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Just Hanging Out on Mike's Bed!


 

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JUST HANGING OUT ON MIKE'S BED
JUST HANGING OUT ON MIKE'S BED

Debbie E. Payne

 
 
 

Debbie E. Payne
 

Does the WB on this need to be tweaked? I tried to sample a neutral gray in the pillow but he turned out too blue and almost a lime tinge. So I went back to the original. Any ideas?


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May 23, 2013

 

Beth Spencer
  Debbie, what a beautiful boy!! I love his pose, just want to pet him!! I think the wb is good, but the pillow is a bit distracting. Just wondering if he is a bed hog?


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May 24, 2013

 

Debbie E. Payne
  You are right, Beth -- he truly is a bed hog. Although for the past week he hasn't ventured up. He was probably waiting for Martin to come home. He may still be mad at us for only getting a queen sized bed for the RV!


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May 24, 2013

 

Kalena Randall
  What a beautiful golden! The pillow didn't distract me at all! All I could see was that sweet face!


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May 24, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
  The white balance works well for me, Debbie!


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May 24, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
  Yes, the color of your dog's coat looks about right-I'd keep it the way it is. What a nice portrait of your dog! Did you use a flash or is this natural light? It is very crisp and sharp.


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May 24, 2013

 

Dale Hardin
  Looks as if Samson is enjoying the new digs, Debbie. WB looks fine to me but you know his true color better than any of us could.


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May 24, 2013

 
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  I think it works OK as shown Debbie as there is no color in here that looks out of place even though they may or may not be true to life. My impression is that it is a bit on the red side, but because there is nothing that yells the color is wrong it is OK.

Here is a great tutorial on finding neutral gray and adjusting it. OF course, like many things this does not always produce positive results when used by itself but along with adjusting the black and white and some other tweeks it often gets you to a color adjustment that no amount of playing with the shot would get you.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/neutral-gray/


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May 25, 2013

 

Stephen Shoff
  I seldom can detect color cast problems on my own. I try to learn from other's opinions. Now that I'm viewing it on my desktop monitor (rather than work laptop), the most I was seeing was Mike's observation. I think that could be either color cast, brightness or saturation. If you look at his tongue and think that is a little too purple/magenta ( I don't), maybe that is a clue for you.


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May 25, 2013

 

lisa anderson
  I think this is such a nice portrait of your dog...do you have any where he's looking at you in this pose?


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May 26, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
  My guess is he lost the stare down he was playing with his master. I have a hard time photographing my dog sometimes because of this-I believe it is a submissive gesture to look away.


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May 26, 2013

 
- Rita K. Connell

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  Sampson the ham, he loves to have his picture taken especially when he being a bed hog...LOL I think the image looks great!


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May 26, 2013

 

Teresa H. Hunt
  Great image of Sampson. :)


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May 26, 2013

 
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