DG Site Updates: Announcing the winners of the 2006 Photo Contest!!, 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Here is an example of a photo that I just enhanced with Paint Shop Pro because I had to use a flash due to an ice storm being in progress.

The original which did not show the true colors of the plant and the top was darker than the rest of the photo due to the angle at which it was taken. I burned (darkened) the areas that were too light and dodged (lightened) some of the ice because it did not show up well after I burned some areas. I dodged the branch at the bottom that is surrounded in shadow so that it stood out more. This kind of enhancement did not change the elements in the photo. This type of manipulation makes the plant appear as it should if seen in person not as the camera "saw" it.

Original photo: