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Discussion in 'Post Your Photos' started by Surf Walker, Jun 17, 2020.

  1. Surf Walker

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    Nice image, I like it.

    If I could suggest one thing to improve it, I would keep an eye on your horizon. Don't worry, I used to have to slightly straighten my images before I would post them. What seems straight and comfortable when you are holding your camera doesn't always mean a level horizon.

    Other than that, looks good.

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    I had never noticed that, but you are right. How did you straighten your images before posting? Is there an app to do that? Thank you for pointing that out to me.
     
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    I use Adobe Elements, I don't know what version of it that I have without firing it up. But this was something I paid for a long time ago.

    But I have just downloaded GIMP photo imaging software, and that's free! Did any software come with your camera?

    Imaging software is a really helpful tool to have. You can crop your images, remove things that you don't want in your images, and straighten them among other things to make your images even better

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    I will see if it came with my camera. I looked at GIMP but it’s rocket science to me.
     
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    Yeah, I agree with you on that one.

    That is why I use Elements as I try to do minimal post processing on an image. It's pretty basic software, so you can't get that lost in it. Plus I tend to use the same edits. So all I tend to do is crop an image, lighten or darken an image, sharpen an image, boost the contrast, or stitch a series of images together to make a panorama image.

    There are people that do heavy processing to an image, but that not for me.

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    I don’t think I want to do too much editing either. Thanks for the help.
     
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    I hope that you don't mind.

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    Don’t mind at all. Thanks again. Looks much better.
     
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    Neat. makes me want to be there, this is what I woke up to this morning. Mt. Wellington with a dusting of snow.
    The first nice day in a while. Mt.Wellington with first snow covering the peaks.jpg
     
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    Gary, I have used Gimp in my class room and for free, it is comparable to photoshop, especially since photoshop has become too expensive.
     
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    At this moment in time, I have only used it once, and it does seem to be a bit of a beast. But like all software, the more you use it, the easier it gets. Plus you find the features that you are looking for it becomes a lot easier. I use Elements, and have done for years. It's really easy to use, but it is also a little limited.

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    Gary, go onto YouTube, there is heaps of tutorials and info there.
     

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