Can it be fixed
Mar 2, 2015 07:58:49 #
slhunky wrote:
A favorite scene from a trip to Germany several years ago. Other than cropping out the cars is there anything that can be done to improve it?
You have more expert opinions than mine to try, but here are two simple techniques you could try first to see if they would help.
I have Elements 12, so here is what I would do:
1. Under "Enhance," click onto "Automatic Smart Tone." That gives you 4 choices to enhance lighting and saturation. If you don't like any, press, cancel.
2. Click onto the "quick selection tool" and select the mountain; then under "Enhance," click onto "auto contrast" to bring out more colors in the mountain.
I do think the overall photo needs to be lightened and, if you can, made more sharp.
I like the top of the building on the right, but you have to decide what is the main focus of the photo. Is it the narrow street and the different colored buildings? Then, perhaps cutting some of the top of the photo and sacrificing the top of that building on the right would help reduce some of the grayness of the background.
It is a beautiful photo and worth saving.
Mar 2, 2015 08:34:14 #
rborud
Loc: Minnesota
slhunky wrote:
A favorite scene from a trip to Germany several years ago. Other than cropping out the cars is there anything that can be done to improve it?
slhunky
Charming village, wish I was there.
RBorud
Mar 2, 2015 09:41:57 #
Mar 2, 2015 13:33:08 #
slhunky wrote:
A favorite scene from a trip to Germany several years ago. Other than cropping out the cars is there anything that can be done to improve it?
Beefed up the luminance, the brightness and contrast and then removed a lot of the noise...enjoy!
Mar 2, 2015 14:10:12 #
Nothing too adventurous - just a change to the distribution of lighting. I thought the end of the street needed lightening to draw the eye in.
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Mar 2, 2015 16:01:11 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
This IS the Post Processing section!
Came in under new topics when I commented.
Don
Mar 2, 2015 17:03:22 #
Nice image to play with. This is a fake HDR using GIMP.
Mar 2, 2015 23:01:58 #
Mar 12, 2015 15:25:05 #
MyPharo wrote:
I made some light adjustments to the photo. Then I did a color adjustment . then added a high pass filter to try to sharpen it some . then a tone map . I think it came out ok . the photo was not sharp to start with so limits the adjustment values . Hope you like my version .
I really do like what you did. Wish I had the talent.
Mar 12, 2015 15:26:03 #
Mar 12, 2015 15:52:50 #
slhunky wrote:
A favorite scene from a trip to Germany several years ago. Other than cropping out the cars is there anything that can be done to improve it?
all nice but have you tried it in b/w
Mar 12, 2015 16:36:11 #
joe west wrote:
all nice but have you tried it in b/w
You know, that never crossed my mind. But, not bad at all
Mar 12, 2015 22:41:21 #
Was in Germany many years ago, have lots of old negs and slides to play with. Looks like a misty rainy day.
Mar 24, 2015 06:13:17 #
So many of these are good. This is my take. I simply lightened (removed some of the shadow) and then increased only slightly the color intensity.
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