"Water" Assignment
Mar 25, 2017 19:47:30 #
I was out on a grey post-snowy day today thinking I'd get some nice running water shots. But this reflection study is the one that I actually ended up liking. Posted a jpg of the unedited RAW and the one with tweaks. Would appreciate comments, "good, bad, why bother?" or anything else you might like to say or suggest. Thanks!
Mar 25, 2017 20:12:00 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
aerides wrote:
I was out on a grey post-snowy day today thinking I'd get some nice running water shots. But this reflection study is the one that I actually ended up liking. Posted a jpg of the unedited RAW and the one with tweaks. Would appreciate comments, "good, bad, why bother?" or anything else you might like to say or suggest. Thanks!
I played around for it for a minute in Lightroom:
Mar 25, 2017 21:06:37 #
ricardo7 wrote:
I played around for it for a minute in Lightroom:
I like yours better.
Mar 25, 2017 21:47:36 #
Mar 25, 2017 21:55:52 #
I just started working with it a few days ago and going through the "crash course" that came with it. I like what you did, the water looks more transparent. The underwater stones pop out more, and the color is more effective and less distracting.
Mar 25, 2017 22:48:00 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
Keep at it. Lightroom is a great tool. I think you'll like it.
Mar 26, 2017 13:47:34 #
ricardo7 wrote:
Keep at it. Lightroom is a great tool. I think you'll like it.
Would you mind letting me know what you did? A great adjustment. I must have a penchant for warm colors. But your contrast-y image was definitely the way to go.
Mar 26, 2017 13:49:17 #
I see you cropped it a little bit on the right, that was a good idea. I thought about taking out that entire patch in the upper right corner, but I like that you were satisfied with just taking out most of it, so it's not noticeable. That's a great lesson right there.
Mar 26, 2017 15:40:29 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
The adjustments I made with Lightroom (5.6):
Black -74
Clarity +69
Shadows -55
Highlights +50
Contrast +50
Crop (I prefer something closer to square than the 35mm aspect ratio)
Blue Saturation +33
Red Saturation +69
Orange Saturation +51
Post Crop Vignette (just a little to slightly darken the edges and corners)
That's it.
Black -74
Clarity +69
Shadows -55
Highlights +50
Contrast +50
Crop (I prefer something closer to square than the 35mm aspect ratio)
Blue Saturation +33
Red Saturation +69
Orange Saturation +51
Post Crop Vignette (just a little to slightly darken the edges and corners)
That's it.
Mar 26, 2017 16:00:00 #
Thanks. I appreciate that info. (Religion at its best is not opposed to those things. It's just that it seldom shows itself at its best).
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