...of pictures, that is. My trip to Venice has been a real learning experience. And if I compare my latest pics with the ones I made some months ago, there is definately a big improvement. But I still have a long way to go. In the mean time, I'm concentrating on the Digital Darkroom (Photoshop 7) experimenting with adjustment layers, curves, sharpening methods etc... I've read your comments on my last series and tried to apply some of your conclusions to these two photo's I took in Burano (Venice) last week. Photoshop used to manage contrasts & colours + "smart sharpening" using alpha channels (if you like, I could explain that in a "mini-tutorial")

In this second picture, there's a lot going on (maybe too much to yield a good composition), but it reflects the atmosphere of the place quite well (i think).

Oh kewl! A mini-tutorial! Sure, Peter. You can send it via mail so I can have it up in the RC. :-) I wish I can travel as much as some of you guys... sigh (*

That first one is just awesome! I agree with the thought that the second may be a bit busy, but the colors are great!

Righty star... I'll get on it tonight. Will you be needing examples (screenshots from the various photoshop control panels) or do I just write it all out in one text? Which format do you prefer : just plain text (+ images) or an MS Word-document (+ images)?

I prefer plain text with images. Just let me know which image to place where. I will have you preview the layout before publishing it (after editing and reviewing of course). Thanks!!! smoochiez (*

Yup! Looks like you have those curves and colors figured out pretty well! Nice.

Star, the files have been mailed. Tell me what you think of it. (changes, rewriting some parts, other examples, ... just name it)

How exciting! Looking fwd. to seeing more photos & reading the tut.! I love those colorful buildings!!!!! ooooooooooooohhhhhhh, I wanna go! Looks great!

Hey, Peter, I received your mail. I haven't looked through it yet. Gimme a few moments to wake up... :-) Thanks! (*