Hi Phil,
I really like the shot and what you have done with it. Nice job!! I hope you are not going to be upset with this, but seeing that it was such a nice shot and seems a little Christmassy too, I thought we could use that image for a "spot the difference" game. Your modified image is below, let's see if people can spot how many differences there are.
Best regards,Brian.
let me know if people spot all the differences in the PSP group. There are 6 changes to look out for and one of those may be difficult to pick, expecially on a really poorly calibrated monitor.
How often do you take photos, Phil? You post a lot of images in here and I was curious if they are all recent, or if you are posting older ones you have taken over the years. You have a lot of scenic shots and that is something I have neglected to become actively involved with in my photographic experience. I have always tended to photograph people rather than places. I do have some shots around Melbourne, of course and our Docklands.
Hmm I am going to guess aswell as Father Christmas, Reindeer and sleigh and the Comet/Shooting star that you have also upped the brightness and/or intensity.. Or atleast done something to brighten the image slightly, specifically the foreground
and the bare tree has been added to the bottom left to mid
and the shape of the mountain near the centre... that makes 5 I've found including the others mentioned... still looking for the 6th.
the 'dd'
OK, so far the correct findings are:
There has been no "overall" brightness to the image or the sky, but you are on the right track about something bright being changed slightly. The easiest way to spot this if you have W7 is to open one image in Windows Photo Viewer or Windows Photo Gallery and then open the 2nd image in the same viewer. Hover over the taskbar icon for the viewer you used and you will see 2 preview thumbnails. Just move your cursor from one to the other several times and there should be an obvious change that might otherwise be hard to see.