Three Shot Composite Photoshop CS5 (Page 3): I wish I knew how to do that. Absolutely magnificent result.

bigcoz Loc: Philly

I wish I knew how to do that. Absolutely magnificent result.

Trisha V

Great job in matching the light angle of the sky and beach . Thant's a critical aspect of photo composites that many people forget to consider. If the light direction doesn't match, the whole project usually doean't work. Nicely done!
I would love to see this threat continue with additional compositions from you and others. It's a great way to learn.

glorybee Loc: Tucson, AZ

I think that work is stupendous, just the right touch of everything.

tschmath Loc: Los Angeles

Some people on this site have posited that this type of picture is a no-no. They feel that putting things into pictures that weren't there is some sort of almost heresy. I disagree with them, and this picture is an example why. This is a stunning job, and I would love to be able to create something like this. It took a very creative eye and a deep knowledge of PP to be able to do this. Good job!!!!

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

Juleann wrote:

sorry . . . I like the originals of the two on the... (show quote)

Thanks so much for your feedback. I haven't tried printing this shot. If I did, I think your observations about the bird would most likely be correct. I was just playing around and threw it in. I find it interesting that you like the first two shots as is and thank you for the compliment. They just seem flat to me. I have a great idea. I will post the two shots here and let everyone take a shot at their own composite. What do you think? Everyone up for a challenge?

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

At first glance I was impressed. I want to do things like that! How do you get the clouds in between the stalks and fronds? Do you just pop in the 3 photos and it does it automatically or is there an outlining method? On second glance the lighting of the foreground is a little inconsistent with the cloud tones...the clouds have bluish tone while the light hitting the ground is a warm, sharp, direct, light... Another possibility is to use a blue sky with some really interesting cloud effects, implying it is sunlight that is lighting the foreground which would be more consistent with the crisp shadows, a cloudy day would give more indistinct shadows. Again, remember to make the lighting angle for the clouds consistent, for instance clouds lit from the right would be inconsistent with the ground shadows lit from the left... Technically the blend looks great.

Fstop12 wrote:

The first photo are the shots that took in Perdido Key Florida and the second photo is my composited photo of the three. This is my first real attempt at doing more than 1 photo in a composite. Software: Photoshop Cs5,Nik Color Efex Pro.

Comments, Critiques, suggestions on how to improve, likes, dislikes are all welcomed on my post. I would ask that you don't post any of your photos or edits of my photo here.

Thanks

georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

Personally I like the bird in there, it would be rather boring without it.

RLPCEP Loc: Tallahassee FL

Fstop12 wrote:

The first photo are the shots that took in Perdido Key Florida and the second photo is my composited photo of the three. This is my first real attempt at doing more than 1 photo in a composite. Software: Photoshop Cs5,Nik Color Efex Pro.

Comments, Critiques, suggestions on how to improve, likes, dislikes are all welcomed on my post. I would ask that you don't post any of your photos or edits of my photo here.

Thanks

Terrific! I guess this old dog is going to have to learn some new tricks.

Juleann

I'm up for it! Though I need to do some housework before I can continue to play . . .

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

georgevedwards wrote:

At first glance I was impressed. I want to do thin... (show quote)

George, thank you for your feedback and your lighting suggestions. As I am constantly learning in Photoshop, there are 60 different ways to arrive at the same place. I used a combination of selections(isolating parts of a photo and placing them onto their own layer), Blending Options, Layer masks, some dodging and burning, tonal contrasting, and sharpening.

HomerL Loc: Torrance, CA

Very nice beach chair shot, and the clouds work well, but the bird looks out of place to me.
Good one.
HomerL

photojet Loc: TX/CO

Fstop12 wrote:

The first photo are the shots that took in Perdido Key Florida and the second photo is my composited photo of the three. This is my first real attempt at doing more than 1 photo in a composite. Software: Photoshop Cs5,Nik Color Efex Pro.

Comments, Critiques, suggestions on how to improve, likes, dislikes are all welcomed on my post. I would ask that you don't post any of your photos or edits of my photo here.

Thanks

Fantastic!

red baron Loc: Cincinnati

Very nice. Kudos.

WeeBGB Loc: Arizona

Fabulous!!!! All three are great, and added together make them "triple great"! :O)

And I think the "transparency" of the grass adds a bit of surrealism to the picture. I like that! :O)

Great job!!!!

Alwaysme Loc: Ohio

wowzer! I like it a lot. So much for me to learn!