SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

This photo has had so much post processing that you will find many things to comment on. It is a single photo receiving adjustments in Topaz Adjust 5, PS CS5, and Neat Image. Noise was a major problem due to the adjustments.
I just found this photo to be quite a challenge for my post processing abilities. Content Aware, cloning, brushing, and spot healing are just a few of the tools used.

Original


Post Processed

wrr Loc: SEK

I like it when you challenge your post processing abilities...
Whats not to like about this?...the detail on that mountain is just incredible! I think your efforts of removing the extra stuff has been very well executed. Excellent treatment!!!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Thanks for the encouragement.

RicknJude Loc: Quebec, Canada

I think you did a hell of a job. I'd be proud of the result. :thumbup:

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Thanks for the acknowledgement.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

The processed image is so much better, it's hard to get too picky. It's really hard to control the whites in HDR. Conkerwood does it well; I don't.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Sometimes I think we are trying to make whites something other than as we actually see them. They stand out, just as very dark shadows do, and we always try to lighten the shadows, and introduce some grey or tint into the whites.

Much is left to our own preferences.

conkerwood

Sorry I didn't respond more promptly Gaylord but it was quite deliberate. I downloaded your pic a couple of days ago and have not looked at it since then so that I could see it with fresh eyes and without the memory of what the original looked like. When I went over it today I was looking for telltale outlines and shapes which give away the fact that areas are cloned. The answer was that there were very few other than the slight change in the fence line where you removed the second bush from the left. So well done. A big success was that, despite the fact that you had very little material to work with, you managed to build shrubs without any obvious duplicates, not easy to do. In fact all of the rebuilding you have done has integrated very well into the pic.

I am personally not a fan of green tones in the sky but that's down to a matter of personal taste. I might have been tempted to relayer the original over your finished work and blend back about 20% of the sky and mountain. That way you keep the detail and contrast but shift the hue in the blue direction. But as I said, thats my personal taste. So all in all you have brought this pic a very long way from the starting point, it must have taken hours. It would be so much easier if people just didn't park their cars where we want to take pics. Great to see your posts Gaylord, keep them coming.

Peter

andrew.haysom Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Wow, you have done an awesome job of cloning out all the foreground stuff and have ended up with a really nice image. Well done!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Thanks Peter, For what ever reason I had not noticed the greenish tint of the sky. I will take your suggestion and see if I can eliminate the green. Thanks for the positive comments.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Thanks Andrew, having seen much of your fine work, I take you complement with much gratitude.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Reworked Sky, and Contrast

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

That took a lot of work but the end result was worth it, great shot.

tommyld Loc: Liverpool UK

An excellent bit of p+p Gaylord, you did a great job :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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