[Keltic Ice Man]

Last weekend I was asked by some friends to take a group photo of some dancers who were getting dance medals. Unfortunately my flash was playing up (it just didn't like the batteries that were in it!) and this is the best of the shots that I took.

Can anyone please help me try to get an acceptable photo out of this.

Thanks

Allan



Link to Larger version of the image http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7...ight0116gv.jpg

[CT]

That orange cast is typical of a tungsten light shot with the wrong colour balance set. If you'd set the WB for tungsten and asked the group to sit still, then even with the longer shutter speed without flash, you'd have got a more natural looking shot. You'd also have done better to take the shot from a lower viewpoint, there's a lot of foreground there you don't really need, although a crop would improve things a lot.

The only thing is, that even at 12mb the image quality is very poor - very 'blocky' and typical of some compact camera sensors, so I don't think there's a great deal you can really do to improve it.

[institches]

I threw a cooling filter at it and then tweaked the levels to get the clour blalnce something like. I don't seem to be able to attach the results here, but if you let me have an email addy i'll send them on to you

[Steve]

Originally Posted by institches

I threw a cooling filter at it and then tweaked the levels to get the clour blalnce something like. I don't seem to be able to attach the results here, but if you let me have an email addy i'll send them on to you

We don't use attachments at all but do provide a free gallery for all registered members. You can upload the shot into there and link to it or use the [img] tags to embed the photo in the post like the one above. You are also encouraged to upload some of your own photos so that we can all have a look and offer words of praise and admiration, maybe even some guidance on ways to improve as well?

Your username and password are the same for the gallery and if you are logged into the forums you are also logged into the gallery. Here is a link with full instructions and a guide to using the gallery but if you get stuck, just shout

[institches]

cheers - am a newbie, will get the hang of this shortly. Being awake probably helps too

[Fangman]

Had a go doing a quick hightlight and shadow - Hue- saturation on the yellow chanel and a little sharpening 2-3 min.
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If you like our efforts - how can we get the 12meg image back to you?

Sorry forgot to copy location and this was still there from an earlier posting

OLD AGE and too lazy to get up and turn on the light

[Fangman]

about 2 min in 'shop. Hlight/shadow then hue/saturation working on selected yellow changing lights above stage to white and then a little sharpening. longest part getting hosted and then this reply.

if you like our results how do we get them to you? It was a 12meg image.

[Keltic Ice Man]

WoW Fangman - thats brilliant!!

if your on Broadband you can email it to me at ablackett@btinternet.com

or if not I'll have a go using the clues you've given me... and then I'll shout if I need any more help

Thanks

Allan

[Fangman]

On its way - how did or rather where did you store the "big" image for me to download and work on? Made it much easier that ones reduced for web.

I have been grateful for advice on the forum so nice to do something back. Sign of someone who has woopsies that he knows ways of getting out of trouble!