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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/20/2006 04:10:37 PM · #26

Originally posted by mecfcosta:

Originally posted by amandalore:

I really like the idea of adding a fake sunset like the one mecfcosta did... is there any easy way to do that? It always takes me a while.

Amanda, with that picture it was pretty easy. Just used the wand and selected the sky. The whole sky got selected at once. Then you copy the sunset you want, and paste into that selection. Adjust it, try to match the colors/levels/saturation, etc - and done ;)

Thanks, now I just have to find a good sunset pic where the sun is not directly in it so the lighting angle could at least match up somewhat...

Edit to add: I also played around with using paths to make layer masks and feathering the selection and then blending the layer.... so now hopefully Dave has a good cloud/sunset pic

Message edited by author 2006-10-20 16:11:49.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

10/21/2006 10:28:41 AM · #27

Originally posted by amandalore:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

R. :-)

yes! awesome, how'd you do that? (I really need to do a better job getting out the sensor spots....)

Tone mapping. I have posted the rough workflow in the photog notes on the image.

R.

JOHNBOY1970

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

10/21/2006 11:18:22 AM · #28

My quick try at it.

10/21/2006 12:37:39 PM · #29

Thank you Robert, but I don't have that program... : ) Is there a way to blend a gradient mapping layer into another layer to get something close?

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

10/21/2006 12:40:10 PM · #30

Originally posted by JOHNBOY1970:

My quick try at it.

Ok, what are your steps, I think this is REALLY close to what I'm looking for.... If you used a gradient in the sky, how did you get it so well blended with the tree in the right side?

Also, I think I am going to clone in a bush to get rid of that aweful building on the right side anyway....

But I love the colors of your edit

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

10/21/2006 02:35:06 PM · #31

If all else fails, there's
always the Icelandic edit: ;)

JOHNBOY1970

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

10/21/2006 08:04:33 PM · #32

I used NIK Color effects promo, it is available free at the Nik website. After using the Nik filter I adjusted levels and shadows in photoshop then sharpened. The Nik filters have a blend mode that helps a lot. Hope this helps.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

10/22/2006 12:15:40 PM · #33

Ok, so here are the final edits

THANK YOU everyone! I never would have thought of editing these this way without your help.

I'm pretty pleased with the results... I know the fake bushes look sorta weird in some spots... But for $25, I only want to put in so much effort, I think she'll be really happy and probably won't notice that... (well, maybe notice that there are now bushes where there weren't any, but I don't think she'll notice the fakeness of it -- that takes a trained DPC eye, hahaha)

Wish me luck, and give yourselves a pat on the back for being so awesome! : )

leaf

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

10/22/2006 02:43:58 PM · #34

Originally posted by BradP:

If all else fails, there's
always the Icelandic edit: ;)

what was your workflow with this image, if i may ask? :)

Rebecca

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

10/22/2006 03:37:24 PM · #35

Here's my contribution:

Almost but not quite complete desaturation, then color balanced to get the faded sepia look (the key is to slide highlights and midtones off into reds and yellows, but slide shadows off into blue). Two grunge layers with textures from Mayang's Free Texture Library, one is water droplets, the other is crumpled paper. I erased the grunge layers over the barn, then used dodge highlights and burn shadows on the barn and grass. Some color matching, levels, and other tweaks to the layers. Small bit of USM.

I should add that I personally love giving this treatment to old structures like barns, to make it look like you found it in an old forgotten crate in the hay loft. But I see you've settled on your final edits ;-)

Message edited by author 2006-10-22 15:42:03.