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George McGovern

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8. re: Photo manipulation -- Thank You HAB11 for your posts.
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 10:19 PM
Sep 2025

This is AndyS' cat with big eyes post from July, 2022.
"About Hello Kitty, the Eyes on You photo contest winner . . ."
https://democraticunderground.com/1036103791

The extent to which I enhance an image involves sunrise and sunset photos. My Olympus has an Art setting that decreases exposure compensation like so:
Before —
After —

Otherwise many photos, I think, just need some highlights and/or shadows
adjustment and cropping. I'll sometimes clean up distracting backgrounds. But
that's about it.

Since joining the Photography forum I have greatly enjoyed the art of, and learned a great deal from, many many gifted photographers. AndyS was, is, one of the best.

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Very well said, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2025 #1
thank you peggy HAB911 Sep 2025 #2
Wow. This too is a wonderful photo. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2025 #3
A catadioptric lens is a mirror just like the Hubble or James Webb HAB911 Sep 2025 #6
Thanks for opening this discussion Mousetoescamper Sep 2025 #4
both are great HAB911 Sep 2025 #5
Thanks Mousetoescamper Sep 2025 #7
Re: intentional camera movement photos HAB911 Sep 2025 #10
re: Photo manipulation -- Thank You HAB11 for your posts. George McGovern Sep 2025 #8
Oh man, thank you for finding that thread HAB911 Sep 2025 #11
BTW, the hot spot in the center of your images might be corrected through pixel mapping. George McGovern Sep 2025 #9
Oh definitely HAB911 Sep 2025 #12
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