Overdone it may be but I like the look.
C&C's welcomed. Image manipulation welcomed too.
Thick skinned so go for it!
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Tried to make a dull beach shot more interesting.
Overdone it may be but I like the look. C&C's welcomed. Image manipulation welcomed too. Thick skinned so go for it!
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Learning the tricks of post processing and photoshop can be every bit as difficult as capturing what you had in mind with the camera. A couple of PP / Photoshop pointers: * know roughly what you want to get out of the image - what effect do you want to portray to the viewer - snapshot / landscape / fine art etc. * crop freely. remove any thing that doesn't add to the image * what subject are you trying to show - highlight that area, draw attention there. * be wary of "overdoing it". A overdone processing job will draw the attention to the processing, rather than the image itself. * have a general hunch about the photo you're about to process - are you on a rescue mission? Sometimes no amount of processing can save an image from the bin. * revisit any image you're unsure about - you may think of a different approach later. Anyway, I've had a very quick play around with the image in the link. the changes were: - colour balance correction (White Balance / tone cast) - some dodging - some burning - channel and specific area saturation (some desat + sat) - general sharpening, and some area sharpening 
Wow. Thanks for taking the time.
Actually I did go away and then come back to look at the work I had done with fresh eyes and wasn't really happy with what I saw. Your work is much more how I would like to have it look. I always underestimate the power of a simple crop.
Ok, I took your advice on board and had another crack at it.
This is another shot I took the same day. I thought about the story I wanted told and the effect I wanted. I cropped heavily until I was happy with how the image was portrayed. I adjusted levels sharpened and came out with this. Suggestions and criticisms again welcomed. I want to get the hang of the basics before upgrading to a DSLR! 
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