Recent content by agc353

Haven't joined in for a while. Thought I'd have a go, as I like working with portraits. All done in Aperture: Straightened/cropped. Adjusted exposure/white balance. Did some slight skin retouching/smoothing. Cloned part of flash refection out as I wanted to retain the 'starburst' effect...

It had to be done...

OK, ladies and gentlemen... In 3rd place - Mr G. In 2nd place - new2me. In 1st place - ZeroCooL. Well done Nick. Over to you...

Congrats Joan. Here's mine... In Aperture: Adjusted White balance Adjusted Exposure/Recovery/Black Point Applied some selective Dodging/Burning Applied Colour Monochrome wash Cropped In Flare: Added Border

An underwater scuba-diving pub. There's a thought... Anyway, as landlord for this particular exercise I'll be calling last entries at 9:00pm tomorrow. So edit-up and get your entries in...

A superb edit Adey. Well done...

Cheers James...

Cheers Simon...

Ha! Actually, at those levels, the whole pub would be under water...

Topaz Adjust 5 seems to have lots of new presets + some other useful features. I've just taken the plunge and bought it (30% discount!) to use with Aperture 3. Haven't had a chance to play with it yet though... BTW Wayne, if you're an existing user I believe that the upgrade is free...

It's a shot of Hertford Bridge in Oxford (my home city). The bridge is also commonly referred to as the 'Bridge of Sighs' (after the original Venetian one). Of much more interest is that the (well hidden) entrance to the best pub in the city is just underneath it...

Thanks Leigh...

Thanks Andy (and Nick). OK, here's one to mess about with: Larger res. JPG also available: http://www.yousendit.com/download/T2dmZGVhV3JLVldVQU1UQw

Well done Dale. To get the ball rolling again... In Aperture: Straightened and cropped Adjusted exposure Increased black point Increased overall definition, saturation and vibrancy Made slight curves and levels adjustment Adjusted highlights and shadows Adjusted specific colour...

Here's mine...