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LincolnTanker


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I use Gimp, it is relatively easy to use and is free!smile

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

I have attached screenshots to show how Curve can be used to lighten the dark areas of photos and having little or no effect on the light areas.    Curve is found in the Colours menu.

It is important to make a copy of the original image to work on so the original is not altered.  I select the image to modify and save it adding 'lt' to the file name, the image stays on the screen with the new name.

If this isn't clear post queries here and I will reply.

 I'm having problems uploading the imagesconfuse

Please be patient!!



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 01:24:45 PM



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 01:31:37 PM

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I've put a link to a Skydrive Album that has the screen grabs in.

https://skydrive.live.com/?sc=photos&cid=261d0dfe2bf9ba50&retry#!/?cid=261d0dfe2bf9ba50&sc=photos&uc=4&nl=1&id=261D0DFE2BF9BA50%21834

 



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 05:50:53 PM



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Wednesday 2nd of November 2011 12:17:56 AM



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Wednesday 2nd of November 2011 03:10:38 PM

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Chris

Have you not tried Picasa,it's free and quite comprehensive.



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Hi Barry,

Yes, I do use Picasa but it doesn't have the Curves feature, when the 'Fill Light' is used it uniformaly lightens the image so the light areas burn out.

Picasa is brilliant for many things, such as straightening the image etc.



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Link to Photobucket Album of screenshots

https://s1083.photobucket.com/albums/j398/Medium_A/Improving%20dark%20photos%20using%20Gimps%20Curve%20command/



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Unsuccesful attempts to upload

-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Sunday 6th of November 2011 05:56:21 PM



-- Edited by LincolnTanker on Sunday 6th of November 2011 06:19:45 PM

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Noticed you were having problems with the "IMG" tags, these seemed to be the picture you were trying for:




Maybe all of them ...

Steve



-- Edited by Rectalgia on Sunday 6th of November 2011 06:42:09 PM

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LincolnTanker


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Thanks Steven,  that's just what I was after.  I seem to have lost the usual Attach File(s) option that I used to use :(

 



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Ruddy computers, can't trust then - I just posted about using that in another topic - http://landships.activeboard.com/t46011537/posting-pictures/?page=1#lastPostAnchor - still working for me.  If your browser is suddenly blocking JavaScript that would be one reason.  Or if your Java installation (a different thing) has gone wonky or if ... (Venus is in the house of Sagittarius, ascending) ... Aaagh!  Not so much it doesn't work, the miracle is that it ever worked.



-- Edited by Rectalgia on Sunday 6th of November 2011 07:05:13 PM

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