[KenCo1964]

Taken a short while ago but recently processed.

Ken.

[Mike Aiken]

Great Picture Kenco

Love the cloud effect, looks good.

Mike

[SammyC]

Hmmm, a bit too busy for my monitor.

[petemc]

Yer it seems a bit overly processed. Too much fill light in Rawshooter?

[Matty]

i like it though despite the processing, its a little different, the sky especially

[ppuga]

It's different...

I can't say if I like it or not. The sky its good, but I think it's not working well with the rest of the photo.

[KenCo1964]

Originally Posted by petemc

Yer it seems a bit overly processed. Too much fill light in Rawshooter?

Probably right about over processed but not the fill light, although CS2's shadow and highlight is probably the same thing. I think most came from the eyedropper B&W points in exposure CS2.
Being honest I like the contrast and texture in the first image but have re-processed and picking different points came up with these.

Not as much of a red tinge to the picture above this time and less contrasty
Even less red and colder feel

All by picking different B&W points in exposure CS2
The original withought processing

I apreciate all the comments, help and advice and would like to get my processing skills to an acceptable level.
Thanks again.
Ken.

[Matty]

I like that better Ken, gives it some texture i feel

[Steve]

Ken I feel its your processing that is having the effect of making the picture look a little un-natural.



I have taken your unprocessed image and altered the levels and then applied a very small amount of sharpening to compensate for the web view. Obviously I have processed this image to represent a natural looking landscape so if it was your intention to have the image looking as you have above then my steps are useless to you

[CT]

It definitely looked over processed. I quite liked it though despite it having a graphical look to it and there's certainly a place for that sort of effect as long as it's what you intended.

[KenCo1964]

Originally Posted by Steve

Ken I feel its your processing that is having the effect of making the picture look a little un-natural.

I have taken your unprocessed image and altered the levels and then applied a very small amount of sharpening to compensate for the web view. Obviously I have processed this image to represent a natural looking landscape so if it was your intention to have the image looking as you have above then my steps are useless to you

Thanks Steve for the help. My intentions were to rid the large boulder of the shadow bottom corner and to introduce a little texture which I felt was lacking from the image. Admittedly a little overboard on the processing, just wanted to give it something rather than the bland look I felt it had, withought the texture the picture itself has nothing imo. Being honest, I like the first I posted and the second in my second post although this has a much cooler look to it and it was actually taken on a red hot day about tea time and full sun, which is why I went for the warmer look originally.
Thanks for all the comments.

[KenCo1964]

Originally Posted by CT

It definitely looked over processed. I quite liked it though despite it having a graphical look to it and there's certainly a place for that sort of effect as long as it's what you intended.

Thanks CT. I processed until I was happy with it, but sometimes don't know when to stop. I do like the texture though. I have got a book from the library about computer image processing, hoping that will help once i've read it.