcome! I really liked the 3rd one, that's got to be the US pacific coast, right? Reminds me of a vacation I took once, had a wonderful time. I hope you don't mind, but I played with the picture a bit to make it pop a bit. If you object, I'll take this off.

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/9250777-O.jpg

Keep posting shots!

[jwear]

how did you clean that up ? in a few words and it worked looks gooood!:clap

[DJ-S1]

how did you clean that up ? in a few words and it worked looks gooood!:clapI'm glad you like it. I put it in photoshop and tweaked it a bit, mostly the "levels" adjustment on selected areas. The upper left is blown out, but the rest I just played with to make a bit deeper. I also used a sharpening filter to take out some of the haze.

If you have photoshop I can explain exactly what I did, and there's tons of good threads here about post-processing. This is where I learned how to fix my photos.

If you are new to post-processing (like I was a few months ago) I have a warning for you: it is highlly addictive!

[jwear]

I'm glad you like it. I put it in photoshop and tweaked it a bit, mostly the "levels" adjustment on selected areas. The upper left is blown out, but the rest I just played with to make a bit deeper. I also used a sharpening filter to take out some of the haze.

If you have photoshop I can explain exactly what I did, and there's tons of good threads here about post-processing. This is where I learned how to fix my photos.

If you are new to post-processing (like I was a few months ago) I have a warning for you: it is highlly addictive! I do not have ps I have ordered elements 3 I think it was 3 its not out yet.Have a copy of 7 never loaded it seems like cs is better.Reading a how to book on each.I have spent more time looking at ps than I have taking pic.Its funny that is [sharpening] what I was reading .which version ps are you using??.oh yea on the addivtive part I think I have hemroids from setting at the computer so much I have taken less pic and messed with them ,more after finding this site :rofl jwear

[DJ-S1]

:rofl I'm using PS6. It's a lot of fun, and it makes you more aware of what you are doing when you shoot, because you can see what you had to do to fix the bad ones earlier!

I think Elements 3 will be great for you, good luck with it. Any questions, just check here and it may already have been posted. If not, ask and I'm sure Cletus will have the answer for you. He's the man! :bow

[Sam]

Wanted to say hello and show a little of my pics....please be nice I am new to this...

Were these photos taken just north of the Golden Gate Bridge?

Sam

[GiggleEyes]

Yeah they where taken at Point Benita *spelling* It was so beautiful that day. I have a lot more if you would like to see....

[GiggleEyes]

Hi Gigs, welcome! I really liked the 3rd one, that's got to be the US pacific coast, right? Reminds me of a vacation I took once, had a wonderful time. I hope you don't mind, but I played with the picture a bit to make it pop a bit. If you object, I'll take this off.

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/9250777-O.jpg

Keep posting shots!
No DJ, I dont mind at all you did a great job with it! Thanks!!! :D Yeah this is just on the north side of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.

[Sam]

Yeah they where taken at Point Benita *spelling* It was so beautiful that day. I have a lot more if you would like to see....
I was up there about a month ago, and took some photos as well. The entire coast is riddled with great little coves and fantastic views. You can spend days just ridding along, stopping and exploring each new location. I have stopped at Bean Hollow three different times and came away with three different types of photos. Viewing the folders it would be hard to guess it was all shot in the same area.

Sam

[lynnma]

:wave Welcome to the site Giggle! :D
Lynn

[ian408]

I was up there about a month ago, and took some photos as well. The entire coast is riddled with great little coves and fantastic views. You can spend days just ridding along, stopping and exploring each new location. I have stopped at Bean Hollow three different times and came away with three different types of photos. Viewing the folders it would be hard to guess it was all shot in the same area.

Sam
What's so nice about the San Mateo coastline is the accessibility.

Bean Hollow Beach and it's neighbor to the south often get huge loads of driftwood during a major storm leaving some impressive photo ops.

Ian