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May 23, 2019 11:31:50   #
selmslie Loc: Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
 
Fotoartist wrote:
I'd kill some of the blue on the statues too.

The problem is that most of the image is illuminated by the blue sky.

The color balance in the camera seems to have been set to "Manual WB". Even Daylight WB would have been better.

Picking any part of the image that looks like it should be gray (using the Remove Color Cast... eyedropper) brings the image to life.

You might also find something of interest in these threads:

The Foundation of Exposure
Severe underexposure (for those of us who have an ISO invariant camera with a decent dynamic range)
Incident, Reflected or No Meter Reading At All

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May 23, 2019 11:43:55   #
kenievans Loc: Dallas
 
Edie I used cloning to try and clean up that corner and then masked in that little portion of sky. I hope this helps.


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May 23, 2019 12:47:41   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
This is the file you posted, processed through Aurora HDR.


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May 23, 2019 14:25:53   #
ediesaul
 
Linary wrote:
What you have is what you have got, I would be inclined to mask out the upper of the background building and replace it with sky. Then you can get a decent photo from what remains. The stone carvings alone will be worth while.


That's an idea! Thanks!

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May 23, 2019 14:26:45   #
ediesaul
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
I was just working on this

The simplest way to REPAIR is to use the clone tool to make the area all blue (#1).

#2 is what Linary suggests. Several ways to do this. If I recall, Edie (good to see you in PP Forum btw!), you don't work with layers, but if you'd like more details on how to achieve a sky replacement when using layers, let us know. We've had a few tutorials in the section recently and links to videos I'll search for also.

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Thanks!

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May 23, 2019 14:28:05   #
ediesaul
 
bleirer wrote:
I agree that there is a lot of latitude in raw, but I am not so bold to trust one EV for all shots. To me each scene is unique, one might have important shadows that will end up noisy or devoid of any detail at all when recovered. Same with highlights. I guess I'm in the expose to the right camp, placing all my shadows as high as possible without blowing highlights. This shot has blown highlights, unrecoverable I think. You could try to select small areas of the blown out section at a time then use the healing brush in 'replace' mode and pick up building texture from below, basically building a new building.

I agree that blown highlights are not recoverable, on the other hand "I have a histogram and I know how to use it" and as long as the highlights aren't pushes over the cliff allowing more photons to reach the sensor is always better. I found this to be a balanced discussion of the pros and cons of the different approaches. https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/digital-exposure-techniques.htm
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Thanks so much for your comments.

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May 23, 2019 14:29:20   #
ediesaul
 
via the lens wrote:
One way to fix the sky in this photo is to put a background in that seems to match up with the image.

Since someone else had done some work on your image I felt it was ok to do that.* You might consider using a background with the image. I used one here with this image and then did some burning on it to darken the highlights. This is only one possibility. The background could have been stronger and it would have covered the building completely. I could have also simply made this background somewhat darker, the choices are many when using textured backgrounds.

*moderator's note: I changed the rules today See:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-593297-1.html
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Very interesting. Thanks!

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May 23, 2019 22:45:21   #
ediesaul
 
selmslie wrote:
The problem is that most of the image is illuminated by the blue sky.

The color balance in the camera seems to have been set to "Manual WB". Even Daylight WB would have been better.

Picking any part of the image that looks like it should be gray (using the Remove Color Cast... eyedropper) brings the image to life.

You might also find something of interest in these threads:

The Foundation of Exposure
Severe underexposure (for those of us who have an ISO invariant camera with a decent dynamic range)
Incident, Reflected or No Meter Reading At All
The problem is that most of the image is illuminat... (show quote)



Thanks! Worth reading!

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May 23, 2019 22:46:17   #
ediesaul
 
kenievans wrote:
Edie I used cloning to try and clean up that corner and then masked in that little portion of sky. I hope this helps.


You're amazing! Thanks!

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May 23, 2019 22:46:56   #
ediesaul
 
DWU2 wrote:
This is the file you posted, processed through Aurora HDR.


Thanks for the effort. Most appreciated.

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May 24, 2019 02:11:31   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
I reckon bleirer’s suggestion is the simplest way to recovery - but make a selection of the area to be cloned first and use a new layer with ‘current & below’ selected when cloning. That way you will not run into edge problems and can always start again if needs be. I am assuming Ps is available.

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May 24, 2019 06:29:47   #
ediesaul
 
magnetoman wrote:
I reckon bleirer’s suggestion is the simplest way to recovery - but make a selection of the area to be cloned first and use a new layer with ‘current & below’ selected when cloning. That way you will not run into edge problems and can always start again if needs be. I am assuming Ps is available.


Thanks for your comment. Didn't Keni do a fantastic job?

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May 24, 2019 07:12:50   #
bleirer
 
ediesaul wrote:
Thanks for your comment. Didn't Keni do a fantastic job?


Keni did better than I could have, very nice. I don't know how Linda got the color in the sky on her third pic, but that would add a certain something above the cloned building.

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May 24, 2019 08:08:54   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
bleirer wrote:
Keni did better than I could have, very nice. I don't know how Linda got the color in the sky on her third pic, but that would add a certain something above the cloned building.
It's is a total sky replacement (from one of my own photos).

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