I present the great tank of Dang.

[Blazer88]

Still a few more:

 

[spongebob lover]

wwouu that last one is awesome !!!

is there anyway we can also put names to the corals just in case someone ... hmmm i don't know ..........wants to research in them and buy

 

[tamarindthai]

yes,,that the great idia,,,,anyone ,,,,help me ID all the coral pics ,please

 

[Blazer88]

I thought this was pretty neat. You can see the first image is unprocessed and straight from the camera. Doesn't look like much, I almost didn't even try it. Below is the processed version. Can you see a difference? lol

 

[DisturbedReefer]

Yes I can see a significant difference! Exactly why I want to learn how to use photoshop to my advantage

 

[matts125]

holly crap that is a huge difference just from the photo shop!!!
Maybe that is my biggest problem is the photo shop part of my pictures I just always crop then in paint or something...

What program do you use and how much is it??

Matt

 

[Blazer88]

I use three different programs. I process the RAW with a program called DxO Optics Pro, that program fixes lighting/distortion/noise issues specific to the camera and lens. This makes a huge difference, I used to process the RAW in photoshop but this blows it away. I then use Neat Image for noise reduction if it's needed. And the then the photoshop begins. It's quite the process, lol.

 

[spongebob lover]

wwouu very huge difference .

where did you get those programs dood? or where should we all be buying them .

I really wanna learn because i suck really bad ..... to bad there's no way you could do a step by step thingy... with pics and stuff to see

 

[spongebob lover]

anymore pics dood?

 

[Blazer88]

I have no internet at home so I can't upload anything. I'll see what else I got once everything is back to normal.

 

[spongebob lover]

I have no internet at home so I can't upload anything. I'll see what else I got once everything is back to normal.

i kind of had the same problem until yesterday i believe

 

[Sherman]

Blazer, you always have some nice shots, but I was curious about your Unsharp Mask. What sort of adjustments/numbers do you use there? I only ask as a constructive criticism... it looks like your radius is pretty high, which causes a significant "halo" effect. For myself, I never take the radius beyond 0.3 pixels, and most often 0.2 pixels. With the radius this low, I can crank the amount as high as I need (even to 500%), and the definition comes in at a much more "micro-level" rather than large sweeping halos.

Lately, I've switched over to Smart Sharpen, instead of Unsharp Mask. It seems to be a little more... well, smart.

 

[tamarindthai]

where is it the smart sharpen,,in the filter menu ?

 

[gman0526]

where is it the smart sharpen,,in the filter menu ?

Yes Dang. In the Sharpening sub-menu

 

[Sherman]

I use Photoshop CS2, I don't know if it's available in previous versions.

 

[tamarindthai]

not in version 7.0, i will get cs2 then,thank you

 

[WA coral]

Those are the best photos I have seen on the site I dont know if it is the equipment , the program or the photographer or a combination of all of them but it is great.

 

[tamarindthai]

Those are the best photos I have seen on the site I dont know if it is the equipment , the program or the photographer or a combination of all of them but it is great.

Rick,,more more picture

 

[gman0526]

CS3 Beta is out guys give it a whirl, I really like the new look and new functionality on RAW editor and the Adobe Bridge.

http://labs.adobe.com

 

[tamarindthai]

can i just jump from 7.0 to cs3 with out cs2 first.