Reworked my Mesa Arch shot - DPChallenge Forums

02/05/2006 09:24:34 PM · #1

Playing around with another version...

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/05/2006 09:36:18 PM · #2

Gorgeous!

Left you a comment.

02/05/2006 09:38:11 PM · #3

Originally posted by ButterflySis:

Gorgeous!

Left you a comment.

Thanks Jen! :D

Skyarcher

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

02/05/2006 09:43:41 PM · #4

I like it... some parts look a little sharper, more detailed. As well as having a little more foreground, which to me, helps give the background more perspective. Very nice Brent!

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/06/2006 12:32:19 AM · #5

Originally posted by Skyarcher:

I like it... some parts look a little sharper, more detailed. As well as having a little more foreground, which to me, helps give the background more perspective. Very nice Brent!

Now all I have to do is scan in the film version which is so much better.

digitalknight

02/06/2006 12:51:10 AM · #6

unfortunate that you share the results but none of the steps to get you there...

enough of us praising you, you rock, now teach us man

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/06/2006 12:56:27 AM · #7

Originally posted by digitalknight:

unfortunate that you share the results but none of the steps to get you there...

enough of us praising you, you rock, now teach us man

Combining select parts from 3 different shot to enhance Dynamic Range. Then selective sharpening at different levels becasuse some parts didn't need the same amount of sharpening as the others.

...then selective use of levels and Hue/Saturation to the image. Crop, resize, then one last sharpening overall to get the detail back lost in downsizing.

That's pretty much it. ;o)

jimmythefish

Canon EOS-10D

02/06/2006 02:50:56 AM · #8

How do you like the 1D MkII for landscape work?

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/06/2006 03:32:56 AM · #9

Originally posted by jimmythefish:

How do you like the 1D MkII for landscape work?

I don't. It's for sports.

jimmythefish

Canon EOS-10D

02/06/2006 04:35:33 AM · #10

So why use it for this shot then?

Originally posted by Brent_Ward:

Originally posted by jimmythefish:
How do you like the 1D MkII for landscape work?

I don't. It's for sports.

cpurser

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/06/2006 08:56:58 AM · #11

It is a beatiful shot, no doubt.

But, I find the top arch a little too orange for my taste. It seems to be right on the verge of being blown out. IMO, it overpowers the rest of the image, since the other rocks are more subdued.

-Chad

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/06/2006 09:20:07 AM · #12

Originally posted by Brent_Ward:

Originally posted by digitalknight:
unfortunate that you share the results but none of the steps to get you there...

enough of us praising you, you rock, now teach us man

Combining select parts from 3 different shot to enhance Dynamic Range. Then selective sharpening at different levels becasuse some parts didn't need the same amount of sharpening as the others.

...then selective use of levels and Hue/Saturation to the image. Crop, resize, then one last sharpening overall to get the detail back lost in downsizing.

That's pretty much it. ;o)

Sounds fascianating. The results are stunning... What exactly does "Combining select parts from 3 different shots to enhance Dynamic Range." mean? Are we talking dynamic tonal/color range? Are the camera settings different for the three images and, if so, how did you decide which different settings you wanted at the time? I assume each of the three images used was of the same scene but just separate parts from them... Is that correct?

The sharpness of the original image is great but the reworked one is even better. I like the idea of selective sharpening, what I normally try now is sharpening to the background then use the history brush at a low opacity to tone down the foreground. Your idea is better.

You did not say if you applied standard USM variations or a separate tool like Focus Magic for sharpening? What methods do you like to use? Whatever it is, the results are simply fantastic.

02/06/2006 01:22:55 PM · #13

Originally posted by jimmythefish:

So why use it for this shot then?

Originally posted by Brent_Ward:

Originally posted by jimmythefish:
How do you like the 1D MkII for landscape work?

I don't. It's for sports.

Only digital I have, and I was playing around after I put away the MF camrea.

02/06/2006 01:23:28 PM · #14

Originally posted by cpurser:

That's how it looks when your there. It's a realistic representation.