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malechi
10-07-2008, 11:25 AM
I like this picture. I worked on it in Lightroom and Photoshop CS and it's still not where I want it to be. I'm providing the before (from the camera) and after of what I've done. What would you do?
Nikon D80
1.3 sec at f/20, ISO 100
12mm (12-24mm f/4.0)
fante
10-07-2008, 03:31 PM
I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but I gave it a try ;)
Blah, turns up darker here than in Photoshop, any suggestions?
malechi
10-07-2008, 06:30 PM
Yeah, that's not too good there. Thanks for helping though.
tirediron
10-07-2008, 06:54 PM
It's going to be tough to get this image where you want it to be. I'd stick with just a level's curves adjusment. This is a perfect example of where the use of a G-ND would have saved the day. You could also have done a couple of more exposures at varying shutter speeds to assemble an HDR. Is a re-shoot possible? It's a nice image.
malechi
10-07-2008, 06:59 PM
Well I can add a GND in Lightroom.
Travis
10-07-2008, 08:07 PM
I like this picture. I worked on it in Lightroom and Photoshop CS and it's still not where I want it to be. I'm providing the before (from the camera) and after of what I've done. What would you do?
Nikon D80
1.3 sec at f/20, ISO 100
12mm (12-24mm f/4.0)
I think your edit works.... IMO I'd ease back on the vignette, retain and add a touch of saturation to the original sky, and dodge the frontal portions of the rocks in the foreground...
nice shot though...
malechi
10-07-2008, 08:48 PM
I worked a lot on the rocks already. I'll burn in the sky though.
svantland
10-08-2008, 12:46 AM
I took a stab at it, but looking at mine compared to yours, I think I just burned in the sky a bit more than you had. It is an excellent image though. I really enjoy these challenges to see what different approaches to post processing can do for an image.
malechi
10-08-2008, 12:52 AM
Yeah, I went ahead and added a gradient ND filter in Lightroom 2 to the image and this is what I got.
Not bad but something is still missing in the image to me. It's good, but not great.
tomorrowstreasures
10-08-2008, 05:04 PM
Yeah, I went ahead and added a gradient ND filter in Lightroom 2 to the image and this is what I got.
Not bad but something is still missing in the image to me. It's good, but not great.
Idea - there is a strong central line in the image... crop in so that the is about at the 1/3rd mark from the viewer's left and the black band at the bottom to see if that helps.
malechi
10-08-2008, 05:09 PM
I'm not sure I follow you...
...I'm sure now, I don't understand what you mean.
tomorrowstreasures
10-09-2008, 12:59 AM
I'm not sure I follow you...
...I'm sure now, I don't understand what you mean.
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I hope you don't mind that I copied your image quick and did the edit I was referring to. I did not do anything but crop it and then resize/resample. A good idea is to view the cropped version alone on the screen by scrolling down until it is alone with out the other image..... then scroll back up to the original that I worked from to compare the two versions. Do you like the cropped version?
Ben H
10-09-2008, 08:39 AM
Interesting and lovely image.
I do think the fact that the point of convergence is at the centre works against the image - this and the fact that the mountains, reflections, and rocks are all competing for attention means it's hard to find the exact focus of the image - the viewer therefore has to work to "get" it.
I'd perhaps try bringing down the brightness of the reflections, so they don't compete with the mountains. This would then give additional contrast and focus to the foreground rocks, and help to separate them from the midground.
Marko
10-09-2008, 08:53 AM
Yeah, I went ahead and added a gradient ND filter in Lightroom 2 to the image and this is what I got.
Not bad but something is still missing in the image to me. It's good, but not great.
I think this image from post 9 is VERY close. Using that image as a base
- I'd crop into or seriously lighten the black in the foreground bottom
- I'd bring back the sky a bit more
- I'd try to pull more detail from the 5 or so rocks in the mid-foreground in the water
- I'd play a bit on the contrast of the large rock on the left
Hope that helps
Marko
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