How can this be improved?
Mar 17, 2018 12:33:23 #
I took this pic of an AT-6 on the last day of Oshkosh last year. So far I've removed the N # lightened the shadows and adjusted the sky and ground color using PSE. I have no idea how to merge pics together, but it seems something else could be done. I have several other angles of the plane, too.
Mar 17, 2018 12:36:34 #
Mar 17, 2018 12:40:53 #
planepics wrote:
I took this pic of an AT-6 on the last day of Oshkosh last year. So far I've removed the N # lightened the shadows and adjusted the sky and ground color using PSE. I have no idea how to merge pics together, but it seems something else could be done. I have several other angles of the plane, too.
Let me show you one that I took that I really like. It's similar but not the same plane. It might give you some ideas if you like it.
Mar 17, 2018 12:52:16 #
dirtpusher wrote:
N numbers make the plane
Is this better, then? I'd have to remove the dirt spot that I got credit for at Lensrentals (if timing works right I'll rent an older FF this summer to try one out) If I can get his address from the FAA I might print a few different angles and ask if he'd like a copy...maybe I could get my work out somewhere and get a paying offer - would probably have to take a couple semester courses at my local college to get proficient at PS first. I've only had a few winners that probably only a handful of people ever noticed (Picture of the Week: AvWeb, Picture of the Month: EAA online calender - autographed by the pilot, and one shot in a charity photo book that probably still hasn't sold the original 50 copies made)
Mar 17, 2018 13:04:24 #
There are general improvements, and there are photographer's improvements. The latter are very important: what is the pic ABOUT to you? I am guessing that you, like me, were impressed with the contrast, the SNAP! of the metal. So, I used Curves in Photoshop to work these over. Do not forget that you can press and hold on an area of the photo to see where that value is on the graph in Curves. After a fair amount of fussing (some of the values that needed to be separated were close), I sharpened the image (again, for that SNAP!)
Mar 17, 2018 13:17:03 #
planepics wrote:
Is this better, then? I'd have to remove the dirt... (show quote)
This one has a very low angle. Do you have varying angles. If your wanting learn PS watch some of Julianee Kost video's. She works for Adobe an pertty easy to follow.
Mar 17, 2018 18:23:59 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Not much else you can do. The colors in the plane blend too much into the sky colors so there isn't a place for the eye to focus on the subject. Nice angle on the plane though.
Mar 17, 2018 18:47:12 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
artBob wrote:
There are general improvements, and there are phot... (show quote)
He said he's using PS Elements and it doesn't have the press and hold technique with Curves like you have in full PS. The best he could do would be to copy the original layer, select the plane, and try to make it pop from the sky.
Mar 18, 2018 07:40:35 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Let me show you one that I took that I really like. It's similar but not the same plane. It might give you some ideas if you like it.
Jeep Daddy, love this photo; the prop spinning, the ominous sky, the pilot focused straight ahead, its the opening of an adventure story. Very nicely done.
Mar 18, 2018 09:33:19 #
garygrafic
Loc: South Florida
Me? I guess I'm missing something, I seem to be the only person who is not thrilled with seeing aircraft from the rear. I prefer the front end.
Mar 18, 2018 10:09:09 #
garygrafic wrote:
Me? I guess I'm missing something, I seem to be the only person who is not thrilled with seeing aircraft from the rear. I prefer the front end.
Here are a few more angles I haven't played with yet.
2-pic stitch
Mar 18, 2018 11:19:42 #
Mar 18, 2018 12:20:22 #
IMHO if one wants to emphasize a particular feature of a plane (nose art, weaponry) you don't need an entire wingspan in the pic...wings are a given but some are too cool to ignore (F4U Corsair). I just e-mailed AOPA's chief photographer for his opinion if has the time or the inclination. I hope to hear back within a few days.
Mar 18, 2018 12:40:12 #
Merger of the front and rear wing on the left makes this pic hard to read.
planepics wrote:
IMHO if one wants to emphasize a particular feature of a plane (nose art, weaponry) you don't need an entire wingspan in the pic...wings are a given but some are too cool to ignore (F4U Corsair). I just e-mailed AOPA's chief photographer for his opinion if has the time or the inclination. I hope to hear back within a few days.
Mar 18, 2018 13:52:03 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Merger of the front and rear wing on the left makes this pic hard to read.
Which pic? And are you referring to the wing and the horizontal stabilizer?
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