thanks for the comments. I have not been taking photos for long, so I am not too sure what you mean by "PP" so I will send all the info from the shot. I have doctored the image in PS basically changed it to B/W, then added some difuse glow. as for the eyes, they were real sharp in the original but I still added the "sharpen" feature in PS just to make them stand out that bit more.

hope this helps

Scott.

Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
6/12/2005 6:36:14 PM
Shooting Mode
Macro( Close Up )
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/250
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
28.0 - 135.0 mm
Focal Length
90.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
On
Flash Type
External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation
0
Red-eye Reduction
Off
Shutter curtain sync
1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
2774 KB
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I am very pleased with it, I appreciate all the comments, I am never too sure how good an image is until I hear it from other keen photographers.

thankyou. #1608173

For nto taking pictures long, your gallery is full of good shots! You did a good job turning it to B&W, so often when people do that with a digital it looks totally flat to me, not nice like actual film does. Anyhoo...I like the picture and what you did with it. Thanks for sharing...I was wondering if you did the diffuse on it or not because of how sharp the eyes were...they can sometimes lose it with the diffuse added. #1608389

yes I have noticed that the image detail softens dramatically with the difuse glow. sometimes I will bring the area of detail back in to the processed image from the original(ie - eyes water drops etc...) photoshop is a wonderfull tool, it can make a lifeless image look fantastic.

I tried photography before, using a canon eos300, but I never had the patience to wait for the developing to be done :o) and was always dissapointed with the results.

I think, once I am confident enough with my settings in digital, I will try using the 35mm SLR and see how I get on. Like you say...Digital can be very flat to say the least.

thanks for your encouragement, and I loved your gallery too :o) #1608404