Final Project - finals prints

I should say maybe the final prints. I took the critique prints and made several changes. I changed the black level on the front lit shots to remove the base completely. I also sharpened the photos to make the splashes really pop. The back lit photos were much more of a problem. I had to overlay a white layer and mask out the glass to remove the base the glass was sitting on. I could not get the white background from the 4 shots to match exactly. I used cloning and masking.. It looked acceptable on my monitor but when printed large the color changes and edges are obvious. I'm not sure if I will turn them in or just use the front lit photos.

The color changes in the print isn't as bad as it looks in this photo. The resizing for the web and jpeg compression makes it look worse.

Once the black levels were reset to remove the base, I also did some cloning so the splashes on the lower photos did not have flat tops.

I like the front lit strawberry photos the best. The colors pop and with enough sharpening the water also pops. If I was doing it again I think I would shoot it so there was more space above the glass to ensure that splashes did not get cut off.