mdavis735 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I got my camera out and took some pics today.Thought i'd share some of my favorite corals.The pics aren't the best. Cali Tort Ice Fire Echinata Oregon Tort Pink Jade Purple Monster Vivid's Rainbow Delight Red Planet Yellow Mille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Good start! The only real issue I see is that most are underexposed. Usually you can use post processing to bring up the brightness and "get away with it" but there is a limit to what you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jakedoza Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Nice corals! I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for the compliments. Robb I need to learn how to do that. I use Gimp and the only thing I really know how to do is crop,resize and fix white balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Gotta love GIMP. It's what I use too. When you have the pic uploaded, go to the Colors tab and Brightness-Contrast is under there. Also, play around with Levels and Curves(they both do basically the same thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Awesome.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 lookn good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thank you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I should clarify; Levels/Curves do basically the same thing as each other. Not the same as brightness-contrast. I'll give you some links later, when I get on the desktop, that helped me. Don't have them bookmarked on my lapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Awesome.thanks Robb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Here are some that worked well for me. The GIMP manual is a good starting point, but a bit 'meaty': http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/index.html This really helped: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm And Melev's site has some basic info that really helped too: http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/demo/ Basically, just sit down with it and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'd love to stop by sometime when my new tank is up. Looks like a candy shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 You'd certainly be welcome to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 they colored up nicely mike. looks awesome! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Nice pics. However there is nothing like Photoshop. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 What did you shoot these with? Can you shoot in RAW? and finally can Gimp handle RAW files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 I didn't shoot these in RAW.I was using my Canon point and shoot.Gimp can handle RAW using an add on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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