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  1. Peano

    Sunset

    For this feeling, I would diminish the colors almost to B&W, add a little grain, and darken the vignette even more to draw attention to the sun and the boat. And crop some off the left and bottom. Something like this ...
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    Advise for choosing a low end monitor for photo retouching

    Yes, definitely. Check this review. http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1275291737
  3. Peano

    Simple Cityscape B&W

    Even though your aim is journalistic, this image might be made more dramatic and appealing to the eye. I was a little bothered by the lack of detail in the shadow areas at bottom left and across the bottom. It's hard to judge your B&W conversion without seeing the color original, but I...
  4. Peano

    Changi MRT

    Two observations about these questions: 1. I'm not sure why a composition should "mean something by itself," or whether it is even possible for an image to have as objective meaning independent of the person perceiving it. Ten people might view this image and have 10 different ideas about...
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    Sushi roll picture

    The yellow cast from the lighting is fairly obvious. I would color correct for that. I also selectively sharpened the central part that is in sharp focus, opened shadow details a bit, and added a slight vignette top and bottom to pull the light more into the middle where the food is in focus...
  6. Peano

    Window

    Yes. An excellent photo. Just two suggestions for post-processing. 1) Correct the perspective so the vertical lines of the buildings are plumb and the window sill is level (a little trickier than it sounds -- it's more than a simple rotation), and 2) brighten the window sill to make it clearer...
  7. Peano

    Curves History

    That's what I suspected. Avoid duplicating image layers and stick with adjustment layers (not "layer adjustments").
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    Curves History

    Did you make adjustments on the composite curve or on the individual color curves? If the latter, you need to go to those channels in the curves dialog to see your original adjustments. Just to make sure we're talking about the same thing, you're using a curves adjustment layer that looks...
  9. Peano

    Help... Horrible lens distortion problem...

    That comes from using the perspective tool incorrectly. Whenever an image is squeezed or stretched horizontally at the top to correct leaning buildings, it must also be stretched or compressed vertically (depending on which way the leaning was corrected). If that second step is skipped...
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    Help... Horrible lens distortion problem...

    It isn't my image, so nothing about it bothers me. But if the OP wants to fix the lens distortion, it will be necessary to make a global transformation. Notice how the buildings are skewed all over the image. If it were my image, I would straighten those leaning buildings. Others might be...
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    Help... Horrible lens distortion problem...

    I respectfully disagree. Here's the problem with using liquify. That filter will straighten only the tower. The lens distortion affects the entire image, not just the tower. To correct the distortion, it's necessary to transform the perspective of the whole image. Liquify won't do that. It's no...
  12. Peano

    Colours different

    What color space are you using in Photoshop?
  13. Peano

    Help... Horrible lens distortion problem...

    Forget liquify. Use the Transform tool set to "perspective." Narrow the top of the image until the tower is plumb. Then crop. (Work with the original image rather than the cropped version that you posted.)
  14. Peano

    Post your 'Before' & 'After' Post Processing pictures

    I have a few of mine posted here.
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    fastest image viewer

    My favorite is IrfanView. http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/974517/0#9236576
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    Need help with framing and text composition

    Several thoughts .... 1. Dark surroundings are better than light for viewing images, especially online (because the screen is backlit). 2. Less is more. The designs you posted are too busy, especially that patterned background. 3. Place titles and attribution below rather than above, and...
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    Need help to digitally blur background

    Hard part? Try the impossible part. Here's a fair test of the above advice -- and a clear illustration of why it is bad advice. Try blurring the background of this image: First try the Gaussian blur method. Mask out the subject with perfect precision, then apply Gaussian blur. Or...
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    Need help to digitally blur background

    I think you've made your limitations clear, but this isn't about you. The original question was about how to blur a background in post-processing. That's a retouching question, and no way around it. Someone recommended Gaussian blur. I linked to a thread that explains very clearly how Gaussian...
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    Need help to digitally blur background

    OK, here's a real world example: a purple lion (very conspicuous 3D dude). The client says: "I want the lion razor sharp and the background really blurry -- and I don't want any purple halos around the lion. Can you do that?" Let's see what you can do. Is this directed to me?: If so, what...
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    Need help to digitally blur background

    What are you referring to? Screen shot, please.