with a pic of a monkey.... for some reason i like the way the sun shines through the tree onto his(or her) face

i dont know why i chose this pic to introduce myself, i have a lot better - maybe because im a bit of a monkey ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/algodden/.Pictures/Monkey%20(1).jpg

Welcome to the forum Tin-Cup. Were was this picture taken? This image seems a little too busy for me. Too much background (leaves and trees) and not enough subject, but over all I like it.

Michael

i think the subject stands out quite well...being the monkey..

but i agree about the background being a little busy...

with a pic of a monkey.... for some reason i like the way the sun shines through the tree onto his(or her) face

i dont know why i chose this pic to introduce myself, i have a lot better - maybe because im a bit of a monkey ;)

http://homepage.mac.com/algodden/.Pictures/Monkey%20(1).jpg

Welcome. I like the light, too, but as the other poster said, the nice light and the background kind of overwhelm the monkey, who by compirson takes up only a small part of the frame and is a touch blurry.

with a pic of a monkey.... for some reason i like the way the sun shines through the tree onto his(or her) face

i dont know why i chose this pic to introduce myself, i have a lot better - maybe because im a bit of a monkey ;)


Welcome Tin Cup. Nice work.
I like the limb lighting on the monk and think it sets it off from the background OK. I think a levels adjustment gives some darker values to set off that great light coming through the leaves and a vertical crop removes a lot of the backround distraction from the main subject.

Welcome Tin Cup. Nice work.
I like the limb lighting on the monk and think it sets it off from the background OK. I think a levels adjustment gives some darker values to set off that great light coming through the leaves and a vertical crop removes a lot of the backround distraction from the main subject.

strange you did that... i just ps'd that myself the same way....

thanks looks good....

I don't think the background'd be too busy if the lighting were different. The currently lighting throws a lotta white and light colors on parts of the leaves, sorta detracting from the lightly-colored monkey. You'd be able to go with a simliar composition to your original if he/she was a monkey amid of darker greens. I dunno if it'd make it better or worse, but I wonder what a little bit of fill flash from your camera would make the shot look like. Cool little monkey.

Welcome, Tin-Cup. I love your avatar. :)

Welcome, Tin-Cup. I love your avatar. :)

thanks kelly.... did you sort your sandisk mac osx thing out?

thanks kelly.... did you sort your sandisk mac osx thing out?
Umm, no, actually I just bought a Lexar card reader because I happened across it at Mal-Wart before I could return the other one. So I plugged it in, my computer crashed, and I lost about 10 images off my card to corruption. I'm back to using my camera for transfers. :(

you have a powerbook dont you?
if so why not just get a pc card and slot it into your mac...works great on mine...
try this forum for anymore issues www.macrumors.com
best mac site on the internet imho

i think im gunna like it here also.... im going to go out tomorrow and take some real pics to post here...cant wait

Hi Tin Cup!
Nice Avatar and Monkey. Can't wait to see more from you :)


All the best,

VillenaDeCorte

Welcome Tin-Cup,
I like what chunk has done to the pic with his crop and levels adj. I would just loosen the crop a bit as I think it's tighter thasn need be. I too dig your avatar. Looking forward to more.