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maverick
Nov-19-2004, 06:07 AM
Think I am going loco...


http://www.maverick-evolution.150m.com/2004/vakansie/art/art_2.jpg
snapapple
Nov-19-2004, 10:47 AM
Think I am going loco...


http://www.maverick-evolution.150m.com/2004/vakansie/art/art_2.jpg

He won't be able to blend in very well with those bright colors. Maybe he actually specializes in blue and yellow flowers. :D
GREAPER
Nov-19-2004, 10:50 AM
He is quite a bug, the colors are amazing.

Too bad about that incredibly bright spot above him.
DJ-S1
Nov-19-2004, 11:46 AM
Just fooling around with a sharpening technique I read about. What do you think, too much?

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/11558228-L.jpg
GREAPER
Nov-19-2004, 01:24 PM
yes, a little too much sharpeing, there are halos and artifacts in a few places.

The mask around the antenna needs a little work yet too. Did you bump the staturation up as well?

It looks better without the bright spot I think. It still needs a little work but you are on the right track.
DJ-S1
Nov-19-2004, 03:38 PM
yep, I did the masking very quickly, and the cloning too. I was really just trying out the action on the grasshopper's spots. And yes, I did boost the sat by copying the layer and making it overlay at 67% or so.

The sharpening "trick" that I read was 500%, .1, .1. Then you play with the second number in small increments until the image pops. This was a suggested technique for a final step before posting to the web only, not for printing. I'm not convinved totally, but it did do a nice job on the bug itself.