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  • Chicory Kiln

    These chicory kilns are found on both Phillip and French Islands in Westernport Bay. I have driven past this kiln on Phillip Island many times and was always in too much of a hurry to stop and take a photo, until a couple of days ago.

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  • #2
    Lovely shot John and well thought out with the framing. Colours are really great. Well presented with your framing as well - just a suggestion, ease off the strength of the shadow and move it to the right and down a tad. If you want, you can move the shadow in the workspace just by dragging it around with your mouse when you are in the dialogue screen.
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    My memory's not as sharp as it used to be.
    Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

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    • Grumpy John
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      Thanks for the constructive feedback Isac, easily done as I saved the PSD file.

    • Isac
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      You're welcome John. With storage so cheap I keep all my PSD files so I can revisit them if I come across something new to try.

  • #3
    This better? Just adjusted the opacity.

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    • Isac
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      Much better! Not as harsh. Try moving the shadow down/right so the shadow is not showing top/left. It gives it a more 3D look which lifts it off the background.

  • #4
    Here's another type of shadow and frame which is used quite often to display images on websites/portfolios.
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    My memory's not as sharp as it used to be.
    Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

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    • #5
      "Much better! Not as harsh. Try moving the shadow down/right so the shadow is not showing top/left. It gives it a more 3D look which lifts it off the background".

      Like this?

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      • Isac
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        You don't need to type in the coordinates. With the "Layer Style" dialog box open, you just hold down the mouse on your image and drag the shadow around to where you want it. With the "Layer Style" dialog box open, you will only move the shadow layer. Once it's in position, you can adjust settings in the "Layer Style" dialog box (if you need to) - like Spread, Size, Blend Mode and Opacity.

      • Grumpy John
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        Gotcha, makes sense now.

      • Isac
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        Everything is easy when you know how
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