Tips to Fix This Pic!!!

[widarecu]

Hi guys,


I'm just a beginner on the underwater photography, I just got my second underwater camera after drowning my old one

Now I have a Canon S90 + Inon Z240 (my first strobe, what a difference!!) and just came back from Dayang - Malaysia testing it for the first time

This is one of the pics I got after converting it from RAW to JPG, but I'd like to hear your suggestions in how to make it look better, specially, how can I remove the backscatter from the blue??

Thanks in advance for all your help,


Wilson

 

[Starcruiser]

Nice shot. If you have photoshop, use the healing tool, as it doesn't look like you have a ton of backscatter to remove. You could also use the automated backscatter removal tool, easy to find on the web. Try this link to find the automated removal tool. Downloads

 

[mfolsom]

Nice pic! Will you re-post when it is fixed?

 

[hammerhead man]

I use photoshop elements to take out backscatter. You can use the heal tool or the stamp tool to remove unwanted material. I agree with everyone else that it is a very nice picture.

Regards,

Bill

 

[widarecu]

Thanks guys, it was the one that came better from like 500 that I took

I'm getting Photoshop now to try your suggestions, I'll post the final result .... hopefully comes better

 

[HerraduraDivers]

You can download a tryout of photoshop at Adobe.
If you have no experience with Photoshop i suggest the easier and cheaper Photoshop Elements or the free GIMP software.

Chris

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

Just remember, removing ALL the backscatter will make it an unreal picture. In the real world, there is stuff floating in the water

 

[chadbeck]

If it was me I may do something like the below. You have a lot more more options as you are working with the original but this took about two minutes in lightroom. If you didn't want the crop you could keep it the way it is and just remove the larger backscatter objects with the spot remover and it would be a great image still.

 

[Quero]

The colors are nice and it's in focus. Those are the hardest things to correct. I think the composition could use some tweaking, though. I would crop the bottom and the right side only, and leave the negative space on the left and at the top. You might also consider burning the bit just above the bubble coral so that it's not so prominent.

 

[Doc Harry]

The key is to minimize backscatter in the first place by keeping your strobe as far away from the lens as possible.