This is all I know how to crop. It was a similar type of image and I just removed the extremeties to make it look an abstract.
Got a few of these ones in the batch so would love to find a nicer way of editing all in the same way to be part of a series.

Thanks Alan
Can you please explain me the above? and how to do it? I am using CS4, but aside straight cropping I have never done anything different, but I think I have a clue what you are implying, just do not know how to go around it. Can you please exemplify?
thanks

Amin

As I struggle with postprocessing, still a disaster with PS , but getting there slowly, I wanted ideas about how to get the best out of this image please.
Its an image of a soap bubble, at macro level, and after playing with some light the various spectrum of colours come out. I like this one and I was wondering on how best to crop or edit it in a way that it could look good.

I tentacles are just parts of the bubbles that were attached to the outer rim that was holding the bubble, which I have just painted black on top of it to blend with the black background.

I was thinking of just cropping it right through and remove all the extremeties but then I end up with much lesser of the image. Also looking at it the way it is it gives a slight perception of three dimensional due to the way the bubbles turn on the edges that have the belly shapes so I was thinking it might not be a bad idea leaving it as it is.

Ideas and suggestions and advice highly sought please.

Thanks

Amin

Great to have you back Martin,

Stefan

The snake definitely is trumps, absolutely wonderful and spot on. Like it a lot. And the one you took 2 months ago also are absolutely fantastic.
And yes seems the TC makes the images a bit soft. It makes it look as if you took them through glass.

By the way, sorry to hinjack your thread seems I always do this, but I wanted to ask a question about RAW converters. I am using CS4 , so having heard a lot about silkypix am just wondering what others have been doing, whether they use only PS to convert or use silkypix first to convert in case its a better converter and then use PS for editing.

Thank you

LOL, Jackie, fantastic way to describe it

Mike, now just out of curiosity again, and as you seem to have been playing with quite a few of these big boys I notice, and different ones lately with the arrival of your new one as well, and not forgetting the TCs collection you have , what's your preference if you had to choose at the longest ranges, between your 300* with TC or any of the long range Sigmas?
And by the way what TC can you comfortably couple with any of the Sigmas and get the longest range and still maintain reasonable quality image?
Would the Pentax 1.7 work on your new Sigma and it would make it 850mm if my calculations are not off the mark and how about quality on those?

Pretty curious now huh? lol sorry about that,

Mike, almost forgot, and just remembered because you commented on the lightness of the focus ring. I found the Zoom ring of the 150-500 pretty hard and non delicate, in fact pretty rigid. Is that common on these big boys?

Thanks for that info Mike

I had a brief play around for about half an hour with the 150-500 just before I decided to go for the DA*300, and amongst some other minor issues I had with Sigma the weight was what really put me off. But I really loved the range, its just that size and the diameter to hold the focus ring also which is not as sleak and nice as the DA*300.
Having said that, I really think the designers of the DA*300 should have done a better job with the hood. It's just so annoying, and has that very plasticky and cheap feel too. I think this is something that is bound to crack or get damaged with the usage. Even the threads are not that smooth, I constantly dread taking it off and putting it on. I am sure they could have done a slightly better job than this.

But there is no denying that this little beauty seems pretty top notch.

Mike, those are absolutely cracking shots. How far are those feeders from the place you are taking the shots? And I presume you are not taking them through the window, right? Those shots seems crisp to the maximum to me. And please dont tell me that they were handheld

Seems like you and Scott are the kings of the 500mm lately here with those shots and handheld.

By the way, a brief comparision, although they are different ranges, how does the A*300 coupled with one of the TC compare with your new shiny acquired Sigma? Just interested out of curiosity

I definitely think the eyes has a greater impact, and that's how I wanted it to have . In the beginning if you hadnt told me to crop off the ear I would have hesitate a lot. Its that sensation that I might ruin the image, but now that you told me and I went ahead and did it I feel I should go and check some other images I might have and go do the same. It definitely enhances the eyes and the expression/.


Learnt something new today :0

Thank you very much

Amin