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Yellow Grass in the Park
Feb 19, 2019 21:37:04   #
gener202002
 
I yellowed the grass in this picture and darkened it a little. High contrast. Hope people like it.


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Feb 19, 2019 22:37:24   #
jak86094
 
Thanks for sharing. Just curious...why did you yellow the grass? jak

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Feb 19, 2019 22:42:19   #
gener202002
 
jak86094 wrote:
Thanks for sharing. Just curious...why did you yellow the grass? jak


Hello, thanks. I did several versions of this picture. This one partially used a photoshop preset. Then I was playing around with photoshop trying to get to know it better, and tried changing color in just one part of the picture. The original was very, very, green. I liked it for what it was, but wanted to experiment. When I got this version I liked it, and decided to post this one. It was fairly early when the picture was taken and I wanted to give the effect of sunlight on the grass making it brighter than the rest of the picture. I experiment. I have a lot, and I mean a lot, to learn, so I liked this version of the picture, and decided to to post it.

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Feb 19, 2019 23:02:55   #
jak86094
 
Thanks for sharing your process and thinking with respect the the green of the grass. To my eye, it doesn't look quite right...not very healthy, but I know what you have been going through trying to make sense of and learn to use all those PS tools. Another possible approach would be to use the Curves adjustment or the Hue and Saturation tools to change the brightness (luminance) of the grass without significantly changing its hue. Something you may want to try if you haven't already. Great start. Keep experimenting and trying different approaches and you'll develop your own favorite ways of addressing PP issues. jak

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Feb 19, 2019 23:07:56   #
gener202002
 
jak86094 wrote:
Thanks for sharing your process and thinking with respect the the green of the grass. To my eye, it doesn't look quite right...not very healthy, but I know what you have been going through trying to make sense of and learn to use all those PS tools. Another possible approach would be to use the Curves adjustment or the Hue and Saturation tools to change the brightness (luminance) of the grass without significantly changing its hue. Something you may want to try if you haven't already. Great start. Keep experimenting and trying different approaches and you'll develop your own favorite ways of addressing PP issues. jak
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Feb 20, 2019 07:43:18   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
I like the grass, but the trees look a bit purple to me.

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Feb 20, 2019 09:38:00   #
gener202002
 
jaymatt wrote:
I like the grass, but the trees look a bit purple to me.


Yes, and at the base of the trees there is a lot of purple too. Not meant to be an exact replica of nature. Maybe sometime today I will put the original in as well.

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Feb 20, 2019 09:51:13   #
gener202002
 
gener202002 wrote:
Yes, and at the base of the trees there is a lot of purple too. Not meant to be an exact replica of nature. Maybe sometime today I will put the original in as well.


I had to resize these pictures in order to upload them. Anyway, here is the original in raw form.


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Feb 20, 2019 14:22:40   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
I actually like the original better, Ron. With a little exposure adjustment and shadow enhancement it would be really nice, in my mind.

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Feb 20, 2019 15:03:59   #
artBob Loc: Near Chicago
 
Here is a Photoshop tool that might help you achieve what you want.
1. Click on /Image/Adjustments/Hue|Saturation
2. Click on "Master" on the left side, which will drop down a list of colors you can work with individually
HOWEVER, do not yet choose the obvious color--Photoshop and you might think differently
3. Click on "Red," THEN PLACE THE CURSOR THAT APPEARS, OVER THE COLOR YOU WANT TO CHANGE, and CLICK.
Notice that the color picker chose "Yellow" instead of the expected "Green."
4. Use the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness sliders to get what you want.

Good luck! The camera often does not see what our minds see when we shoot.


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