Theme for Dec 10-19: I'm Dreaming of a white Christmas...

[alcina]

:rofl:

The world's first "how to add backscatter" tutorial!

 

[SeaYoda]

:rofl:

The world's first "how to add backscatter" tutorial!

I used to think backscatter was a bad thing - I have now embraced my photographic niche. May the force be with me !!!!!

 

[ChrisA]

I know, I know, nobody likes backscatter, but sometimes it can be interesting:....

Here is a Christmas themed image that uses back scatter to advantage. I shot this in about 30 ft of water and 6 to 8 foot vis. The only edits applied are "crop" and a white ballance adjustment. The backscatter is all white sand kicked up by many pairs of fins. I used the built-in flash on my Canon A80.

 

[SeaYoda]

Here is a Christmas themed image that uses back scatter to advantage...

Looks kinda cold there.

 

[justleesa]

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (Wizard of Oz).
I'll share with you my secret formula for the angel picture if you don't think less of me . Below is posted the crop from my original picture. I cloned out the twig on the bottom then added some yellow and blue "lights" with the clone tool. I selected out the fish, added noise and did a radial blur on the background. I selected the fish and used curves and unsharp mask. I added some lens flares and there she is.

You're learning

 

[justleesa]

Here is a Christmas themed image that uses back scatter to advantage. I shot this in about 30 ft of water and 6 to 8 foot vis. The only edits applied are "crop" and a white ballance adjustment. The backscatter is all white sand kicked up by many pairs of fins. I used the built-in flash on my Canon A80.

Looks very christmas-ey