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11/09/2003 10:31:40 PM · #1 |
Here is an image I took from St. Augustine's lighthouse earlier today. A very overcast and drizzly day up there.
Large Version to see detail if you'd like ~ 200KB @ 1200x800
It seems very blue, which I'm pretty sure is just my bad judgement on the white balance. Any other suggestions that might have made the image better? Perhaps how to bring out more color saturation? I used about +20 Saturation in PS to get it where it is now.
Thanks in advance! :)
Camera Make/Model: Canon EOS-10D
Exposure Time: 1/125 Second
Aperture Value: F 4.5
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: EV 0.0
Flash Used: Flash Not Fired
Focal Length: 50.00 mm
Lens Used: EF 50mm f/1.8
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11/09/2003 10:37:59 PM · #2 |
I like the blue.. It feels cool, like I am there. However, it is a little hazy. I don't feel there is a lot of detail here though, there is nothing in particular that I am looking at. There are a lot of distractions. Perhaps if you could have gotton a tighter shot of one of the boats or, if you had better weather to contend with to help your colors pop a bit more.
Thats what I see when I look at this picture.
~jae |
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11/09/2003 10:40:30 PM · #3 |
| Did you shoot it as a raw or jpeg? If it's a raw, you can usually change the wb in the raw converter, at least I can with my sigma. |
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11/09/2003 10:42:05 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by jaimeegrl:
I like the blue.. It feels cool, like I am there. However, it is a little hazy. I don't feel there is a lot of detail here though, there is nothing in particular that I am looking at. There are a lot of distractions. Perhaps if you could have gotton a tighter shot of one of the boats or, if you had better weather to contend with to help your colors pop a bit more.
Thats what I see when I look at this picture.
~jae |
Yep... not really a particular subject here. That might be what's bothering me so much with it. Should have stuck the zoom lens on there. The haze is there due to the evil drizzle that ruined my happy day of photography up there ::sniffle::
Thanks Jae!
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11/09/2003 10:43:57 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by pcody:
Did you shoot it as a raw or jpeg? If it's a raw, you can usually change the wb in the raw converter, at least I can with my sigma. |
It was shot as JPEG... but I'll check into that for future outings. Thanks!
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11/09/2003 10:49:36 PM · #6 |
I fooled around with selective color and came up with this:
I think it brings out the greens and separates the boats from the water a little more. Try it yourself on the original and see if you can get something you like. |
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11/09/2003 10:56:16 PM · #7 |
I used the haze to enhance this shot. I used a varifocus to blur the foreground some. I also enhanced the hues and curves some and the dodged the tree line. I also recropped at a 12x24 ratio then put it on a 20x30 matte.
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11/09/2003 11:19:08 PM · #8 |
Well here's my go at it...
I worked with the larger version. First adjusted with PS CS "Highlight & Shadow" which works kinda like contrast masking, but FAST. Then tweaked curves a bit to fine adjust contrast & warm the image. Adjusted saturation down just a touch, resized, ran Fred Miranda Intellisharpen (level 3), applied a gaussian blur (4.0px radius), faded the blur to 20%, tweaked curves one more time for overall exposure. Done.
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11/10/2003 11:52:19 AM · #9 |
wow... thanks for the help and examples everyone! I think I've got a good idea where to go with it now.
Thanks again!!
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