Lazy day at the Fort Worth Zoo

[KeithnFW]

[Holly]

Oh very nice! Love the eye contact, love the flower's added touch of color. Great capture.

[engstrom]

Nice pictures! I would bump the saturation in the fist one and add some local contrast enhancement (USM at 15% 50 0). Great captures.

[KeithnFW]

Originally Posted by engstrom

Nice pictures! I would bump the saturation in the fist one and add some local contrast enhancement (USM at 15% 50 0). Great captures.

yeah. . . I know. . ., but when I post a picture online it loses a little saturation. . . .or is it just me???

[engstrom]

Keith, pbase does often drop the saturation a little bit, but I was thinking a LOT more. I took the liberty of playing with your picture - if you mind let me know and I'll remove the picture. Anyway, this is more what I had in mind:



It's not as accurate as your picture I'm sure, but I find it more pleasing - YMMV.

[KeithnFW]

Originally Posted by engstrom

Keith, pbase does often drop the saturation a little bit, but I was thinking a LOT more. I took the liberty of playing with your picture - if you mind let me know and I'll remove the picture. Anyway, this is more what I had in mind:



It's not as accurate as your picture I'm sure, but I find it more pleasing - YMMV.

hey that looks great. . . .

[suzyjazz]

I love the poses on both of these! I like the enhanced saturation better, also, but you nailed the photo itself.

[RHoldenSr]

Keith


Nice work Ft Worth Zoo is TOPS on my list

I also like your PBase galleries!
My older Brother would to he his retired Air Force (Jet Engine Mechanic)

[KeithnFW]

Originally Posted by RHoldenSr

Keith


Nice work Ft Worth Zoo is TOPS on my list

I also like your PBase galleries!
My older Brother would to he his retired Air Force (Jet Engine Mechanic)

thanks Robin, I thought I would take a break from taken pics of F-18's and hit the zoo. . .

[Roy]

Still looks plenty hot there at the zoo. At least you got the tiger with open eyes. Back in June I couldn't even get that. Man, it was hot that day and humid.

Nice shots though.

I'm gonna have to get some or at least one new lens.

[KeithnFW]

Originally Posted by Roy

Still looks plenty hot there at the zoo. At least you got the tiger with open eyes. Back in June I couldn't even get that. Man, it was hot that day and humid.

Nice shots though.

I'm gonna have to get some or at least one new lens.

yeah. . .something about the zoo. . . it gets very, very humid there. . . whatever the reason is. . . I have been there twice in the past year. . . this time was not as bad as last. After an hour there you get drenched in sweat. .

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by KeithnFW

hey that looks great. . . .

Keith, all I did was use the extract tool to select just the tiger, pumped up curves and saturation, inverted the selection to make the background darker, and then applied a USM of 20% 50 0 to the whole picture.

It only took me 5 minutes. If I had it to do over again I would have been gentler with the curves, saturation, and local contrast enhancement (USM).

[KeithnFW]

Originally Posted by engstrom

Keith, all I did was use the extract tool to select just the tiger, pumped up curves and saturation, inverted the selection to make the background darker, and then applied a USM of 20% 50 0 to the whole picture.

It only took me 5 minutes. If I had it to do over again I would have been gentler with the curves, saturation, and local contrast enhancement (USM).

curves are something I am still trying to get the hang of. . . .I re-posted the pic at the top of the link.. . improved the saturation on the tiger and the flower . . . looks a little better. . .

[engstrom]

Keith - I think it looks a LOT better. In fact, if you could just increase the brightness of the tiger's face with levels or curves I think it would be perfect. Good job.

[BCPhoto]

These are great! Another zoo that is a favorite of mine is the Waco Zoo. Can't remember the name...but the design (long views, few fences blocking your view) is wonderful for photographers...