Too Much PP or OK
May 12, 2012 19:08:33 #
I am going to offer a dissenting opinion. I think you could have achieved #2 if the picture had been taken differently. Here is what I would have done.
1.) Set the color balance with an Expodisc or gray card.
2.) Checked the exposure with the histogram.
3.) Used a polarizer or graduated neural density filter to darken the sky. Depending upon lighting conditions the former may not have worked and the later may not work well because horizon is not horizonal.
In my experience, #2 is easy to get in the camera. Once you have this file, other adjustments come out better.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
1.) Set the color balance with an Expodisc or gray card.
2.) Checked the exposure with the histogram.
3.) Used a polarizer or graduated neural density filter to darken the sky. Depending upon lighting conditions the former may not have worked and the later may not work well because horizon is not horizonal.
In my experience, #2 is easy to get in the camera. Once you have this file, other adjustments come out better.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
May 12, 2012 19:38:46 #
Your setting is lovely. I prefer the second one because for some reason the colors look more realistic to me. Is that possible?
May 12, 2012 19:59:25 #
layer1
Loc: Tennessee
abc1234 wrote:
I am going to offer a dissenting opinion. I think... (show quote)
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May 12, 2012 20:00:56 #
layer1
Loc: Tennessee
mrspatanderson wrote:
Your setting is lovely. I prefer the second one because for some reason the colors look more realistic to me. Is that possible?
Thanks a lot. John
May 12, 2012 20:02:55 #
If you have an over or under exposure (or both) to go with this "normal" shot, download one of the free HDR software programs and process all three through the program. You will be amazed at the results.
May 13, 2012 17:26:22 #
Post processing was originally designed to enhance or correct problems with the original photo. What you have done is rescue an okay picture from the trash bin and bring it back to life. Sure you could mess around with it till it looks like a "pig with lipstick" but you have shown the best degree of restraint when it comes to tweecking. good show!
May 13, 2012 17:26:22 #
Post processing was originally designed to enhance or correct problems with the original photo. What you have done is rescue an okay picture from the trash bin and bring it back to life. Sure you could mess around with it till it looks like a "pig with lipstick" but you have shown the best degree of restraint when it comes to tweecking. good show!
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May 13, 2012 17:34:22 #
LILY MARLENE
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri
picture 2 is beautiful...looks much better fixed up.. good job
May 13, 2012 21:41:46 #
layer1
Loc: Tennessee
Lionsgate wrote:
If you have an over or under exposure (or both) to go with this "normal" shot, download one of the free HDR software programs and process all three through the program. You will be amazed at the results.
Thank you.
May 13, 2012 21:43:03 #
layer1
Loc: Tennessee
T C Gibson wrote:
Post processing was originally designed to enhance or correct problems with the original photo. What you have done is rescue an okay picture from the trash bin and bring it back to life. Sure you could mess around with it till it looks like a "pig with lipstick" but you have shown the best degree of restraint when it comes to tweecking. good show!
Thanks so much.
May 13, 2012 21:43:35 #
layer1
Loc: Tennessee
LILY MARLENE wrote:
picture 2 is beautiful...looks much better fixed up.. good job
Many thanks.
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