Tigers of Bandhavgarh: Spotty
In this photostory series, we share with you what we have learned about individual tigers from our frequent visits to Bandhavgarh in India. We begin with the lovely tigress, Spotty.
Read MoreIn this photostory series, we share with you what we have learned about individual tigers from our frequent visits to Bandhavgarh in India. We begin with the lovely tigress, Spotty.
This week’s Toehold Power of Photography Contest is Diwali.
Process this image of Pushkar men into an optimized and enhanced image. Our Moderators are looking to see how well you can colour-correct this image without making it look gaudy.
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This week’s Toehold Power of Photography Contest is Tigers.
Process this Ranthambhore tiger image into an optimized and enhanced image by making its colours and contrasts emerge as naturally as they can be, and win an exciting prize if our Moderators like the result!
Are you someone who is moved by images that contain in them a feeling of movement? Today’s Toecabulary elaborates on the photography technique, ‘panning’.
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Process this wide-angle image of a Cambodian temple into an optimized and enhanced image without letting it look garish, and win an exciting prize if our Moderators like the result!
Today’s Toecabulary discusses ‘foreground’ in composition. When the subject of your photograph is not focussed in the foreground but there are other elements that add more layers, leading an onlooker to the subject, you’re using foreground to make your image more pleasing and dramatic than it could have been otherwise.
Toehold patron Hymakar Valluri shares his experience of travelling to the Far East, Kamchatka in Russia, to photograph brown bears and other wildlife.
Process this environmental portrait of a Ladakhi woman into as surrealistic a frame as you wish it to be. Win an exciting prize if our Moderators like your work!
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Have fun processing this raw image of the breathtaking Icelandic landscape. Win an exciting prize if your imagination strikes a chord with our Moderators!
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Participate in our fun new post-processing contest! Process this leopard image and make it as realistically aesthetic as you can and win an exciting prize!
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Visit the pristine mountainous wilderness nurturing the majestic puma among other mammals and birds, and glaciers, lakes and rivers.
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