Stacking turtles? I have so many great pictures from the Japanese Gardens today, may beautiful scenes, but this shot of the turtles gets the nod for my photo of the day. I had never seen them stack like this before and then the way they have their heard all sticking out at the same angles was just funny. Some of my other shots from today are in this gallery.

The only post processing tip I can offer is something that is part of my work flow and you may already do it. But it is about cropping and the rule of thirds. If you happen to use Photoshop, create a new blank layer, go to the toolbar and select the Custom Shape tool (U) and try to create a frame around the part of the picture you want to use. Don’t worry if it is the wrong shape, you can adjust it after you draw it and move it around by hitting “V” on your keyboard. You will have basically a shape that is three squares by three squares; the intersection points are helpful for framing. When you have it sized and placed where you want it, select the “M” key and draw around the edges of the area you want to select. The go to Image on your menu and select “Crop”. Then just drag the layer you created into the trash can and the frame will be gone. You can them continue with whatever adjustments you want to make.

Stacking turtles? I have so many great pictures from the Japanese Gardens today, may beautiful scenes, but this shot of the turtles gets the nod for my photo of the day. I had never seen them stack like this before and then the way they have their heard all sticking out at the same angles was just funny. Some of my other shots from today are in this gallery.

The only post processing tip I can offer is something that is part of my work flow and you may already do it. But it is about cropping and the rule of thirds. If you happen to use Photoshop, create a new blank layer, go to the toolbar and select the Custom Shape tool (U) and try to create a frame around the part of the picture you want to use. Don’t worry if it is the wrong shape, you can adjust it after you draw it and move it around by hitting “V” on your keyboard. You will have basically a shape that is three squares by three squares; the intersection points are helpful for framing. When you have it sized and placed where you want it, select the “M” key and draw around the edges of the area you want to select. The go to Image on your menu and select “Crop”. Then just drag the layer you created into the trash can and the frame will be gone. You can them continue with whatever adjustments you want to make.