Landscape Processing
Feb 7, 2020 14:28:46 #
kenievans wrote:
I went back and edited my how-to since I forgot the part about a duplicate or new layer You are very welcome. I think I still prefer it with more sky. 
I've been interested in people's reactions to big vs. bigger skies for several years on UHH. Around the Yakima Valley we have expansive views, so a bigger sky seems more natural than it might to someone who lives where there are many trees and hills or buildings.
In the meantime, I tried a cut. It took several tries to determine which parts of the sky were best left in, and how much. Here is one result. The very top of the sky had too much cyan IMO to work, so I ended up cropping that out before doing anything else. I lightened the fog/haze somewhat on the left. I can now see a bit of sharp "cut" line that needs softening on the right side.
Feb 7, 2020 14:43:24 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Linda From Maine wrote:
I went back and edited my how-to since I forgot th... (show quote)
You did a beautiful job Linda. I like it with the cropped sky the way you did it. It looks more expansive. I didn't spend that much time on the one I did. I was basically just trying to remember how I did it in the first place.
Feb 7, 2020 14:52:32 #
kenievans wrote:
And there I was oh-so sure I knew how, but I had forgotten a couple of key steps. How we make it through the day once we're over 65, I have no idea! You are still a youngster by comparison 🤗You did a beautiful job Linda. I like it with the cropped sky the way you did it. It looks more expansive. I didn't spend that much time on the one I did. I was basically just trying to remember how I did it in the first place.
Feb 7, 2020 15:52:32 #
kenievans wrote:
The original photo was taken at around 2:00 pm. It was a beautiful sunny November day with temps in the 50s. I don't know what caused the fog/smoke but it wasn't up at our higher elevation. I decided I could take advantage of haze and make it more of a softer foggy morning shot. I also wanted to bring out the layers and rolling shape of the hills. Was I successful?
I included the original so please feel free to play with it, post it and tell me how you did it.
Thanks
Keni
I included the original so please feel free to play with it, post it and tell me how you did it.
Thanks
Keni
Here's what I came up with. I used your pic to practice with my Zoner Studio X software. The main thing I did was to change the color scheme. I faked that out by using white balance correction, but instead of clicking on white, I picked the lighter blue of the background mountains as 'white'. That caused all blue-ish to change to yellow, the complement of blue. I then made the sun by selecting that area and playing with color and contrast. I enhanced the purple across the middle to make it brighter then your original. Finally I selected the foreground patch of vegetation and lightened it.
Hope you approve.
-- Larry
Feb 7, 2020 15:58:23 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
l-fox wrote:
Here's what I came up with. I used your pic to pra... (show quote)
I think it is really cool! It makes me think of the poppy field scenes in The Wizard of Oz.
Feb 9, 2020 13:20:49 #
kenievans wrote:
Thanks Wanda. I looked at cropping the top some and it would put the photo more in line with the rule of thirds but I really like the blue sky at the top. Definitely something to consider if I were to use it in a competition.
As has been said many, many times, it's the rule of thirds not the law. If you like the blue, keep it. Fog/mist can add a lot of "mystery" to an image. I like this shot. Well done.
Feb 9, 2020 15:41:31 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
boberic wrote:
As has been said many, many times, it's the rule of thirds not the law. If you like the blue, keep it. Fog/mist can add a lot of "mystery" to an image. I like this shot. Well done.
Thank you so much! I am trying to learn to trust my on instincts. Maybe in about 20 more or so years.
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