Dehazing mountains (Page 2): It looks good to me. I assume you used the DxO "Clear view" tool. I use it a lot.

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

Peeb wrote:

I know that Photoshop and Light Room boast de-hazing features, but I don't have a version that new. I tried my hand at taking the haze out of the Tetons this evening with DXO software. I think I like the change, but would like input.

Is this attempt to dehaze 'overcooked'?

It looks good to me. I assume you used the DxO "Clear view" tool. I use it a lot.

geolaval Loc: Laval, Quebec

I use the following method for dehazing mountains.

PSE 11 UNSHARP MASK

1 Select unsharp mask
2 set the amount to 80% (for this particular photo)
3 set radius to 87 pixels
4 set threshold level to 0 (result can be attenuated by increasing the level).
In this case I increased Brightness and Contrast slightly.
My usual starting point is: Amount 37%, Radius 87 pixels
Threshold between 5 and 10. The outcome can be modified by adjusting the 3 elements.

Edited with PSE 11 unsharp mask

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birder585 Loc: Rochester, NY

mrjcall wrote:

Most of what was done was with the adjustment brush on the mountains. Reduced saturation, added contrast/clarity and reduced exposure. Did some other minor tweaks to the sky to give it some balance...

I'm an Matt K. fan of ON1 fame and initially always establish a good white point and a good black point so I know I'm getting the broadest dynamic range possible in each image...

I should add that I think I'd brighten my image up just a tad if getting a do-over.... :wink:

So, am I correct in assuming this was Photoshop?

erickter Loc: Dallas,TX

Peeb wrote:

I know that Photoshop and Light Room boast de-hazing features, but I don't have a version that new. I tried my hand at taking the haze out of the Tetons this evening with DXO software. I think I like the change, but would like input.

Is this attempt to dehaze 'overcooked'?

Grass OK. Sky over cooked. Use the select tool in PS.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

I think you lost the for ground and picked up just a little of the background - if the program would let you adjust a selected portion of the photo - it might work for me - BUT - I do get just as good results from PP in CS4.
As I live in the Sierras of CA and take many landscapes in the high country that have miles of background I fight this "Haze" quite often just dabbling in PS CS4 to get the results I want - some times I don't - it is a real challenge.

Peeb wrote:

I know that Photoshop and Light Room boast de-hazing features, but I don't have a version that new. I tried my hand at taking the haze out of the Tetons this evening with DXO software. I think I like the change, but would like input.

Is this attempt to dehaze 'overcooked'?

Steve2014 Loc: Washington state

I'm new to digital pix and processing but back in my film days I had a "Skylight filter" which was essentially a salmon (kind of pink) filter that removed some blue. Since I can mount my old lenses on my Sony camera (with an adapter), I will have to see what it does on subjects like mountains.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

I'm waiting patiently for the pro & con to this filter, I am hoping for lots of positive reply s.

Steve2014 wrote:

I'm new to digital pix and processing but back in my film days I had a "Skylight filter" which was essentially a salmon (kind of pink) filter that removed some blue. Since I can mount my old lenses on my Sony camera (with an adapter), I will have to see what it does on subjects like mountains.

Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma

Here is another stab. Photo from same day as the OP.

Have been avoiding selectively modifying only portions of the entire image, but maybe that's not the right approach.

The sky is less overcooked here, but still a bit too processed for my taste.

PS- I obviously de-saturated the colors too, but that's just a preference on my part...

Before

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After

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Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma

mrjcall wrote:

To me, de-hazing means getting rid of the blue cast which haze creates so this doesn't do it for me. The following gets more to the de-hazing effect I think, at least from my viewpoint...

This is much better than my effort.

Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma

donnahde wrote:

Love your DXO edited version the best of all the attempts. Nicely done.

You are too kind! Still working on my skill set but enjoying the journey!

Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma

Davethehiker wrote:

It looks good to me. I assume you used the DxO "Clear view" tool. I use it a lot.

Yes- I have a trial version of LightRoom CC and I did a shoot-out with DXO to see if either was preferred, or if I should keep both.

They are fine programs, but at the end of the day I went with DXO.

Peeb Loc: NE Oklahoma

geolaval wrote:

I use the following method for dehazing mountains.

PSE 11 UNSHARP MASK

1 Select unsharp mask
2 set the amount to 80% (for this particular photo)
3 set radius to 87 pixels
4 set threshold level to 0 (result can be attenuated by increasing the level).
In this case I increased Brightness and Contrast slightly.
My usual starting point is: Amount 37%, Radius 87 pixels
Threshold between 5 and 10. The outcome can be modified by adjusting the 3 elements.

Exceptional, to my eye- well done!

Good technical info here, too.

papakatz45 Loc: South Florida-West Palm Beach

All are good versions but it just shows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. One man's trash is another man's treasure.

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Peeb wrote:

I know that Photoshop and Light Room boast de-hazing features, but I don't have a version that new. I tried my hand at taking the haze out of the Tetons this evening with DXO software. I think I like the change, but would like input.

Is this attempt to dehaze 'overcooked'?

When I "dehaze" in Photoshop, I use the burn too with a low opacity around 11 to 14 and swipe the object to be dehazed as many times as needed. That allows one to CTRL-ALT-Z on a PC backward one or a few swipes if you went too far.

TheDman Loc: USA

Peeb wrote:

Here is another stab. Photo from same day as the OP.

Have been avoiding selectively modifying only portions of the entire image, but maybe that's not the right approach.

The sky is less overcooked here, but still a bit too processed for my taste.

PS- I obviously de-saturated the colors too, but that's just a preference on my part...

My quick and dirty curves adjustment.

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