I'm entering a photograph contest in national geographic traveler magazine.

[PhillyB]

also - i have never edited any picture i've ever taken. nat geo is fairly picky about editing, but there's certain things you can do. any suggestions on basic things that could be done to improve the quality of any of these?

[Bronn]

also - i have never edited any picture i've ever taken. nat geo is fairly picky about editing, but there's certain things you can do. any suggestions on basic things that could be done to improve the quality of any of these?

on the one I like of the tuk tuk boy, you might could add a blur filter to everything but his face... to kinda focus it even more... dunno how it would turn out though...

[Bronn]

I threw it in PS to show you what I was talking about...

I tried a radial blur but it got too funky looking, so I did a motion one with the boy isolated...

For this one, I just did the same as above and tweaked the brightness/contrast of the boy a little bit...

[SCP]

the temple shot and the blue skiff are my two favorites. excellent stuff.

[Zod]

I threw it in PS to show you what I was talking about...

I tried a radial blur but it got too funky looking, so I did a motion one with the boy isolated...

For this one, I just did the same as above and tweaked the brightness/contrast of the boy a little bit...

The original is much better.

If you need to add photoshop hackery to an image, its not a good image.

[Bronn]

The original is much better.

If you need to add photoshop hackery to an image, its not a good image.

haha yes sir!

You are the expert, after all...

[PanthaSan]

I'm no photographer but Zod does make some sense.

I like the blue boat one too, it has the feel of motion.

[Panthers_Lover]

The original is much better.

If you need to add photoshop hackery to an image, its not a good image.

IF the ultimate use of the photograph warrants "photoshop hackery," then it's fine. For an advertisement, for effect, etc. -- but you're right, for the NatGeo purposes, the only "enhancements" that should be considered should be for toning and clarity and not for a major change in the image's character.

[TruCatzFan]

Is that a canon Mark III that you're shooting with?

Good pics

[Wither]

Any of the boat shots. The first one stood out to me and I don't know why. The second is great as well. The one with the boy is also nice.