Portland Head Light 3/2/17
Mar 3, 2017 22:54:48 #
vooda
Loc: Bribie Island,QLD,Australia
Beautiful shot, I just love lighthouses and have traveled a lot of the coast of Australia taking their photos... Only a small complain with your photo, you have over sharpened it a fraction too much, notice the halo effect along the roof lines. If you sharpen with PS, you will see the halo appear so back off a little and it will disappear and enhance you photo even more... Well done sir... regards JC
Mar 3, 2017 23:38:48 #
sleepydrdr wrote:
This is a simply gorgeous shot! The download of the edited version above is stunning, would love to see that on a wall. 
Thank you very much, sleepydrdr, especially for the two thumbs up.
Mar 3, 2017 23:39:41 #
u4ea wrote:
Amazing shot!
Were you on shore when you took it?
Were you on shore when you took it?
Thank you very much, u4ea; yes, I was.
Mar 3, 2017 23:40:43 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
Beautiful.
Thank you very much, hassighedgehog; I appreciate it.
Mar 3, 2017 23:41:02 #
Mar 3, 2017 23:41:41 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Absolutely stunning, Rob!
Thank you very much, Sue; I'm glad you liked it.
Mar 3, 2017 23:46:09 #
vooda wrote:
Beautiful shot, I just love lighthouses and have traveled a lot of the coast of Australia taking their photos... Only a small complain with your photo, you have over sharpened it a fraction too much, notice the halo effect along the roof lines. If you sharpen with PS, you will see the halo appear so back off a little and it will disappear and enhance you photo even more... Well done sir... regards JC
Thank you very much, vooda; I had my picture control clarity setting on automatic which is what gave it that look. I could have adjusted that in camera raw, but that slight effect was OK with me. I hear you though.
Mar 4, 2017 08:09:39 #
Mar 4, 2017 09:13:15 #
Rob, this is a wonderful image of the lighthouse, but I wouldn't print and hang anywhere before cloning out all of the sensor dust spots ... You have quite a number of spots in the image at the center top margin and even worse along the water horizon on the left.
Mar 4, 2017 10:30:27 #
Mar 4, 2017 10:34:38 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Rob, this is a wonderful image of the lighthouse, but I wouldn't print and hang anywhere before cloning out all of the sensor dust spots ... You have quite a number of spots in the image at the center top margin and even worse along the water horizon on the left.
You are 100% correct, CHG_CANON; I thought I had gotten them all. I need to seriously clean my camera, and I cleaned this photo up as best I could without too much intrusion on the photograph. http://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2017/3/3/677169-nsc_7172.jpg
Mar 4, 2017 13:11:03 #
A real wall hanger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 4, 2017 13:36:06 #
Rob48 wrote:
Which tool are you using for cloning? I particularly like LR's "heal" for these types of problems. It takes some skill to match the clouds where a spot overlaps the cloud and sky when making a spot by spot corrections, but it can be done to accomplish undetectable corrections. For a wonderful image such as this example, the effort is worth it.You are 100% correct, CHG_CANON; I thought I had gotten them all. I need to seriously clean my camera, and I cleaned this photo up as best I could without too much intrusion on the photograph. http://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2017/3/3/677169-nsc_7172.jpg
But overall, yes, cleaning the sensor is needed rather than complex digital corrections afterward.
Mar 4, 2017 17:08:04 #
Mar 4, 2017 21:20:51 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Which tool are you using for cloning? I particularly like LR's "heal" for these types of problems. It takes some skill to match the clouds where a spot overlaps the cloud and sky when making a spot by spot corrections, but it can be done to accomplish undetectable corrections. For a wonderful image such as this example, the effort is worth it.
But overall, yes, cleaning the sensor is needed rather than complex digital corrections afterward.
But overall, yes, cleaning the sensor is needed rather than complex digital corrections afterward.
The cloning method I used is hopefully explained by the attachment. I also used some cloud brushes as well.Thank you for your comments.
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