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Turkey
Mating butterflies (NO:2) (7)
Ozgur70
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 211 W: 11 N: 280]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (4568) |
Crop, Sharpen | accassidy
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 119 N: 596]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2454) [2008-10-19 16:05:14] [3] | Using Photoshop Elements, first I cropped the image to reduce the amount of white background, then sharpened quite heavily using the USM. Lastly, reduced some noise in the background using the blur tool.
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United States
Long-tailed Skipper - Urbanus proteus (4)
kernow
![Silver Note Writer [C: 9 W: 0 N: 69]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (370) |
Lighting | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-17 15:54:49] [2] | Using Photoshop Elements I made a small adjustment to Levels and also reduced the brightness and upped the contrast a little. The brown still looked a bit pale compared to these insects in real life so I added a small amount of saturation in the red channel. This looks to me more how I remember this species from field sightings.
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Canada
Papillon 4 (5)
jplebrun
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 16 W: 0 N: 12]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (119) |
Sharpen | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-16 08:55:09] [1] | Using Photoshop Elements, I applied the Unsharp Mask at 175/0.6/2 to bring out the details in the wings a bit more. I hope you like it.
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Italy
pieridae? (5)
cobra112
(43366) |
Noise/Blur | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-14 10:44:33] [1] | I used the blur tool in Photoshop to reduce the background noise on the left and top of the picture. I left it as it was on the right and below the butterfly. You can also see the difference where I ran over the frame margin as I blurred that as well just to show my foot prints. This helps to remove noise that sometimes occurs in backgrounds after sharpening.
Alan |
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Greece
Autumn Squill (6)
drmw
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 98]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-s-g.gif) (1192) |
Blur for Noise | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-07 03:22:02] [1] | | Have used Blur Tool at 70% on the BG to the left side of the plant, but left the right side untouched for comparison. Certainly I could see an improvement on the editing screen. I also just brightened it a little (+20). Alan |
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Portugal
BUTERFLY (1)
PauloCarneiro (1) |
Crop, Brightness | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-06 13:59:44] | I've cropped and resized the image and brightened it, all using Photoshop Elements 6.
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United Kingdom
Season's End (14)
accassidy
(2454) |
Sharpening | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-10-01 11:56:34] | In response to a couple of comments received, I have sharpened this picture rather more than originally. I'm not sure if this is now too much. What do you think?
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Switzerland
Lycaena virgaureae (38) *
anel
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715]](https://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (40574) |
Crop | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-09-30 08:16:49] [2] | | Cropped a little, primarily from top and left. Also richened the colours slightly by a small increase in saturation. |
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United States
Hand in Hand (8)
accassidy
(2454) |
Layers, painting | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-09-24 05:44:51] | | Cut the grasshopper and hand using the Magnetic Lassoo Tool then erased the BG and coloured it with low-saturation pale green. Helps the eye to concentrate on the subject not the background. |
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Lithuania
Celastrina argiolus (1)
rimas
(5094) |
Brightening | | accassidy
(2454) [2008-09-12 12:39:28] | | First Neat Image t reduce noise, then Elements 6 to raise brightness, desaturate yellows and greens to take the BG down a bit, then slective blur tool on parts of the BG. Finally Unsharp mask at 100/0.5/2 |
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