Curbar Edge landscape

Skintt · 21-11-2005, 13:21

Let me know what you think of this shot I took at Curber edge, looking out towards Chatsworth. It is a blend of two shots, one exposed for the sky, one for the landscape.

ISO 100
f/22
1/2 Second
22mm

Thanks!

**stepheno** · 21-11-2005, 14:51

Well it may be my monitor...but I can't see anything below the horizon. Sky and cloud formation looks nice but the sun is well blown.

regards

CT · 21-11-2005, 15:08

The foreground looks fine on my monitor. It's a very nice shot. Some careful processing could give it a bit more punch though.

Skintt · 21-11-2005, 15:23

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Originally Posted by stepheno

Well it may be my monitor...but I can't see anything below the horizon. Sky and cloud formation looks nice but the sun is well blown.

I think it must be your monitor. There should be dark hills below the sunset with the foreground getting steadily lighter closer to the camera.

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Originally Posted by CT

The foreground looks fine on my monitor. It's a very nice shot. Some careful processing could give it a bit more punch though.

I spent quite a while on this one but can't seem to get the contrast I'm after. My main problem is trying to balance the foreground and sky. Feel free to have a go at it!

**stepheno** · 21-11-2005, 16:05

Thanks Skinnt - a calibration is obviously required.

regards

CT · 21-11-2005, 16:23

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Originally Posted by Skintt

I spent quite a while on this one but can't seem to get the contrast I'm after. My main problem is trying to balance the foreground and sky. Feel free to have a go at it!

I'll try to have a go for you a bit later. I really must pack it in though, my Gallery album is slowly filling up with other peeps stuff. That might be no bad thing though! :lol:

***Steve*** · 21-11-2005, 16:36

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Originally Posted by CT

...my Gallery album is slowly filling up with other peeps stuff. That might be no bad thing though! :lol:

CT you should make a hidden album within your own and upload other peoples pics that you have worked on into that. It will not show in your gallery unless you log in but will allow hotlinking on the forums. Thats the way I do it

If you don't have the permissions to do this (can't remember what permissions you have now) but you like the idea I can set it up for you

CT · 21-11-2005, 16:53

Steve - the times I've thought about doing just that!

If you can check the permissions or set it up, that would be great!

***Steve*** · 21-11-2005, 17:04

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Originally Posted by CT

Steve - the times I've thought about doing just that!

If you can check the permissions or set it up, that would be great!

Try that now, it should appear for you on the first page when logged in to your gallery

CT · 21-11-2005, 17:15

Steve - I owe you a pint.

next time I see you!

21-11-2005, 19:12

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Originally Posted by CT

Steve - I owe you a pint.

next time I see you!

That's OK, you can give it to me, and I'll pass it onto Steve next time I see him

***Steve*** · 21-11-2005, 19:31

I think I should apologise to Skintt for taking his thread completely off topic. :icon_eek:

Very sorry my friend.

Skintt · 22-11-2005, 09:32

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Originally Posted by Steve

I think I should apologise to Skintt for taking his thread completely off topic. :icon_eek:

Very sorry my friend.

No problem - gave me time to work on the photo myself

Is this an improvement?

I created a levels adjustment layer in PSP9, increased the lightness and contrast slightly then used a gradient mask to stop the sky from being affected by the adjustments. My only problem with the photo now is the strange artifacts that have appeared where the hills in the background are. Any ideas?

***Steve*** · 22-11-2005, 09:51

I have had a very quick and dirty play as I didn’t feel so much that the foreground was the problem as the blown out area around the sun. It was attracting all of your attention and leading you away from the foreground.

I cloned over some of the sun using other sections of the sky, and altered the amount of blue, yellow and red saturation in the sky. I then applied a general amount of USM using a large radius just to add a small amount of even contrast and then on the front section of the foreground I have applied some Smart Sharpen to again make that the starting point and to give the viewer some detail. All work here was done on your original photo and not your second one.

By working on the individual parts of the picture independently you can prevent the “strange artefacts” which is probably the beginning of posterisation. If you do the equivalent in PSP but working on your original high resolution file I am sure that you can get a very good result.

Hope that helps?

**stepheno** · 22-11-2005, 11:53

Now I can see the foreground....and I haven't recalibrated yet

regards