Clearing Storm
Jun 3, 2020 04:11:42 #
#2 gives us more focus on the hills, the God beams and the effect of the lighting on the landscape but #3 gives us more of the story by showing us the source of the lighting and showing how widely the landscape is affected by that lighting. Assuming that I already had close-ups of hills, I would definitely choose #3 because of its relatively unusual framing and the extra story-telling.
If you're struggling with the green in the bottom right hand corner of #2 you could try tint-shifting green a bit towards yellow in the HSL section (if you have one) and possibly desaturating it a bit as well. That would cause it to lose much if not most of its greenness, but it would look less hinkey and it would fit in with the overall colour cast of the rest of the shot. As it is it jumps out at me as looking a bit unnatural.
If you're struggling with the green in the bottom right hand corner of #2 you could try tint-shifting green a bit towards yellow in the HSL section (if you have one) and possibly desaturating it a bit as well. That would cause it to lose much if not most of its greenness, but it would look less hinkey and it would fit in with the overall colour cast of the rest of the shot. As it is it jumps out at me as looking a bit unnatural.
Jun 3, 2020 06:04:07 #
Jun 3, 2020 06:45:19 #
I love Clearing 2 (the last pic). I like the atmosphere and I think cropping some of the vegetation away at the bottom was a good idea as now it doesn't grab the eye away from the subject.
Jun 3, 2020 06:51:46 #
AndyH wrote:
Lots of sky talk on UHH recently 😁 There's a large dynamic range in these, so I also did a lot in my PS Elements raw editor in initial stages: lessened contrast and whites, for example, raised blacks. I know in the closer shot, and I believe in the longer view, I did some selective dodging and burning to help bring out the rays + the lightest area near the mountains. There was very little color in the initial raw capture so I've helped that along. Your usual excellent landscapes often have that mysterious fog layer. I like the colors of the third version. Did you do much enhancement of the sky? It looks very natural. Excellent work!
Andy
Andy
Many thanks for your time and interest, Andy!
Jun 3, 2020 06:53:40 #
R.G. wrote:
Thank you, R.G.! And for the suggestion for the de-greening; that should work well.#2 gives us more focus on the hills, the God beams... (show quote)
Jun 3, 2020 06:54:06 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Many thanks for your visit, Nim!I like the warmer colors!
Jun 3, 2020 06:55:02 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
I'm so pleased you enjoyed, Brenda. Thank you kindly!I love Clearing 2 (the last pic). I like the atmosphere and I think cropping some of the vegetation away at the bottom was a good idea as now it doesn't grab the eye away from the subject.
Jun 3, 2020 06:58:18 #
Jun 3, 2020 07:04:18 #
fergmark wrote:
Thank you so much, Mark.Far and away #3. And its really very nice!
Jun 3, 2020 07:23:46 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm posting two versions of the closer shot becaus... (show quote)
I like all three. However, #2 is my favorite. Very nice.
Jun 3, 2020 07:34:33 #
I like all of the versions presented Linda, but #3 would be my pick. If I saw a large print of this one it would stop me in my tracks.
Jun 3, 2020 07:55:28 #
Linda, given the title “Clearing,” I believe the first one best represents the idea of a storm clearing. The other two have a more ominous look, thus not representing any clearing, to me at least.
Jun 3, 2020 08:02:13 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Thank you Bill. Delighted you enjoyed!I like all of the versions presented Linda, but #3 would be my pick. If I saw a large print of this one it would stop me in my tracks.
Jun 3, 2020 08:03:10 #
jaymatt wrote:
Thanks very much, John. An excellent point since I was the only one who knows what happened after I shot these Linda, given the title “Clearing,” I believe the first one best represents the idea of a storm clearing. The other two have a more ominous look, thus not representing any clearing, to me at least.
Appreciate your time!Jun 3, 2020 08:18:08 #
Let me see ... my wife's Raspberry Ribbon Pie ... my sister's Peach Custard Cake ... or my mother's Lemon Meringue Pie. Much too hard to choose. BTW, are the "streaks" in the sky verga or crepuscular rays?
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