Please Vote which picture you prefer - Page 2

**amiidae** · 31-01-2010, 11:58 AM

Marshy,

How long are you going to run this poll ?

**marshy** · 31-01-2010, 12:49 PM

Till tonight lah.
i'll reveal waht was done as well.
Just merely wanted to guage the general concensus on the public view

jonjuay · 31-01-2010, 01:07 PM

lower picture looks sharper.
BTW, both also very nicely taken.

aro-spino · 31-01-2010, 01:15 PM

Lower image for me as the overall contrast is better than the upper pic. Also the focusing is sharp in the lower pic which brings out the true colour nature of these beautiful discus fishes.
Just my thoughts

**marshy** · 31-01-2010, 09:47 PM

Interesting.... seems more than 80% prefers the lower image.
Just to share, the top image is original, I edited the lower image using
Unsharp Mask" Filter twice (in Photoshop).
No other editing of colors or exposures were done.

Attached is another sample image from amiidae that I played with.

sen_jie · 31-01-2010, 10:36 PM

i choose the lower photo. as the spots on the discus are clearer and sharper

**amiidae** · 31-01-2010, 10:40 PM

You never die before isn't.. any oldhow edit my shot and still ask pple to comment somemore.

**amiidae** · 31-01-2010, 10:53 PM

ok, let me give you my view and the background of the shot.

Those Discus in this particular tank were quite shy and hide at the far end of the tank corner when I was trying to take some shots. (so happened that they just did WC and added more water into the tank)

After a long wait, the owner decided to lure them out to the front and center of the tank by throwing some Tetra bits.

FYI, this shot was taken when the group was still not at the spot where I can get a good shot. so honestly, this is one of my bad photo where by I can't get the subject tech-sharp.

So overly shapen the image (via PS) will make the subject look unreal. To me, lower image looks unreal to me.

The actual image quality viewed on my screen is between the 2 images posted above but it gets a little soft after uploaded on to photobucket.

31-01-2010, 11:31 PM

Definitely 2nd pic as the discus behind is sharper and the lighting is brighter....

**marshy** · 31-01-2010, 11:47 PM

Ben, my apologies for using U as guinea pig!

i understand the circumstance of the shot.
But I wanted to see how many people actually appreciate a real photo as to something ... As you said...looks unreal.

View Poll Results: Which image you prefer?
Top Image	17	27.42%
Lower Image	45	72.58%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

31-01-2010, 11:58 AM	#11
amiidae Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,140	Marshy, How long are you going to run this poll ? __________________ MY ALL-NEW --> AMIIDAE.COM BLOG

31-01-2010, 10:40 PM	#17
amiidae Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,140	You never die before isn't.. any oldhow edit my shot and still ask pple to comment somemore. __________________ MY ALL-NEW --> AMIIDAE.COM BLOG

31-01-2010, 10:53 PM	#18
amiidae Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,140	ok, let me give you my view and the background of the shot. Those Discus in this particular tank were quite shy and hide at the far end of the tank corner when I was trying to take some shots. (so happened that they just did WC and added more water into the tank) After a long wait, the owner decided to lure them out to the front and center of the tank by throwing some Tetra bits. FYI, this shot was taken when the group was still not at the spot where I can get a good shot. so honestly, this is one of my bad photo where by I can't get the subject tech-sharp. So overly shapen the image (via PS) will make the subject look unreal. To me, lower image looks unreal to me. The actual image quality viewed on my screen is between the 2 images posted above but it gets a little soft after uploaded on to photobucket. __________________ MY ALL-NEW --> AMIIDAE.COM BLOG

31-01-2010, 12:49 PM	#12
marshy Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,712	Till tonight lah. i'll reveal waht was done as well. Just merely wanted to guage the general concensus on the public view

31-01-2010, 01:07 PM	#13
jonjuay Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 215	lower picture looks sharper. BTW, both also very nicely taken.

31-01-2010, 01:15 PM	#14
aro-spino Senior Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,208	Lower image for me as the overall contrast is better than the upper pic. Also the focusing is sharp in the lower pic which brings out the true colour nature of these beautiful discus fishes. Just my thoughts

31-01-2010, 09:47 PM	#15
marshy Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,712	Interesting.... seems more than 80% prefers the lower image. Just to share, the top image is original, I edited the lower image using Unsharp Mask" Filter twice (in Photoshop). No other editing of colors or exposures were done. Attached is another sample image from amiidae that I played with.

31-01-2010, 10:36 PM	#16
sen_jie Senior Dragon Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,319	i choose the lower photo. as the spots on the discus are clearer and sharper

31-01-2010, 11:31 PM	#19
Demitris Guest Posts: n/a	Definitely 2nd pic as the discus behind is sharper and the lighting is brighter....

31-01-2010, 11:47 PM	#20
marshy Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,712	Ben, my apologies for using U as guinea pig! i understand the circumstance of the shot. But I wanted to see how many people actually appreciate a real photo as to something ... As you said...looks unreal.

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