Sharp Reaction
Uploaded: January 31, 2007 07:21:47
The colors in this image were greatly enhanced in the beta version of Adobe Lightroom.
The Vibrance feature of this software is very quite different from the Saturation of any editing software.
I am going to try to upload the original image
Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
This is the original version. #597513Karen Bacon January 31, 2007
What a fantastic macro shot Melissa!Those colors vibrate right off the screen. #3895687
Girish Vaghela
January 31, 2007
Shelly A. Van Camp
January 31, 2007
Remi Trepanier January 31, 2007
Great shot. It looks painful to touch!!! #3895771Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Karen, Girish, Shelly and Remi for your great comments!!! #3895802Colleen Farrell January 31, 2007
Terrific graphic design--and it looks like it's glowing with sunlight! #3895833Nadine A. Lewis January 31, 2007
BEAUTIFUL, Melissa!!! LOVE your focus and GREAT enhancements!!! <>< #3895889
Rakesh Syal
January 31, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Coleen, Nadine and Rakesh for commenting on this image. Really appreciated!! #3895903Joy Rector January 31, 2007
awsome #3895974John Caruso January 31, 2007
Melissa--Nice use of design to make an interesting photo. Your color experiments, too, paid off. (I have really enjoyed using Lightroom. I can't wait until it's out of Beta.)
Nice job! #3895993
Janine Russell
January 31, 2007
Kathleen Brennan January 31, 2007
Beautiful color and lighting, Melissa! #3896017
Les Rhoades
January 31, 2007
I downloaded the program a few days ago, but have not played with it yet.
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Paula Dwyer January 31, 2007
The colors, lighting and details are so beautiful!!! You did an excellent job on this Melissa!!! :) #3896095Beverly A. Wright January 31, 2007
WOW Melissa I have never been this upMelissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Joy, John, Janine, Kathleen, Les, Paula and Beverly for your terrific comments!!! #3896277Jim Huffield January 31, 2007
Very beautiful colors and clarity, Melissa. Jim #3896300Katarina Mansson January 31, 2007
Great colors and comp. Excellent detail and sharpness! #3896348Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Jim and Katarina for commenting on this image!!! #3896371Colette M. Metcalf January 31, 2007
Wonderful colors and detail, Melissa!! #3896552Paul Michko January 31, 2007
Wonderfully done, Melissa. #3896628Nadya Johnson January 31, 2007
A great close up, Melissa! And Lightroom really punches up the image! I have been deciding whether I should try it: now I think I'll have to! #3896638Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 31, 2007
WOW!!!! SUPER macro, Melissa!!!! The enhancements really bring out the details and colors of this wonderful image!!!!! ^.^ #3896653Jessica Jenney January 31, 2007
Incredible cactus macro, details and design, Melissa! #3896710Cathy M. Gromball January 31, 2007
Wonderful photo and effects, Melissa!Cathy :) #3896723
Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Colette, Paul, Nadya, Kitty, Jessica and Cathy for commenting on this image!! #3896904Manuel Barrera January 31, 2007
Have to look at that filter or software as the saturation is much different then what I have seen, well composed and gorgeous colors #3897150Patricia Ronan January 31, 2007
Great close up of the cactus Melissa and like everyone says the filter really adds to the lighting and colour.Vladan D. Djordjevic January 31, 2007
Great effects! Love the composition, lighting, detail, color! #3897273Melissa G. Meiselman January 31, 2007
Thanks Manuel, Patricia and Vladan for your great comments!! #3897286Carol Sawyer January 31, 2007
Fantastic details and color in this capture, Melissa!! very well done!! #3897333Judy A. Lawhon January 31, 2007
I really like the look of this new software, Melissa...it gives so much defination!! #3897401Ronald F. Fischer January 31, 2007
All I can think of to say, Melissa, is OUCH!! That is one sharp capture!! #3897644
Claudia Kuhn
January 31, 2007
Ken Jarvis January 31, 2007
Great colour and detail, Melissa! #3898069Charlene Taylor January 31, 2007
This is so delightful Melissa! The best shot of pricklies I've ever seen. #3898160
Arnie Horwitz
January 31, 2007
Nancy L. Green
January 31, 2007
Raymond Pauly January 31, 2007
Very nice POV in this shot, Melissa! I like the original version, too! #3898422
Su Sana E. P
January 31, 2007
Dominick M. Dimacale
February 01, 2007
Glenn E. Urquhart February 01, 2007
WOW.... Like the lines, color, pov, lighting... Beautiful Macro, Melissa!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3898967Sharon King February 01, 2007
Terrific detail, nice effects, thanks for sharing the before and after. #3899198Ray Thoms February 01, 2007
Nice detail and colour Melissa....sounds like you're enjoy the new software! #3899387Bill Wyatt February 01, 2007
Terrific results with the new program. Nice sharp image love the colors and lighting. #3899455Chastity Abbott February 01, 2007
WOW!!!!! Awesome work!!! #3899786Melissa G. Meiselman February 01, 2007
Thanks Carol, Judy, Ronald, Claudia, Ken, Charlene, Arnie, Nancy, Raymond, Susana, Dominick, Glenn, Sharon, Ray, Bill and Chastity for commenting on this image.This software is most useful when converting a RAW image, improving the exposure, white balance, heightening the vibrance of colors and all sorts of other things to individually edit color and light. #3900666
Emile Abbott
February 01, 2007
Sam Britt February 01, 2007
Great detail, color & enhancements on this macro, Melissa. #3901741Graeme yew Chow February 01, 2007
Wonderful transformation and great captured, Melissa. I got one shot of this won the 2nd place winner and I hope your make it too. #3901858Alexis Yobbagy February 01, 2007
INCREDIBLE detail!!! So well done!!! #3901944eileen bedford February 01, 2007
That is beautiful Melissa, I like the way this software worked for you. So well done... #3901966Kenneth Mucke February 01, 2007
Both colorful and painful at the same time....Great full framed image with beautiful colors #3902244Z. Banu February 02, 2007
Fantastic capture wonderful macro nicely done!AWESOME Melissa #3902714Melissa G. Meiselman February 02, 2007
Thanks Emile, Sam, Graeme, Alexis, Eileen, Kenneth and Zaanat for your great comments!! #3903976ALLEN O. HOWARD February 02, 2007
Wonderful full frame cactus, Melissa! Not sure what the "Lightroom" is, but it added terrific enhancement! #3905854Melissa G. Meiselman February 02, 2007
Thanks Allen for you comment on this image. It is much appreciated!! #3906014Michael Khoury February 03, 2007
so beautifully composed and rendered; well-done Melissa !...Melissa G. Meiselman February 05, 2007
Thanks Michael for your great comment!! #3914511Al Ward February 05, 2007
I love it! Beautifully done. #3915205Melissa G. Meiselman February 05, 2007
Thanks Al for the most flattering comment coming from you...an instructor!!! #3915220Morteza Safataj February 05, 2007
Nice work Melissa!!well colored. #3915817Dr. Harmeet Singh February 05, 2007
Excellent captureand beautiful colour setting.Nice work. #3916501Richard Lynch February 06, 2007
Melissa,Nice image.
I took a whack at the original (from a screen shot) because I was curious and applied some simple techniques I use in my courses for Photoshop and Elements (actually all of these techniques are in my PS101 course). It looks to me like the Vibrance tool in Lightwave balances tone while enhancing color. I think you'll see a similar result in what I did--and I did it in Elements mostly with a simple levels adjustment and a few additional layer-based enhancements. I think this would have been better working from the original with the original resolution.
I'd give more credit to your eye and the capture than the editing software! Really all I did was adjust exposure and the color/tone fell into place. #3918445
Melissa G. Meiselman February 06, 2007
Richard, you did a great job getting the same colorful effect that I got. #3918824
Janine Russell
February 15, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 15, 2007
Thanks Janine for your congratulations...it came as a surprise for me, as well!! #3950844Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 15, 2007
Amazing work on this featured image. Such great colors and contrasts! Congratulations! #3951008Melissa G. Meiselman February 15, 2007
Thanks so much, Donna, for your great comment!! #3951436Sharon King February 15, 2007
Congratulations on your feature in Digital darkroom! You go Girl! #3952118Melissa G. Meiselman February 15, 2007
Thanks Sharon for commenting!! #3952421
Sheryl A. Hudson
February 15, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 15, 2007
Thanks, Sheryl. If I recall, you are in the same newsletter. Congratulations!! #3952706Melissa G. Meiselman February 20, 2007
Thanks Frank for showing me your version of this subject in black and white...it works so well!! I will have to give it a try!! #3970224Marijana Fajgl February 24, 2007
Warmest congratulations, Melissa! #3982719Jim Huffield February 24, 2007
Congratulations on this very well deserved finalist, Melissa. Jim #3982901Nadya Johnson February 24, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa! I had hoped to be first but my internet is not working very well (as usual!) A well deserved finalist and best of luck in the second round! #3983014Susan Fox February 24, 2007
Congrats Melissa! Wonderful detail shot. #3983110Colleen Farrell February 24, 2007
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Melissa! #3983120Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks Marijana, Jim, Nadya, Susan and Colleen for your best wishes!! #3983371Colette M. Metcalf February 24, 2007
Congratulations to you, Melissa!!! #3983390Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 24, 2007
CONGRATULATION on your FINALIST, Melissa!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3983453Wendy Stevenson February 24, 2007
Big Congrats on this great finalist Melissa! Love the abstract composition and great detail and colour! #3983490Ray Clarke February 24, 2007
Congrats on this great finalist Melissa (ac) #3983529Holly Shao February 24, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa, on this excellent Finalist!!Holly #3983535
Terry L. Ellis
February 24, 2007
Melissa A. Mannon February 24, 2007
congratulations Melissa! #3983854Jenny D February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!! #3983863Karen Bacon February 24, 2007
Congrats on your finalist Melissa! #3984017
Laurie Daily
February 24, 2007
Linda L. Ruiz February 24, 2007
WTG!!! Congrats. #3984049RC Fritz February 24, 2007
Big Congratulations on your Finalist! #3984234
Janine Russell
February 24, 2007
SaMi Martin February 24, 2007
WTG Congratulations Melissa; Good Luck next round! #3984385Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks to all who have left their congratulatory comments and best wishes!! #3984446David Pratt February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! A job well done! Good Luck! #3984685Mary K. Robison February 24, 2007
Nice work, Melissa ~Jessica Jenney February 24, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa on this wonderful finalist image! #3984717Patricia Ronan February 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Melissa :) #3984835Jenny Bosmans February 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Melissa! :) #3985043Carol Sawyer February 24, 2007
Congratulations again, Melissa!! #3985438Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks David, Mary, Jessica, Patricia, Jenny and Carol for your best wishes!! #3985558Denise M. Snyder February 24, 2007
Congrats Melissa!!! #3985606Renee Doyle February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! Great work!
Jeff Robinson
February 24, 2007
Claudia Kuhn
February 24, 2007
Kristi A. Howson February 24, 2007
Incredible detail and texture captured here Melissa. Congratulations on this and your other outstanding Finalists and Best of Luck in the next round! #3986530
Kay E. Mahoney
February 24, 2007
Karen Slagle February 24, 2007
Fantastic finalist, Melissa. I love all the details of this cactus. #3986628Cheryl E. Molennor February 24, 2007
Great image Melissa! Congratulations #3986630eileen bedford February 24, 2007
Congratulations Melissa.... #3987393Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
My humblest thanks to you all!! #3987631Jill Flynn February 24, 2007
This really shimmers Melissa. A very cool presentation of this cactus! Congratulations on your finalist! #3987778Barbara Waldoch February 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Melissa! #3987781
MARLON IGNACIO
February 24, 2007
Dominick M. Dimacale
February 24, 2007
Steve M. Harrington February 24, 2007
Terrific image, Melissa. Congratulations.Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007
Thanks so much Jill, Barbara, Marlon, Dominick and Steve!!! #3988129Datha Y. Thompson February 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa!!! WTG!!! :0) #3988324Cesar J. La Rosa February 24, 2007
Melissa, I'm so happy to see this beautiful photograph among the Finalists!!!
Marilyn K. Lincecum
February 24, 2007
Chua Wee Boo February 24, 2007
Congrats Melissa! #3988629Ken Jarvis February 25, 2007
Congratulations Melissa! Great macro. #3989017Paula Dwyer February 25, 2007
Congrtulations Melissa!!! :) #3989144Linda M. Walker February 25, 2007
Congratulations...excellent clarity #3989326Cassie L. Woodlee February 25, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!!! #3989697Tarun Bose February 25, 2007
Big congrats Melissa on your finalist. #3990061
Ken Smith
February 25, 2007
Robert R. Goodman February 25, 2007
Congratulations Melissa!!!!!! #3990447Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks you all for your kind thoughs!! #3990457
Arnie Horwitz
February 25, 2007
Graeme yew Chow February 25, 2007
Congratulation on this outstanding finalist, Melissa. #3990616Cary Rogers February 25, 2007
Wonderfully composed--and enhanced--image, Melissa! Congratulations on your FinalistS! :-) #3990787
Gail Vitikacs
February 25, 2007
Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Arnie, Graeme, Cary and Gail for your best wishes!! #3991070Jennifer Rennison February 25, 2007
Excellent detail and lighting, Melissa! Congratulations on your finalist, best of luck in the next round! #3991377Z. Banu February 25, 2007
Congratulation!!!!Melissa on wonderful Finalist!!!!Best of luck .. #3991391Carla Metzler February 25, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa!! #3991678Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thank you Jennifer, Zaanat and Carla for commenting! #3991730Judyann Plante February 25, 2007
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Melissa!Judyann ><> #3992425
Sheryl A. Hudson
February 25, 2007
Susie Peek-Swint February 25, 2007
Wonderful colour and detail Melissa ~ looks like a nice feature in lightroom ~ many congrats on your finalist! #3993074Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Judyann, Sheryl and Susie for your great comments!! #3993127
Emile Abbott
February 25, 2007
Remi Trepanier February 25, 2007
Beautiful capture! Congratulations! #3993678Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Emile and Remi for you good wishes!! #3993756
Tamara K. Walker
February 25, 2007
Evy Johansen
February 25, 2007
Deborah Sandidge February 25, 2007
Congratulations on your exceptional finalist Melissa! #3994595ALLEN O. HOWARD February 25, 2007
Another BIG congratulations! #3994658Melissa G. Meiselman February 25, 2007
Thanks Tamara, Evy, Deborah and Allen for your best wishes!! #3994695Raymond Pauly February 26, 2007
Big congratulations, Melissa! #3996931
Laurence Saliba
February 26, 2007
Virginia Leone
February 26, 2007
Rakesh Syal
February 26, 2007
John V. Roscich
February 26, 2007
Hendrik Storme February 26, 2007
Congrats again! SUPER!!! #3997867Melissa G. Meiselman February 26, 2007
Thanks everyone on you congratulatory comments. I really appreciate each and every one!! #3999261Debbie Hartley February 26, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Melissa! #3999539Tammy Scott February 28, 2007
Congratulations on a terrific finalist! #4005326randy dannheim March 01, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Melissa. #4012341Melissa G. Meiselman March 01, 2007
Thanks Debbie, Tammy and Randy for commenting!! #4012477Ross Throndson March 01, 2007
Congratulations Melissa, on your Fantastic Finalist!! #4013302Glenn E. Urquhart March 04, 2007
A late Big Congratulations on your award, Melissa!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4019845Cheryl E. Molennor March 23, 2007
Congratulations Melissa. Great enhancement work #4087484Manuel Barrera March 23, 2007
congratulations, well deserved. #4087544Holly Shao March 23, 2007
Congratulations, Melissa, on this wonderful Finalist!! Beautiful colors and details!Holly #4087767
Melissa G. Meiselman March 23, 2007
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