rayyan
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Thank you kindly sir.
Charles, grateful for those kind comments.
Kindest regards to you both. :salute:
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A few focused/unfocused glimpses of Marrakesh
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Kindest regards to you both. :salute:
rayyan
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Jono, thanks a bunch. The Crete portfolio is masterful.:thumbs:
Thank you ceh.
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Bobu
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Great images, but the last one is for sure not Marrakesh (Essaouira?).
Boris
Boris
rayyan
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Boris, thank you for stopping by.
And thank you for pointing out my mistake. I meant to say ' Maghreb ' for all
images.
Indeed, and as you correctly point out, the previous image is from Essaouira.
Kindest regards.
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Bobu
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This was not meant as a critique. I just always want to know where an image has been taken, especially in interesting locations like Morocco. So far my favorites of your images are #1, #2 and #4.
Boris
rayyan
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rayyan
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rayyan
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Charles, much appreciated.Rayyan, beautiful exhibition of bold colours! Would you mind sharing some of your PP'ing with these shots?? Great stuff
I use a simple technique...explaining more difficult than doing.
I am using PS CS3.
1. Duplicate the copy of the original.
2. Blend mode to soft light.
3. Make a copy of the top layer. you should have now have 3 layers.
With blend mode of soft light for each set of two.
4. Change the blend mode of the top layer to multiply.
5. The ' multiply ' and ' soft light ' blend mode opacities can be dialled in using the opacity sliders. This is to taste.
6. Be careful with the sky..it might lead to posterization there.
7. Fine tune with curves and brush.
Sounds complicated but takes a couple of minutes!
For the images I have posted, I have mostly cheated and used the velvia 50
simulation filter in Exposure 2 by AlienSkin Software.
The first image is using the blend modes described above, and so is the
image of the mosaic pattern and calligraphy. The others have used the filter.
Targeted sharpening has been applied using NIK software.
I hope that helps, but please ask me if I have been unclear.
Glad to help.
Kindest regards.
Hi Rayyan, I am trying your technique and end up with very dense/dark images with blocked shadows. Of course, using the opacity sliders can help here but loses the desired effect. What do you do to bring the images back to normal density, while keeping the Velvia 50 look? Levels?
rayyan
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baudolino, after step 2, one can use a mask layer to prevent the effect there
taking place. Correct that before proceeding to step 3.
Similarly after step 3, one could use curves/layer mask to prevent/enhance
blocking of shadows.
If there are high contrast images to begin with, this technique will further increase the contrast and/or saturation.
Many have rightfully mentioned that my images are over contrasty/saturated
and have lost the shadow details completely. I understand that but I take each image on its own and process for the effect I desire.
If that means blocked shadows/blown highlights, so be it. It depends on what
one considers affordable to loose or that must be retained.
Try gradient masks for large areas of high contrast.
Good luck.