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Subject: What is causing those "white spots/lines" in my image?
It looks like light reflecting off small twigs and marks on the bark to me. Apart from a saw, you could try increasing the contrast in the camera (If you have this option) before you shoot silhouettes as digitals seem to retain detail in shadows more than film. Use spot metering to take a reading from light part of image eg: the sky, and keep the aperture small to avoid flareing around the branches (probably need a tripod for slower shutter speed). Exposure is a bit of an experiment though, so bracketing could be useful to get couple of goes at it. Use levels in PSP to tweak image and go very gentle on the sharpening or you get marks and lines showing that are not really there. Hope this helps and good luck with it :) Richard.
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pah.... bloody wannabee experts..... Sheelz, anyone can see it's a case of intertranjectual projection, caused by a lack of confidence in photographic skills.
When you took the picture you were hoping too strongly it would be good enough for the challenge, and these negative thoughts transfixed onto the image as the bits you see there.
Next time, when taking a pic, just think "They'll flipping love this" and hokey-pokey, no funny bits. Seriously. All of you, try it now. Bend down and take a photo of your foot, thinking "They'll love this picture of my foot".
I bet all foot pictures will come out fine, thus proving me right. Again. As usual.
(",) Mike p.s. If that doesn't work, use Photoshop.
Message edited on: 02/19/2005 18:47
Richard..."apart from a saw..." LOL!! well that'll work! LOL!!! you're a nut! :) I just checked my manual and seems i CAN adjust the contrast directly on my cam. I'm wondering if i'll be able to see any difference in my viewfinder though. i didn't notice those lines in my viewfinder when i was taking the picture. i guess i'll just have to experiment and see what happens. no idea what "spot metering" is...i'll have to look that one up. about the tripod, well i always shoot in shutter speed mode on my cam, and i rarely use a tripod. i know i should, but i just can't get the shots i want with a tripod! do you have that problem too? this one, i think i was on my tiptoes with my cam perched on another branch. those two recent duck shots in my gallery...i'm was on a sloped bank...tripod not possible. those murky water shots...i'm either directly overhead, on my knees, or on my belly. i just don't find a tripod practical most of the time. those duck shots...i don't know how, but they turned out pretty damn good considering i wasn't resting my cam on anything. anyway, thanks so much for the great advice, Richard!!!!! ok, wanna hand me that saw now??? :)
TY! i'm truly flattered oooo
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hi guys, i know i can fix this in postwork, but i just wanna know what caused those "white spots/lines" in the branches when i took this shot? what could i have done to prevent that in the first place? i was kinda thinking about submitting this one (after i fix it) to the monthly challenge. whaddya think? thanks guys!