Cold Morning Sun is coming up
Nov 27, 2015 10:29:08 #
Nov 27, 2015 10:36:59 #
Frank2013
Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.
d-cart24 wrote:
Comments appreciated
Great treatment to this photo d-cart24, welcome to the section. Has an almost IR look to some of it and for me the hidden wolfs head in the lower part of the center tree is quite the surprise.
Nov 27, 2015 13:55:46 #
Beautifully photographed, d-cart. Definitely looks like a nose-hair freezing morning :) I particularly like the contrast in sizes with that one on the right.
I wonder about selectively lightening a bit here and there, for more detail? Could be it's just a combination of my viewing in a bright room and UHH quirks.
Welcome to FYC! I hope you'll post more of your wonderful images. Note that it's a little more loose here regarding posting several shots to same topic, including changes to original - and wandering off-topic entirely :)
I wonder about selectively lightening a bit here and there, for more detail? Could be it's just a combination of my viewing in a bright room and UHH quirks.
Welcome to FYC! I hope you'll post more of your wonderful images. Note that it's a little more loose here regarding posting several shots to same topic, including changes to original - and wandering off-topic entirely :)
Nov 27, 2015 19:26:47 #
Frank2013 wrote:
Thanks Frank2013 for looking and your comments, to be honest I didn't notice the wolf head but I see it now thanks.Great treatment to this photo d-cart24, welcome to the section. Has an almost IR look to some of it and for me the hidden wolfs head in the lower part of the center tree is quite the surprise.
Nov 27, 2015 19:30:28 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Thanks Linda yes it was cold 7degree , but it was worth it for 10 to15 minutesBeautifully photographed, d-cart. Definitely looks... (show quote)
Nov 28, 2015 06:16:35 #
d-cart24 wrote:
Comments appreciated
First of all welcome to FYC where you will receive honest straight forward appraisal of your work in a friendly easy going atmosphere with less formality than some forums.
Help aplenty if you ask for it. I hope its a comfortable new home for you.
Your picture is like much of your work, landscape I can appreciate. You have a knack of zooming on on a section of what is in front of you rather than cramming as much as can fit in the frame.
I seem to remember from comments you made elsewhere a long time ago that you were not a PP user? If Im wrong forgive me a senior moment.
This post is very nice indeed but literally 60 seconds with a PP program brings it too life and moves it up a good quality notch. Just subtle changes to bring out some detail lurking in the shadows of your image.
If I am right I sincerely hope you hang around here with some of the landscape experts and see what results they get via post processing
Nov 28, 2015 08:05:14 #
Billyspad wrote:
First of all welcome to FYC where you will receive... (show quote)
Agree with Billy here that your image would benefit greatly from just a few tweaks to emphasize the backlighting. This image is just begging for the sun to peep through the firs with a starburst!!!
Nov 28, 2015 10:01:46 #
Billyspad wrote:
Thanks Billyspad yes you're right about my pp skills. I do need to work on these. What program do you suggest?First of all welcome to FYC where you will receive... (show quote)
Nov 28, 2015 10:08:30 #
mrjcall wrote:
Thanks mrjcall ,I did a little pp to the whole photo. Not sure about changing parts of the photo tho.Agree with Billy here that your image would benefit greatly from just a few tweaks to emphasize the backlighting. This image is just begging for the sun to peep through the firs with a starburst!!!
Nov 28, 2015 10:44:38 #
d-cart24 wrote:
Thanks mrjcall ,I did a little pp to the whole photo. Not sure about changing parts of the photo tho.
Are you interested in seeing a few variations? We could post some with a bit of pp in this thread, to give you some ideas :)
Nov 28, 2015 10:46:49 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Are you interested in seeing a few variations? We could post some with a bit of pp in this thread, to give you some ideas :)
Yes that would be great
Nov 28, 2015 11:02:27 #
d-cart24 wrote:
Yes that would be great
Thanks for the opportunity. I tried not to go overboard :) One thing I wanted to emphasize was the lighter spot on ground to draw our eye back into the forest. Small edits can change the story a lot.
Using Photoshop Elements and layers, I adjusted levels so that whites were whiter and midtones darker.
In Nik Color Efex I used detail extractor for a bit more definition. Then I saw a sensor dust spot which I cloned out with "spot removal tool" (PSE) - in sky to left of biggest tree.
But most important IMO is the areas I selective lightened. One way to do selective changes is with layers and layer masks. In this case I did "dodging" with a brush, using a technique I learned on UHH: new layer in overlay mode. You have control over where and how much to lighten or darken.
All that for a bit more contrast, drama and pop.
One of the many great things about layers is you don't have to start over from scratch. I saw problems with my first upload, so I merely deleted the layer that had the dodging, and did another, plus brightened entire image with yet another layer.
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Nov 28, 2015 11:21:47 #
d-cart24 wrote:
Yes that would be great
I think the primary focus is the sun backlighting the trees and that this is more of a silhouette type image so here's my take pumping the whites/highlights.
Nov 28, 2015 11:25:26 #
mrjcall wrote:
I think the primary focus is the sun backlighting the trees and that this is more of a silhouette type image so here's my take pumping the whites/highlights.
Two different edits = two different stories, with more to come I'm sure
:thumbup: :thumbup:
(if I sound like I recently found the light, it's true - hardly cared about processing at all before I joined UHH :) Now I can't imagine not. For me, it's all about what I want to present as my artistic and/or emotional vision of the scene.)
Nov 28, 2015 11:31:05 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Two different edits = two different stories, with more to come I'm sure
:thumbup: :thumbup:
(if I sound like I recently found the light, it's true - hardly cared about processing at all before I joined UHH :) Now I can't imagine not. For me, it's all about what I want to present as my artistic and/or emotional vision of the scene.)
:thumbup: :thumbup:
(if I sound like I recently found the light, it's true - hardly cared about processing at all before I joined UHH :) Now I can't imagine not. For me, it's all about what I want to present as my artistic and/or emotional vision of the scene.)
Quite close tho actually. Main difference is that you spent a whole lot more time on it based on your description.... 8-)
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