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Jan 27, 2012 13:04:45 #
alycat wrote:
Sorry about the typing errfors, there's no snot on my screen, should have been shot.
LOL I was wondering what the deal was...HAHA
Jan 27, 2012 14:11:16 #
Jan 27, 2012 14:22:17 #
This is from your 2nd photo that was not cropped.
I brightened it up a little, and also did a little dodging across the middle of the mountain/snow because it looks kinda gray almost brownish in some places.
I like the Christmas tree also.
Really neat gift idea.
I brightened it up a little, and also did a little dodging across the middle of the mountain/snow because it looks kinda gray almost brownish in some places.
I like the Christmas tree also.
Really neat gift idea.
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Jan 27, 2012 17:50:52 #
Jan 27, 2012 19:57:16 #
SteveEP1974 wrote:
quote=RockinRobinG quote=SteveEP1974 Here is the... (show quote)
Thanks Steve. I appreciate the compliment.
I lightly adjusted the levels/contrast to eliminate the hazy appearance. I did not crop...to do so would reduce the natural vastness of the image. When it comes to editing, I find sometimes less is more.
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Your 2nd image
Lightly adjusted
Jan 27, 2012 21:05:51 #
SteveEP1974 wrote:
My hiking buddy's birthday is coming and I want to give him a print of a photo that I think is pretty good. I would like to get some feedback on if I need to do anything to it. I would like to keep the dimensions, so I am having it custom framed. Other than that, are there any suggestions? He doesn't know I took this shot, so it will be a total surprise. Please feel free to do PP work on it if it helps illustrate what your saying.
Steve, since you said it was OK I tweaked your original in PSE 2. I used the Correct Color Cast tool to whiten the snow (it was a bit blue/gray). I used Levels and slid the light & dark points until they just touched the respective edges of the histogram. As Jerry suggested (and I thought the same thing) I cropped off some of the top so you can't see how high the mountain is (it was looking a little cramped at the top) , let the viewer's imagination set the peak height. This also focused a little more attention on your buddy.
Finally I used Focus Magic plugin set to sharpen +2 at 100% to crisp it up a bit.
Let me know what you think, don't worry I can handle criticism, it is not my photo, I just tweaked it ;-).
Eric
Jan 27, 2012 21:09:25 #
SteveEP1974 wrote:
My hiking buddy's birthday is coming and I want to give him a print of a photo that I think is pretty good. I would like to get some feedback on if I need to do anything to it. I would like to keep the dimensions, so I am having it custom framed. Other than that, are there any suggestions? He doesn't know I took this shot, so it will be a total surprise. Please feel free to do PP work on it if it helps illustrate what your saying.
I know that I would be happy to receive the print as it is. Good idea.
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Jan 27, 2012 21:21:10 #
LILY MARLENE
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri
very nice picture maybe a little bit more contrast and there is something on picnic that brings out the best colors..i also thinkyou could try it with the top of the mountain cut off a bit..play with it somemore..great gift..thoughtful.
Jan 27, 2012 21:26:01 #
LILY MARLENE
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri
like what you did to it..a little dark, but looks so much sharper , mountains a little grey???nice tho
Jan 27, 2012 21:52:59 #
Here is my attempt
I adjusted the levels and curves then added a bit of glow to turn the snow a bit whiter
Sharpened it and added a subtle vignette
I adjusted the levels and curves then added a bit of glow to turn the snow a bit whiter
Sharpened it and added a subtle vignette
original
adjusted
Jan 27, 2012 23:36:44 #
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Jan 27, 2012 23:39:51 #
rlaugh wrote:
Great photo, good job RockinRobinG
Thanks~
Jan 28, 2012 01:40:21 #
Hay your a good buddy to have. Im shur he'll be happy to hang it on his wall. Good shot.
Jan 28, 2012 01:51:46 #
Thank you to everyone, I didn't see a bad edit at all, I love the Idea of cutting the mountain off to set the imagination free. I also like the softened look, I think I shall do a bit of all of it and see how it turns out. Thanks again guys and dolls, you all put a smile on my face and set the gears in my brain turning.
Steve.
Steve.
Jan 28, 2012 02:45:45 #
You might also want to consider a vertical crop to accentuate the height of the mountain.
On this, a Levels adjustment layer was used to bump up the contrast just a bit, and a gradient filled layer mask (transparent at the bottom, black at the top) to prevent the sky and mountain peak from getting too dark.
Added a little extra sky for balance, and just a touch of sharpening.
On this, a Levels adjustment layer was used to bump up the contrast just a bit, and a gradient filled layer mask (transparent at the bottom, black at the top) to prevent the sky and mountain peak from getting too dark.
Added a little extra sky for balance, and just a touch of sharpening.
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