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wildblue Getting Comfy Registered: June 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 133	This is such a beautiful cathedral but the picture doesn't do it for me...any one have a go at it and please do tell how you do your magic since I am still learning Photoshop myself! Thanks
	· Date: Sat August 11, 2007 · Views: 412 · Filesize: 163.5kb · Dimensions: 600 x 520 ·
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Dabhand16

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Registered: June 2006
Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK
Posts: 11,028

Tue August 14, 2007 9:21pm

Well here is my effort.

Cropped frame out then each stage is on a duplicate layer of the top layer in the stack.

select sky and clouds>inverse selection>levels move RH slider to meet histogram>select grass>repeat levels>burn top half of sky at 3% set to mid-tones>dodge clouds 3% set to highlights>clone halo around edges of cathederal>flatten image>dup layer.select wall above grass>levels RH slider to histogram. Added border.

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wildblue

Getting Comfy

Registered: June 2007
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 133

Wed August 15, 2007 4:53am

definitely brightened the structure more and I like it with out the frame as you have it. Thanks!

snap2photo

Getting Comfy

Registered: September 2007
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Posts: 159

Mon October 22, 2007 9:53pm

PS Elements 4

Adjust Smart Fix 200% - Save

Adjust Smart Fix 200% - Save.

(Yes,twice)

Sorry if I have introduced a hue into the building. I can not see that. (Slightly colour blind, please let me know. TA)

snap2photo

Getting Comfy

Registered: September 2007
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Posts: 159

Mon October 22, 2007 10:14pm

Added some unsharp mask (probably too much)

0.7 (At this res) and 100%.

0 threshold, although I have made the sky grainy.

My guide to USM is this.

Work at pixel for pixel.

Wind it up to full power. Adjust the pixel size so the scale of the sharpening is correct. Wind it back down to 100%. If you can see a little bit of a difference turning on and off the preview this is about right. If you can see alot of an improvment this is too much.

You may be able to remove sharpening from areas where you do not want it by increasing the threshold. Usually about 12. I was in a hurry so zero in this case.

I've still lost the patches of dark and light stone in the original.

(and still concerned its now a very silly colour. Please let me know. The first two look too blue or cold to me. This is probably wher you tell me the building is that colour.)

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