Photoshop

[azcouesandelk]

Here is the buck my buddy stalked the first weekend of the archery hunt in January.

 

Here is a picture of him before

 

 

 

Here is a paicture after

 

 

 

 

I am gonna come clean I have not read any instructions so hopefully after this weekend I will read up on it and figure this out a little better.

 

 

What do you guys think and be honest. I may not get to read any of the replies because I will be heading out early tomorow hopefully.

[AZP&Y]

Photoshop can really clean up a picture, especially if it's at a distance through binos or digiscope. I say most of the pics that I use photoshop on come out better. I like the second picture. It has better color and more clarity. Here is one that is not noticiable, but again Photoshop (second pic) is better - in my opinion.

 

The fact that you take pictures while on your hunt is great - keep up the good work and tinker a bit and you may be amazed at the results , especially in low light conditions.

 

AzP&Y - Good luck on your deer quest!

 

Doug

[azhuntnut]

Wow, I need to send you some of the elk pictures and see if you can clean them up. I sun was really bright and right above me when the pics were taken, so they are really washed out. Let me know if you think you could fix these at all. David

[kphunter]

Another great product that does a great job cleaning up photos (and it's free!) is Picasa.

 

http://picasa.google.com/

 

It has tools that will sharpen the photo, adjust color, contrast, crop, etc.

 

It also catalogs your pics into albums by date.

 

KP

[rut]

Wow, I need to send you some of the elk pictures and see if you can clean them up. I sun was really bright and right above me when the pics were taken, so they are really washed out. Let me know if you think you could fix these at all. David

 

Try these.....

[CouesWhitetail]

For making digiscoping pics sharper with photoshop, it's best to use the Unsharp mask, which is under Filter and then under Sharpen. I also use the Enhance features such as Adjust color and Adjust lighting. You can use Auto Smart Fix, but many times it changes the pic in a way you don't want. You get more control under the individual color and lighting settings.

 

I use photoshop elements to clean up all photos that are submittted to me. It's a cheaper program than the full version of Photoshop, but it's got most of the features people want for fixing pics. Of course the picasa program that someone posted a link to is free and probably a good product.

 

Amanda

[CouesFanatic]

ok heres my try:

[Flash]

My try.

[az4life]

Good efforts all of you on improving the sample pics. Grim's has my vote.

 

I think most programs have pros and cons, but when you use them a while you will figure out the tricks to make them do what you want. Then they will update the program and you start all over again!

[azhuntnut]

Its amazing how much better they look now. I actually got turned down by a magazine to do an article for them about my hunt because of the picture quality. Maybe I can resend them now and see what will happen. Thanks for the help guys. David

[rut]

David.....that is a heck of a bull....how 'bout sharing some of the details of the hunt and what it scored??

[rut]

David.....that is a heck of a bull....how 'bout sharing some of the details of the hunt and what it scored??