Feeling Crabby?!?
Uploaded: April 15, 2009
Taken at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT. April 13, 2009
EP - April 15, 2009 - Animals
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1000, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 48.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Debbra Bailey April 16, 2009 0
Oh - I LOVE hermit crabs! I had one as a teen that came out and crawled all over the place! Then, my friend bought me one last year... he died though :( and was never very friendly. Anyway, fun shot! Probably not too easy through the glass! #1114227
Michael Kelly
April 16, 2009
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Christie R. Bielss April 16, 2009 0
You have captured some good details on this, especially considering you were shooting through glass. To me, it seems the right side is a bit bright and washed out. Ok, I'm so not good at this part, but maybe increase the contrast and saturation while lowering the brightness a touch? Anyway, think you did a great job getting his antennas and eyes! #7410485Dale Hardin April 16, 2009 0
Nice capture Angela. Hard to do under those conditions.But it can be easily improved upon if you're willing to do a couple adjustments. I see you have PSE so this should work nicely for you.
Duplicate the image and adjust the levels. On the histogram move the outside sliders toward the center until they meet the main body of the data graph.
Then apply the infamous high pass filter using an overlay blend. This should make the image pop for you and remove the flatness of the exposure.
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Debbie E. Payne April 16, 2009 0
His detail is great, Angela. But the background is very harsh and I can hardly wait to see what Dale's suggestion looks like. #7411107Debbie E. Payne April 16, 2009 0
His detail is great, Angela. But the background is very harsh and I can hardly wait to see what Dale's suggestion looks like. #7411108Debbie E. Payne April 16, 2009 0
His detail is great, Angela. But the background is very harsh and I can hardly wait to see what Dale's suggestion looks like. #7411109Debbie E. Payne April 16, 2009 0
His detail is great, Angela. But the background is very harsh and I can hardly wait to see what Dale's suggestion looks like. #7411110Debbie E. Payne April 16, 2009 0
What the heck happened here? I'm at school. It's not real reliable here. :( #7411113
Ellen H. Robertson
April 16, 2009
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Jodi M. Walsh April 19, 2009 0
this is a funny little guy. we had a couple growing up and one got out of his cage- my mom ended up finding him in my dad's shoe (glad she found him there and not my dad) :-)very cool shot, especially through the glass. I know how tricky that can be. not sure what you can do to improve it, but have you played with some filters on this guy? I think it might be worth doing. #7419917
Susan M. Reynolds
June 25, 2009
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Teresa H. Hunt July 09, 2009 0
Great shot! I've never tried shooting through glass, but it sounds difficult. I to would like to see what it looks like with Dale's suggestions. #7720120Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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