Best Pic Ive Taken yet..

[civicfrk1]

As im finally getting the hang on how to work the XTi , i am also a photoshop enthusiast lol.

i was doing a shoot today and had a great idea. heres the final product. any suggestions are welcome. I like it so much its my wallpaper now :)

http://i27.tinypic.com/x43l8g.png





heres another pic , but its nothing special.

http://i29.tinypic.com/mkjgqc.jpg

[Mama Got Boost??]

I really like the top one!

Good job. Liking that camera aren't you? LOL

[civicfrk1]

yeppp loving it lol.
im still learning the functions and what they do , because i started basically from Zero knowledge.
Thanks for the Comment :)

[Mama Got Boost??]

Matt started with zero knowledge on it too. He's come along way. Just takes playing with it, taking the good with the bad and learning LOL

And your welcome :)

[.:Chris:.]

First pic is very good!

If you share your steps we may be able to tell you how to get a bit better result. Your two exposures aren't quite aligned perfectly.

[oASHo]

^+1. looks like you need said tripod too

[civicfrk1]

I did use a tripod though :(
lol.


should i post both pics up??
EDIT:

heres the 2 pics.
i kinda edited the sky on the darker one , and just cut the top half , pasted it on the one where u see the car , and tried to blend it...

http://i29.tinypic.com/mmzoyv.jpg





i tried editing it a bit more... Better??


http://i28.tinypic.com/3028n08.png

[95 BB2]

A camera may still move slightly with a tripod, the tree's being in different positions/movements in the back may very well be the wind, but I love the picture. It's amazing.
Rep for joo.

[.:Chris:.]

Ok try this:
Open the ligher picture and the darker picture.
Dark Picture Window - Select All, Copy. Close picture.
Light Picture Window - Paste.

Now, take a look at your layers window. (Window->Layers I think). You'll see you have two layers, the background (your lighter picture) and another layer on top of it. At the bottom of that window is a button, a rectangle with a white circle in it... click it. Now, if you look at your layers again, you'll see that there's a white box next to the little pic of your layer.

Now, you've just created a layer mask. Click on that mask. Now, go to your tools, select the gradient tool. (If you cant see it, click and hold on the bucket tool and it will appear) Make sure your colors are set to black and white. Now, make a gradient from top to bottom - white to black. Play with it untill you're happy. Once that's done, you can paint the car in white with any white brush to make your bottom/lighter layer to show through.

Does that make sense?

[oASHo]

oh ok. i saw some spots that seemed blurry or what not like the trees further back and wasnt sure.

have you tried using hdr and editing with different exposures? try that next time also.

[2 ROWDY]

nice

[civicfrk1]

i have NO clue why the trees look blurry in the back like if theyre moved . if u c the other pics . theyre not moving at all...


i tried fixing it some more so it doesnt look blurry , but now it looks weird because its darker on the top of the trees lol.
http://i29.tinypic.com/dfjbrl.png (http://i29.tinypic.com/dfjbrl.png)
.:Chris:.
Thanks for that , im going to try it out tommorow , as for me , im going to bed

[sheWANTSaKAWI]

Canon Rebel XTi?! I'm jealous!!! We don't sell that many at my work, but I see a lot of people eyeing them, including me. :lol:

Awesome picture, btw. The sky in the first one looks wicked.

[DC Dave]

Pics look great dude!

[Got boost??]

sickness