On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
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Comments (39)
THROBBE
Great work on removing the green effect from the eyes! Looks like you have a very cute companion! Ray
tennesseecowgirl
How sweet~~
ElizaB
handy tip...nice capture...
Staticon
Lovely shot. :-) I have a similar problem with green-eye when taking pictures of my cats. To overcome the problem, I use a similar technique to the one you describe here except that, once the offending area has been lassoed in PS, I use the brightness/contrast adjuster to darken the area. That preserves the reflections as well as the highlights. Though sometimes that can leave a rather sharply defined edge around the darkened area so a little prudent blurring or smudging around the edge may be called for.
MrsLubner
I've been working with that same technique, bringing opacity to just the right level. I don't think I've been quite as successful as you though. And as for lost and found? Well, I think perhaps in her eyes it was you who got lost...she knew where she was all the time. :-)
Richardphotos
I use to have a Malamute dog that was huge. one day I came home and I could not see him as he always greeted me before I could even get my vehicle in my garage.I started looking and I found him underneath my storage building. I had to dig out so he could get out.amazing where they can crawl.your dog is beautiful. their breed is so friendly
neiwil
So much expression in that little furry face.Great tip, will have to get a picture of the Wif....er cat and try it out. Thanks Bill.
picantilla
Lovely!
glix70
Hallo beautiful sweet dog, don't be afraid of me!!! Excellent!!! WWell done!!! :)
Fidelity2
My dear friend, you are a true master. 5+.
durleybeachbum
I have fixed mine with the clone tool in the past and put a highlight back asfter! Lovely to see your Mandy!
fredster66
What a sweetie and you did very well with those eyes...
skipper62
Great shot and green eye correction. Burt thinks so too. He sends a wag and a woof to Mandy. Skipper
Kaartijer
I did some work with cats eyes... of course not the regular red-eye reduction, but in photoshop, changing the hue, adding color, etc. You did a pretty good job here, it's impossible to see the correction, you can swear that's the original shot!
CavalierLady
Very cute shot, Bill. Paint Shop Pro has a red eye removal tool and one can choose a feline eye or a canine eye among the choices and size perfectly and adjust the size and amount of glint. Does PS not have anything like this? It works perfectly for me. But your technique worked very well, too!
drace68
Good tip on the technique, and thanks to others who added their twists.
Emil-arts
This is sweet beyond belief Bill. It had my other half talking all evening about getting a dog. I'm a cat guy so we will have to see :)
npauling
Lovely capture and it is great to try new things I find. The eyes look great.
goodoleboy
Great looking pup! Stellar Photoshop manipulation in this composition, Bill! I'm surprised that the black paint didn't completely opaque the eyes. Was the opaque setting at 100%? Incidentally, Barry Manilow has a song titled "Mandy."
kansas
She is pouting! Such a cute shot.
beachzz
Great work with her eyes--she's a cutie!!
junge1
Great capture Bill and a great fix. Maybe you can send me the instructions to make a collage when I come back. As to the comment on my last upload? I wasn't a tourist, I was deployed TDY lol, Sig...
dianas..creations
How cute...very lovely image!!
moonrancher
It looks like a cozy safe place for her. She's such cutie. You did a nice job on the eyes and the composition!
kbatty
She is precious!! Great work!
mermaid
ah you did very well on this cuties wonderful eyes, Bill, em does Psc not have a red/green eye removal tool?...Paintshop pro has for people and animals so I mostly take this one and it works fine...smile
mtc
Very cute dog. I like.
debbielove
So cute! She looks so much like our Bonnie!! Must get a photo out and scan it!! (mental note). Great picture. Brilliant!! Rob.
nikolais
special compliments from Mona to you both.
bronwyn_lea
What an adorable picture! She is pouting when she goes there.