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02/09/2005 02:56:29 PM · #1 |
Went downtown to Cincinnati today for something at the convention center and saw this view out of the parking garage. The dark building is City Hall. The steeple belongs to St. Peters Cathedral. I'm not sure what the newer looking building is. I just liked the combination of the tops of these buildings.
Would appreciate any constructive criticism or comments.
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02/09/2005 02:58:43 PM · #2 |
Very nice shot. Be easy to select the sky, feather the selection, apply a gradient, and fade the gradient to give a very natural-looking hint of color to the totally washed-out sky.
Robt.
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02/09/2005 03:02:56 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Very nice shot. Be easy to select the sky, feather the selection, apply a gradient, and fade the gradient to give a very natural-looking hint of color to the totally washed-out sky.
Robt. |
Thanks. That's a good idea. I did actually select the sky and darken it some. When I bumped up the contrast to get the details in the building, it really made the sky even brighter than what you see here. I'll have to play around with it some.
I went down to street level to try and get some shots of several interesting buildings on that corner. There must be something going on, because there were several news vans with huge satellite (sp?) poles sticking up that pretty much ruined the view from every angle :(
It gives me a good place to go back. The City Hall building is huge, and I'd like to focus on it a lot more. |
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02/09/2005 03:07:20 PM · #4 |
I use the gradient trick all the time, especially in the winter. Set the gradient from a very dark blue, adjust the spread so the horizon is a middle blue, then fade the layer (it should be on a duplicate layer from background) until it looks natural, usually about a 20% opaque reading.
You can also run hue/saturation adjustment layer on the gradient after, to fine-tune the color.
Robt.
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02/09/2005 04:36:04 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
I use the gradient trick all the time, especially in the winter. Set the gradient from a very dark blue, adjust the spread so the horizon is a middle blue, then fade the layer (it should be on a duplicate layer from background) until it looks natural, usually about a 20% opaque reading.
You can also run hue/saturation adjustment layer on the gradient after, to fine-tune the color.
Robt. |
If you have the time and inclination, I'd appreciate maybe an email on how to use that gradient tool. I have PS Elements 2. I fooled around a little with it, and acheived something, but couldn't reproduce it or figure out exactly what I did!
It seems that with the sky so white, the magic wand works pretty well for selecting the sky, but I'm pretty lost after that. If you do not have the time for a "tutorial" I understand and I will figure it out eventually! |
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