forgive me but sharpened with a bit of a push on vibrance pulls out the texture of the tiles and wall. nice shot btw

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Yes, that works... no problem btw.... I think I tend to try not to over sharpen, sometimes... if I used Lightroom more often than I do then I'd probably get better results than with Picasa!

Sharpening is quite tricky, especially since TV tends to do some extra compression to the pics when uploaded and that can introduce sharpening artefacts.

Re lightroom, it has "punch" and "sharpen" presets that can be applied automatically on import, if you really dont want to monkey about. you just have to be careful about the additional sharpening applied during export.

I like that it is non-destructive, but keeps your settings so you can play with the images ad infinitum if you wish.

thanks, personally, i would have not shot the gate and focused on the wall and the door. i find the gate distracting/

But if the gate was not there, you would be able to focus more. Subsequently controlling the subject's presentation more forcefully..

Is this what you mean?

yes, and the pattern of the gate is quite busy and detracts from the cool blue wall

forgive me but sharpened with a bit of a push on vibrance pulls out the texture of the tiles and wall. nice shot btw

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Jimmy.

It is quite an improvement, Nicely done, GDD.

thanks, personally, i would have not shot the gate and focused on the wall and the door. i find the gate distracting/

Well it was a quick stop on my motor bike, with lots of traffic at the time, so it was click and go.... Some times not always possible to set up the shot the way one really wants!

Old and new.

Kao Koh National park

Just to add GDD inspired me to start using LR.... which I've not used in months, it's not that easy to navigate although that is a matter of practice and getting the old grey matter to remember!

Going to work on getting a collection together before uploading

I have a neighbour trying get me to use Photoshop, .... been there tried that over the years, but I don't have the patience

Trees along the canal waterways around Thali Noi... Songkhla.

Just to add GDD inspired me to start using LR.... which I've not used in months, it's not that easy to navigate although that is a matter of practice and getting the old grey matter to remember!

Going to work on getting a collection together before uploading

I have a neighbour trying get me to use Photoshop, .... been there tried that over the years, but I don't have the patience

I have succumbed to the dark side as well. A year ago I swore I'd never use an image manipulation program. Now it is starting to be addictive.

Ah well.... If you can't beat 'm,....

Dead wood.

Dead tree!

Sharpening is quite tricky, especially since TV tends to do some extra compression to the pics when uploaded and that can introduce sharpening artefacts.

Re lightroom, it has "punch" and "sharpen" presets that can be applied automatically on import, if you really dont want to monkey about. you just have to be careful about the additional sharpening applied during export.

I like that it is non-destructive, but keeps your settings so you can play with the images ad infinitum if you wish.

OK I know these are not trees, but here is a light room edit before and after....

After.... took me a while to find the punch button!

All I have to do know is figure how to export the images in a larger size! 640 x blah blah is too small...

sorry guys , just trying to upload , cant figure this out yet 1

Please confirm that the photo post was successful , regards Goompa.

So I was successful ,Thank you oilinki , I respect your evaluation.

Sharpening is quite tricky, especially since TV tends to do some extra compression to the pics when uploaded and that can introduce sharpening artefacts.

Re lightroom, it has "punch" and "sharpen" presets that can be applied automatically on import, if you really dont want to monkey about. you just have to be careful about the additional sharpening applied during export.

I like that it is non-destructive, but keeps your settings so you can play with the images ad infinitum if you wish.

OK I know these are not trees, but here is a light room edit before and after....

After.... took me a while to find the punch button!

All I have to do know is figure how to export the images in a larger size! 640 x blah blah is too small...

Your beach is gone after your LR edit..

Sharpening is quite tricky, especially since TV tends to do some extra compression to the pics when uploaded and that can introduce sharpening artefacts.

Re lightroom, it has "punch" and "sharpen" presets that can be applied automatically on import, if you really dont want to monkey about. you just have to be careful about the additional sharpening applied during export.

I like that it is non-destructive, but keeps your settings so you can play with the images ad infinitum if you wish.

OK I know these are not trees, but here is a light room edit before and after....

After.... took me a while to find the punch button!

All I have to do know is figure how to export the images in a larger size! 640 x blah blah is too small...

Your beach is gone after your LR edit..

No it's still there !

Trees behind Chong Moeng beach Samui (same beach!) with a bit of "punch added"

Welcome to Goompa, so do we have another Samui photographer? When up loading it can take a few minutes to "land"

Hello to all and thank you , no I am new on ThaiVisa just trying to find my way around I guess ,shame I can only go to Samui on holidays but I do enjoy photography , just not too good at it that's all,

Thanks once again

Hello to all and thank you , no I am new on ThaiVisa just trying to find my way around I guess ,shame I can only go to Samui on holidays but I do enjoy photography , just not too good at it that's all,

Thanks once again

Hey Goompa!, we all have good shots and bad shots... so don't worry about it too much.... Sometimes it's more than just having a perfect shoot... so keep them coming

We've got Dancelot well trained now

Thank you for your warm welcome , I have started to become an avid watcher of some of you guys( collectively ) and wow! some of the photography is just absolutely outstanding , thank you for posting these images , just a shame not more to see.

Can never get enough ....... not at liberty to say the best Photo to date , only because it has not been uploaded !

Thank you

Rob-Goompa

I just loved Koh Samui ,shame I don't have the opportunity to live there .

Hello to all and thank you , no I am new on ThaiVisa just trying to find my way around I guess ,shame I can only go to Samui on holidays but I do enjoy photography , just not too good at it that's all,

Thanks once again

Join the club

Thank you for your warm welcome , I have started to become an avid watcher of some of you guys( collectively ) and wow! some of the photography is just absolutely outstanding , thank you for posting these images , just a shame not more to see.

Can never get enough ....... not at liberty to say the best Photo to date , only because it has not been uploaded !

Thank you

Rob-Goompa

Heard that, Master Jimmy.. ? You've got fans..

Thank you for your warm welcome , I have started to become an avid watcher of some of you guys( collectively ) and wow! some of the photography is just absolutely outstanding , thank you for posting these images , just a shame not more to see.

Can never get enough ....... not at liberty to say the best Photo to date , only because it has not been uploaded !

Thank you

Rob-Goompa

Heard that, Master Jimmy.. ? You've got fans..

I am totally lost for words

For want of a better place to put this, and because it came from a tree... but not food ... yet...

Here is some cocoa, I recently picked and left in the sun.... it's starting to smell more like chocolate

SIlom tree

Candid , poignant ,vibrant , almost an image in a computer game , SPECTACULAR !

Here is a tree from yesterday's mt. bike ride.

Our poor-poor , pawpaw tree , compliments of my bride .

Trees in Wat Bpaa Naam Thip ,Loei province

Trees that line the water front at Samui Nathon Hospital... not a bad view for a local hospital