So, what should I do with this dinghy?

[Maggy]

I came back from a wonderful trip to Virgin Gorda, two weeks ago. I will write a trip report and post some pictures soon.

But, like CG I have a photo with a dinghy in the way (or not?). This photo is from Devils Bay on Virgin Gorda. But it annoys me that the red dinghy is in the picture as I think it steels the attention from the rest of the picture. Or is it just me? Maybe it adds a litte color and makes the picture better. If the dinghy had been white, I might have been better. Should I remove it? Or can you Photoshop it white?

[Coden]

I put my finger over the dingy, and it needs to come out. Ha!

And I am a red person...so that is saying a lot.

[Maggy]

I put my finger over the dingy, and it needs to come out. Ha!

And I am a red person...so that is saying a lot.

Yes, it does need to come out, right? Thanks for your opinion.

Now I just have to figure out how to do that in Photoshop .

Oh, and I need a new ticker....

[California Girl]

LOL Maggy, we have similar issues! I'm totally in favor of anything red in my pictures from the VI, however this dinghy does steal the attention. I would take it out, or maybe just lighten it a little so it's not so attention-getting. You can mask it off and use your Hue/Saturation control to make it less red, or you could just use Levels or Brightness/Contrast to make it less intense.

I might even try experimenting with cutting it out and making it smaller and placing it elsewhere in the photo.

[mbw1024]

I like it myself! LOL

[Maggy]

LOL, thanks for your opinions CG and MB. It's hard to know what to do, but it's kind of too bright red to me. I think if the dinghy had been white, I wouldn't have noticed it. But I was angry at the dinghy already when I took the picture, LOL. And we were there so early (like 7.30) just to be alone .

Well, I have to see what I can do. Thanks for the tips Margo. You are so welcome to take the photo and play with it and see what you can do. The only thing I have done is an autocorrect of the colors, reduce the size and autosharpen it.

[mindehankins]

LOL at Maggy!!! So funny that you're making that darned dinghy disappear now, and wished you could have, when you took the photo!
I like the dinghy sometimes, when I look at the photo, but it does detract from the natural beauty of the place. If it was a painting in a room with red accents, it might be just perfect!

[bubblybrenda]

I really like the red dinghy in the photo. I think it actually makes the photo totally Pop because most Caribbean photos are sailboats in gorgeous blue water but you rarely see a red dinghy in the mix.

[Connie]

I like the dinghy. It gives a "pop" to the picture.

[linne]

I agree with Brenda and Connie. The red dinghy makes the photo interesting.

Linne

[Maggy]

I agree with Brenda and Connie. The red dinghy makes the photo interesting.

Linne

Haha, now I'm even more confused

Maybe I will have two photos, one with the dinghy and one without . That is if I find out how to remove it.

Thanks again for your "votes" !

[sea-nile]

If it was me I would make a copy of the picture, take the dinghy out in one of them and keep both pictures! Are you still on flickr? There is a group called red rule I think, and you post pictures with red in them. I would post the one with the dinghy on there.

[Maggy]

That's a good idea and I will do that.

I have changed from Flickr to Smugmug but I do have Photoshop, so I guess I can remove it with that program. I shall just find out how to do it.

[rpplano]

What dinghy?

[jayseadee]

Now that it's gone, I miss it:(