CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

There was an item earlier in this discussion that identified the need to clean the sensor. This attachment was processed to see what I could accomplish in LR5. While looking at the results, I noticed the dust. They can all be cloned out as well as a wider aperture will make them less noticeable until a cleaning. You'll see I also cloned-out the person on the road and some trash by the railing and cropped a bit to remove some distractions around the edges of the picture. All about 10 minutes work. Not a museum quality result, but does show relatively quickly what could be recovered if the photo is important from this trip.

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trc Loc: Logan, OH

Terry,

I think idahoshooter states 2 points that are well worth remembering. They were:



Terry, for excellent protection of your valuable lenses, always use a sun shade attachment. It is much easier and less expensive to buy another sun shade as opposed to a new lens. Keep it on at all times - indoors and outdoors. It is invaluable!

I would PP your image in Photoshop, possibly starting with LR, and then moving on to ACR and then into Photoshop. I think that would be your best bet since it has already been taken.

Best Regards,
Tom

northsidejoe Loc: pittsburgh

Hello Terry if this is a constant problem on landscape shots even with out the haze present I would suggest bracketing your shots. All cameras have a limited dynamic range your eyes can adjust to the darks and lights of a scene the camera for the most part is unable to do that. Read your manual to set-up bracketing very easy to do. You will have to blend the photos together in a post processing program Light room or photo matrix or your program of choice.
Do a little research I hope this gets you started on the correct path. Saying hello from Pittsburgh.

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

Biggest problem here is the time of day you took the shot. A CP works best a 90 degree angles and from the looks of the picture a CP would not of helped. Get up earlier and snap a good picture with a CP ;)

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

:thumbup:
--Bob

R.G. Loc: Scotland

This is roughly what I was describing. As I expected, the haze is so thick, there's not much detail or colour behind it.

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Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

I spent bout 30 minutes tinkering with this photo. A number of issues:

1. Focus & metering point was in the right foreground
2. The exposure was 0.75 stops overexposed
3. The haze in addition to the DOF issue can not be fixed entirely.
4. White balance is way off. I really spent a bunch of time on this issue and at least 'tamed' the picture.
5. The composition was off. No use of thirds and the leading line was not used to the extent that is should of been.

IMO the picture can not be fixed perfectly. With the overexposure, DOF and haze issues there lacks usable pixels and or fixable clarity.

R.G. did an amazing job on the haze issue but as he said there isn't anything to work with once you eliminate what haze you can. In the end I figured the pictures was better with a bit of haze to camouflage what isn't there, detail and color. Who knows, maybe it's a scruffy dirty day when the picture was snapped 8-)

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trc Loc: Logan, OH

Greetings Terry,

I finally have some time to post my Rendition of your original image. It caught my eye and looked like a worthwhile challenge, so I made my attempt.

I only did work on it in Photoshop CC, all manually, and no presets or any other program involved. I did use several layers and tried to not over process it. I'm not sure how it will appear once uploaded to UHH as far as sharpness is concerned, as well as contrast, but hopefully not too different looking then what is seen on my 27 " monitor. I am submitting two images, one with and one without the person kneeling on the camera right hand side barely off the road.

Thank you for allowing me to give it a whirl. Hope you manage to get it looking like you want, since it is potentially a very nice shot.

Best Regards,
Tom

P.S. These are most likely best viewed once downloaded, and would also depend on your monitor characteristics and color corrections/calibration.

Terry's Original Image

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Tom's Rendition with the Person

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Tom's Rendition Without the Person

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10MPlayer Loc: California

I agree on the circular polarizer. It will help cut through some of the haze.

10MPlayer Loc: California

Tom, I think you did a nice job of cleaning it up. I like the woman in the picture. It gives the eye a place to stop as it follows the road toward the mountains.

terrywinn

All,

Thanks for the review of the pictures. Unfortunately there is a ton of haze in Naples and this was a crappy day weather-wise to boot. A lot of dust in the air with 30-40 MPH winds. It is a brand new to me (refurbished) camera, so I have a lot to learn about the features.

Have a great weekend!

Terry