Rain.
May 7, 2016 15:56:35 #
I get the impression this could be an OK image if only the rain could be made to look more like rain.
For anybody who isn't familiar with how rain looks when viewed against a hill or mountain, it's normal to see it falling in sheets, or perhaps "curtains" is a more accurate way to describe it. It's mesmerising to watch - assuming you don't have cold rain running down your neck - but it's difficult to capture in a shot. I'm not sure about the sky and whether it needs to be darker (or not).
Perhaps you'd like to have a go at making this shot look more like a cloud burst (or even an out-and-out storm..... ).
JPG here, link to DNG below.
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For anybody who isn't familiar with how rain looks when viewed against a hill or mountain, it's normal to see it falling in sheets, or perhaps "curtains" is a more accurate way to describe it. It's mesmerising to watch - assuming you don't have cold rain running down your neck - but it's difficult to capture in a shot. I'm not sure about the sky and whether it needs to be darker (or not).
Perhaps you'd like to have a go at making this shot look more like a cloud burst (or even an out-and-out storm..... ).
JPG here, link to DNG below.
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May 7, 2016 16:46:03 #
R.G. wrote:
Perhaps you'd like to have a go at making this shot look more like a cloud burst (or even an out-and-out storm..... ).
Perhaps you'd like to have a go at making this shot look more like a cloud burst (or even an out-and-out storm..... ).
Here's an attempt.
May 8, 2016 05:25:13 #
dannac wrote:
Here's an attempt.
Thank you dannac. I notice the rain effect is applied selectively. I think it's about as vivid as it could be, within the bounds of looking natural.
May 8, 2016 09:02:14 #
Tough one, R.G. I need an overlay to get anything like rain. With this one use you imagination . . . . well a little.
May 8, 2016 09:14:37 #
Shakey wrote:
Tough one, R.G. I need an overlay to get anything like rain. With this one use you imagination . . . . well a little.
Thanks for posting, Shakey. I can see that the overlay is needed to add individual raindrops (I think that's what dannac did too). And for some reason the tint shift away from purple and towards green does seem to work. Now if there was a way to enhance the "curtains" that are there but barely visible.....
May 8, 2016 10:21:26 #
Actually, R.G., I like the original image. Was it taken in the Highlands? It looks like it could have been taken in Denali Park in Alaska.
May 8, 2016 10:50:29 #
lsimpkins wrote:
Actually, R.G., I like the original image. Was it taken in the Highlands? It looks like it could have been taken in Denali Park in Alaska.
Thanks, LS. This is the north-east corner of the Cuillins in the Isle of Skye.
To me the original looks like a shot that could have been good if it wasn't for the loss of detail that the rain/mist causes. However, mist and rain can be very atmospheric, and I was hoping that the edits would mitigate the loss of detail and inject some of the atmosphere that you get when there are curtains of rain drifting slowly past and disappearing into the distance.
May 8, 2016 14:20:44 #
Here's my effort R.G.
Used 3 layers of different size rain brushes in hard light blending mode to keep the rain localized. It's hard not to go over the top and loose a sense or reality.
Thanks for your post.
Used 3 layers of different size rain brushes in hard light blending mode to keep the rain localized. It's hard not to go over the top and loose a sense or reality.
Thanks for your post.
May 8, 2016 14:48:59 #
AlMac wrote:
......It's hard not to go over the top and loose a sense or reality........
Glad you're still with us, AlMac :-) . And I'm glad to see that the curtains can be enhanced. That and more vivid rain :thumbup: . And thank you for contributing.
May 8, 2016 18:34:40 #
R.G. wrote:
I get the impression this could be an OK image if ... (show quote)
Looks like I need to do more Practice on rainmaking. Once when we were camping a long long long time ago, I did a sun dance. No sun, but it sure poured down rain.
May 9, 2016 12:19:08 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
Looks like I need to do more Practice on rainmaking. Once when we were camping a long long long time ago, I did a sun dance. No sun, but it sure poured down rain.
Have you tried doing a rain dance to see if it brings the sun out? :-)
I was wondering who would be the first to try darkening. At first I thought you'd overdone it, but then I checked the download and found out that it has far more visible detail than the thumbnail. Thanks for contributing, Gaylord.
May 9, 2016 12:54:52 #
R.G. wrote:
Have you tried doing a rain dance to see if it brings the sun out? :-)
I was wondering who would be the first to try darkening. At first I thought you'd overdone it, but then I checked the download and found out that it has far more visible detail than the thumbnail. Thanks for contributing, Gaylord.
I was wondering who would be the first to try darkening. At first I thought you'd overdone it, but then I checked the download and found out that it has far more visible detail than the thumbnail. Thanks for contributing, Gaylord.
The upload did turn some darker from what was seen before the upload.
I can still dance, so maybe I'll try your suggestion. :P
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