Response to Ugly Beautiful (Response #15)

Uploaded 657 Days Ago by Budgie - - 7 comments

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zorilla said 657 days ago:

This uimage seems over processed - I'd like to see it presented more simply and more head-on.

Budgie said 657 days ago:

Thanks for the comment Zorilla. The original is pretty much the same as this, the only post processing was to apply a tone curve, slight saturation increase (as colour fades REALLY quick underwater) and I removed a few blotches from the black background (which looked like dust marks). This shot was taken whilst night scuba diving under the Busselton Jetty (in Western Australia) and the Globefish was lit up by a little torch light and the camera flash.

cheers budgie

dseguin said 657 days ago:

Ugly? I pretty much see a whole lot of "cute"! This totally made me smile. :)

mooch said 657 days ago:

I've looked at this a while and only now viewed it full size. I want this to be featured, it's ugly, ugly as sin but that smile! Just makes me grin right back

Interplay said 653 days ago:

Very erie. I like it. My only suggestion would be to crop a little tighter at the top and on the left.

Budgie said 653 days ago:

Thanks for your comments and ratings everyone

mitchh said 650 days ago:

Great image. I have to respectuflly, but strongly, disagree with Interplay regarding cropping. In fact, I wouldn't mind a bit more room on the top and the left! And I agree with dseguin--this is very cute, not ugly, to me. I love the light and shadows at the top of the head. You may want to try burning in the white area below the mouth a bit.

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