Seahorse Shots

[Octoshark]

I wish I had a macro lens for these shots, but I tried to make the best of what I had (the stock 18-55mm lens my Canon Rebel XSi came with).

They are Hippocampus erectus, by the way.

 

[savageAJC]

great shots!!

 

[Misled]

Hope you don't mind Octo, but here's a little help. On the first pic, I removed some of the out of focus on the top, and some off the right. A little brightning and sharpening in PS.

 

[Octoshark]

Nice Jesse, thanks for the tip (thats your name right?).

 

[Octoshark]

Ok here is my original vs. my new version...

Original:

New:

Better?

 

[Octoshark]

And for the second picture...

Original:

New:

How about that? (the cropping made it zoom in and decrease the resolution)

 

[Octoshark]

PS - I am new to DSLR and editing pictures so don't worry about talking down to me, I can handle the criticism

 

[thepenalty]

Better?

Much, much better.

 

[forrestcook]

the PS work doesn't need to be so drastic, IMO. The photo is pretty darn good to begin with, not a lot of work needs to be done. Here's my take on it.

For what its worth I do photo editing jobs from time to time for various sources... Not a pro by any means, but I'm not a novice either. I just brought out the whites, made your coralline stand out a bit more and kept the dark background. Like I said, your photo is pretty good to begin with.

 

[Octoshark]

Nice job forrestcook, and thanks everybody for the replies.

 

[fishtankdon]

Very nice. Can't wait to see them when they are much older. Still pretty young looking.

 

[Octoshark]

Yea I believe they are about 3-4 months old. Plenty of room to grow.