[screamingswifts]

Some 'weeds' in the late evening sun at the edge of the hay field out the back of my house....

I'm very new to dslr photography and photoshop - so I have put in the original photo followed by my attempts at editing....am I heading in the right direction?? Cropped and tweaked some levels / colours.....

Thanks in advance.... Tanya

[PmSonic]

I really like the first two, in particular the first one which i find a lovely atmospheric shot.

Not too sure of the last two, the colours dont work for me. What were the settings used to take the shots, lenses etc?

welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll find a lot of great help here. In my experience there all a great bunch

[imcarm]

Your first and second images do it for me also they are very very good, the last two don't look quite as striking. Good effort though screamingswifts, keep at it with photoshop.

Can I ask what you did with the last 2 images in PS?

[screamingswifts]

Cheers - images 1 and 3 are the originals, just resized, and 2 and 4 are 1 and 3 after a bit of messing in photoshop.

In terms of what I did to the edited images... does photoshop keep a history of changes on files??...ermm...cropped a bit, played with the 'levels' and colour balance.

As I said this is all pretty new to me, so a steep learning curve at the mo. PmSonic - Is it the exif data you're after? if so.....

for first image

Model = Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/125"
F Number = F5
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2006-07-30 20:56:36
Date Time Digitized = 2006-07-30 20:56:36
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 6.97 TV
Aperture Value = 4.64 AV
Exposure Bias Value = -1EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 90mm
Maker Note = 8340 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3456
Exif Image Height = 2304
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 9230
Focal Plane X Resolution = 3954.233
Focal Plane Y Resolution = 3958.763
Focal Plane Resolution Unit = inch
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto bracket
White Balance = Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type = Normal

for third image

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/200"
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Shutter priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2006-07-30 20:45:31
Date Time Digitized = 2006-07-30 20:45:31
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 7.64 TV
Aperture Value = 4.97 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 90mm
Maker Note = 8340 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3456
Exif Image Height = 2304
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 9230
Focal Plane X Resolution = 3954.233
Focal Plane Y Resolution = 3958.763
Focal Plane Resolution Unit = inch
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Manual white balance
Scene Capture Type = Normal