Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think it's a beautiful image that might benefit from Silver Efex Pro. Try Preset 19 - Fine Art Process - and increase the Structure slider until you like the details in the sky. Nik is free now, if you don't have it. Tina On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Thanks, Howard! > > I did do a bit of de-haze on the image, perhaps not enough. > > There was actually quite a bit of manipulation done in Photoshop. I used a > luminous mask aimed at the brightest four zones to work the clouds with a > series of adjustments, and then another to get some separation in the > hills. The conversion to black and white did some of that task as well by > filtering various colors. > > I wish I really understood everything the dehaze filter does. I sort of > think of it as being the other side of Clarity with some color manipulation > as well. Instead of edge contrast of midtones dehaze seems to work on > broader areas and at either end of the tonal range. Maybe? > > So, that?s what I did and I appreciate your comments. I?ll continue to > play with the image. > > Adam > > > On 2018 May 15, at 7:00 PM, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> > > wrote: > > > > Well, it?s more than ?okay?, Adam! If you feel it?s missing something, > I?m not sure what it might be. As you?ve Photoshopped it, you?ve probably > used or considered using the de-haze function in Camera Raw. Obviously you > don?t want to get rid of the haze due to falling snow, but a light > application, if you haven?t done so already, might harden the contrast a > little and make the image pop a little. Of course, that might be the last > thing you want it to do? > > > > But it?s a super image, very wall-worthy. > > > > ?howard > > > >> On May 15, 2018, at 18:52, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> > >> Something different: > >> > >> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/organize/Travel/2018- > Rocky-Mountain-National-Park/i-fr66pDn> > >> > >> Taken from Estes Park looking west to the Rockies. > >> > >> I?ve struggled a bit with this one. I still can?t quite get the details > in the clouds that I saw as I shot it. I find them very difficult. > >> > >> This was converted from color into b&w in Photoshop, various editing in > both. > >> > >> Shot with Sony A7Riii with 70-200 F4 G OSS Sony lens at F14, hand held. > This is stitched panorama of 4 exposures. > >> > >> The actual image is 16378 x 5046. > >> > >> I?d welcome comments on how to improve it. I feel it?s okay but I?m > missing something. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Adam > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html