The Swimmer

[aslsw]

f14, 1/500s, ISO500

Hmm... now I look at it again, I think I might have pushed the highlights a little bit too much (swimmer's back, some of the wave tops).

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[FootLoose]

I like the simplicity of this shot, Anura. I think you might be right about the highlights on the swimmer's back, though.

[Manfred M]

A very compelling image! Yes, I would agree; toning down the back a little would probably improve the image.

[Jeffbridge]

That is beautiful! Excellent Shot!!!

[aslsw]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I went back to the original last night (the World Cup has put a dent in my photo work) and the excessive highlights on the swimmers back and the peaks of some of the waves are in there. All I really did was darken the image up to make the sea appear darker (and more contrast with the swimmer).

All of me editing is in Picasa alone - I'm too scared of the learning curve on anything else!

[gregj1763]

A very clever and well composed image Anura and yes toning down is the way to go

[aslsw]

A very clever and well composed image Anura and yes toning down is the way to go

I've just read up about the Picasa 'slider hack'. I might go back to the original image to try that out.

One issue I have is that I do all of my work at home on a laptop (living away from home for 2 years, it's my only machine) but when I look at the photos on a TV (through my Apple TV) or on the PC at work their are subtle differences.

[John 2]

Beautiful in its simplicity Anura. Well conceived.