Testing my photo editing

newbiecollector

Sorry if I am off topic here



Trying to oval crop a pic and paste it on a black background.

clarkbar04

Looks pretty good to me, only the tiniest amount of flatness at the bottom.

Lots nicer than my square cropped jobs.

newbiecollector

I found a free editor that oval crops.......PhotoScape.

I think I will get better at this

newbiecollector

Still testing. I think I'm getting better..............what do you say?

pendragon1998

I suggest that you leave a small border of black around your images to make them easier on the eye.


My article on digitally matting coins for online display

Check out my article (above) and see if that helps you. Most of the techniques used can be used in editors other than photoshop.

newbiecollector

Thanks a lot. I saved it to my favorites and will read it later.

Thanks again

pendragon1998

I like those ships in the coin and your avatar. Ever read the Aubrey-Maturin series?

newbiecollector

Never did, but I do like collecting ship theme coins. I have a lot of them

newbiecollector

A nice penny...will be my last irratating post for a while

pendragon1998

One last thought, then. I like to make my images at a ratio of 2:1 width to height. I think that makes them look neater.

ccrdragon

nothing irritating at all about these posts, Wayne, keep 'em coming!!!


nice pix, btw!!