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Praveen P Mohandas  Joined CNP On 24 Apr 2008    Total Image posts 261    -   Total Image Comments 346    -   Image Post to Comment Ratio 1:1    -   Image Comment Density 30     -     Total Forum Posts 47

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Commentby Vijay Mohan Raj on Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:57 am

Love the light and the details on this one, the subject looking away creates more interest and although non-conventional the placement of the subject at the centre works for me.

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Commentby Nilanjan Das on Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:35 pm

I am extremely intrigued about the difference in the nature of light on the subject with respect to the light on the surrounding habitat. Is it the colour of the fur which has generated this effect Praveen ? I like the composition a lot and the jackal / desert fox looking the other way is surely giving a fine feeling.

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Commentby Guest on Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:01 pm

Nice seeing , Subject is exposed nicely, Is fox sharpen, leaving rest as it is? Light had produced little glow around the subject, surrounding fulfills the need of a textured BG but I still prefer little brightness reduction (to spoil the image :) ).... great work....thank you very much



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Commentby Praveen P Mohandas on Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:08 pm

thanks for the comments....its a Indian fox Nilanjan sir...i've done dodging on the fox to change the colour tone ...the colour of the fur added the effect more.....yes the fox was selectively sharpened to get more focus......

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Commentby Nilanjan Das on Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:03 am

Praveen this is more of an academic question since my knowledge of PP is limited to adjusting levels, WB, Curves and Saturation. I know a little bit how to use the magic wand too, but rarely use it. What I wish to know is apart from forums can we use selective processing with dodging etc for contests ? Would it be considered digital manipulation or enhancement ? Your image has started giving me ideas on a jackal image I have. I selected the jackal only in the frame and adjusted levels in a way that the rim light around it got very strong, it was looking nice actually, but what I do not know is if that would be considered as manipulation ? The first thing people start shouting about is photoshop effects and etc, I guess dodging and burning was very much a dark room technique and if there's nothing wrong about things in the dark room, why is there so much hue and cry using the same technique in Photoshop ? :). I guess the term lightroom suits the best :).

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Commentby dinesh.ramarao on Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:21 am

Light and details made the image. xlnt work Praveen.

Reading Nilanjan's comments, i'm taking some liberty to add.
"Consider digital manipulation or enhancement?" : Some say it is digital art. To complete the art one has used cameras, lights, tripods, photoshops, lightrooms, etc., The question would be "till what point it would be digital photography and when do you say it becomes digital art?" I guess the debate can go on and on. For example, add a fifth leg to a tiger image and claiming that "i saw a tiger with 5 legs" would be manipulation or un-ethical but just as "5 legged tiger - atrists impression" would be accepted?

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Commentby Praveen P Mohandas on Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:29 am

Nilanjan sir i dont consider dodging and burning a serious issue even in contests....it would only be image enhancement than manipulation.....unless it is used very obviously....i generally use selective contrast adjustment to give more focus on to the subject .....i have used this technique a lot during the b/w days in the darkroom so i still continue to do it ......i am also not a pp expert....

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Commentby Nilanjan Das on Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:58 pm

Thanks a lot Praveen, relief that still 80-90% comes from the camera and then selective processing with dodging and burning helps to carry the mood :). I recently saw a painter doing multiple layers on a canvas using various colours on the same canvas. Every time he painted a layer and then erased to leave some impressions only, using that created another layer in such a way that the impression still showed on the next layer and then made a stronger impression and using this technique created a wonderful painting over a week. So many ways of creating a stunner. It felt like that we can do something with multiple exposure to create a mood like this. If perfected well in nature, it can surely produce very interesting results both on the canvas and the mind :). Thanks again.

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