Originally posted by Bear_Music:
That's Paint Shop Pro X2, not Photoshop X2, which doesn't exist...
It's a nice, serene shot and an effective edit, though for my money much of the charm of the original is in the steely colors, which are very true to what I'd expect to see. My sister lives in the Bay Area and I'm a California native who lived in the Carmel Highlands for 4 years, so I have a strong conception of what that scene looks like. I love that steely, foggy light.
Try to keep that tonality while getting the contrast and general pop closer to the reworked version,maybe bring a little touch of cool green intensity in on the plants, would be my suggestion. Also, this hsot would benefit from some subtle edge vignetting I think.
R.
Maybe something along these lines:
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Thanks for the input, Bear. Yes, my faux pas. All I have used over the past several years is MS Photo Editor. Hard to get the word "Photo" out of my head - Paint Shop Pro. (blush)
I think you're right about the steely effect. I should tone things down. Mainly go for a bit more contrast but retain more of the grey. I think I was just hoping for a sunny day to shoot after so many cloudy ones so kind of over-compensated! LOL |
