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05/24/2004 05:44:54 PM · #1 |
Hey there. I just wanted to get a little feedback on this shot. I'm kinda taken by it, but not sure why. Do I have anything here, or is it just me?
Couple of questions:
Is it way too dark?
Is the Vignetting that noticeable?
Before I forget
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05/24/2004 05:47:39 PM · #2 |
the blues are amazing in the photo. only thing i would say is the fountain? looks a little out of place
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05/24/2004 05:47:56 PM · #3 |
I like the mood you are trying to portray here.
In answer to your questions:
Too dark? Yes and no. The sky seems right for the mood of the photo. The trees and foreground are a bit dark.
Vignetting? what vignetting? I don't see any at all. Maybe it would be more noticable if the foreground were lighter.
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05/24/2004 05:55:09 PM · #4 |
I was kinda wondering about that fountain too. If I go to print, I would clone it out
I noticed the vignetting at a Higher Screen Resolution (1600 x 1200). When I lowered it, this wasn't so noticeable. |
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05/24/2004 05:55:26 PM · #5 |
one more thing, i was messin around with it a little bit...how about cropping most of the grass in the foreground out?
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05/24/2004 06:03:33 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by achiral: one more thing, i was messin around with it a little bit...how about cropping most of the grass in the foreground out? |
Bump'd the light on the grass & cropped.
I do like it better w/the grass cropped. Thanks! |
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05/24/2004 06:17:55 PM · #7 |
This crop seems to work better, however the foreground is still a bit dark. When I brought it into photoshop it was much brighter. Go figure.
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05/24/2004 06:41:03 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti: This crop seems to work better, however the foreground is still a bit dark. When I brought it into photoshop it was much brighter. Go figure. |
Yes, this is kinda wierd. In my NikonView the foreground is great. In Photoshop it isn't as light, but works. In I.E. -- way too dark.
I need to calibrate my monitor anyway. |
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05/24/2004 07:17:34 PM · #9 |
For web, I always make a copy (opened) switch the View->Montior (soft proofing) on, then with the original and copy side by side, adjust the copy to the original for web based pics. Then Save For Web.
I do think the foreground needs a bit more "light" to it. Did you try using Channels and masking it and then brightening it up some?
Great shot, anyway!
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05/24/2004 07:25:58 PM · #10 |
Ok, I went back to the drawing board and reworked the photo from .nef to .tif to .jpg w/neat.
I'll mess around with Channels in the .tif to see what happens.
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05/24/2004 08:12:47 PM · #11 |
I took a crack at it. I did the following in Photoshop:
I created a copy of the background layer and then deleted the background. I isolated the foreground by picking the sky using the color range tool and selecting inverse. I then created a new layer from this selection. I changed the blending mode for the new layer to "screen". This really brighted the foreground but it also brightened the sky a bit so I went in and erased the sky areas on that layer. I also messed with the hue/saturation a bit to bring out a bit of green.
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05/24/2004 08:54:08 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by BillE: I took a crack at it. I did the following in Photoshop: |
Bill - That looks really good. That defintely brings out the details in the trees. Thanks for sharing your methodology. I need to learn how to work with layers more. thnx -d |
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