Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
Re: Fun time / M8 images
Maggie, your sky is amazing.
Bob, I really like the pastel skyline.
Maggie, your sky is amazing.
Bob, I really like the pastel skyline.
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Re: Fun time / M8 images
Maggie: I am gonna buck the trend here and say I don't care for the sky in that shot... To my eyes on my calibrated monitor it doesn't look natural, and kind of looks over-cooked, like too big a step in an HDR blend --- ?
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Bob: I do like your pastel sky too --- remind me when we're in Moab to show you a nifty little trick to alter it for different effects.
Maggie: I am gonna buck the trend here and say I don't care for the sky in that shot... To my eyes on my calibrated monitor it doesn't look natural, and kind of looks over-cooked, like too big a step in an HDR blend --- ?
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Bob: I do like your pastel sky too --- remind me when we're in Moab to show you a nifty little trick to alter it for different effects.
Re: Fun time / M8 images
And to be clear, I liked the cloud STRUCTURE, I just felt it didn't quite "fit" the look of the rest of the image...
That's cool by me, and certainly your prerogative as the artist! :salute:
And to be clear, I liked the cloud STRUCTURE, I just felt it didn't quite "fit" the look of the rest of the image...
Re: Fun time / M8 images
This is a quick and dirty, but gives you the general idea, your original on the bottom for reference:
IMO the big problem with tone mapping and HDR is the way it lowers contrast to fit the entire range of brightness into the narrower space. So basically, if I were using them, I'd adjust the brightness and contrast in the sky relative to the buildings/foreground so the total lighting in the image appears more balanced. IOW bring back the contrast into a more normal appearing range -- after all, the sun is still out
This is a quick and dirty, but gives you the general idea, your original on the bottom for reference:
Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
Re: Fun time / M8 images
I set the white and black points and put a tiny s-curve on it. I also did a perspective correction.
I think I liked the moodiness of Maggie's original sky better than the other versions. YMMV
I set the white and black points and put a tiny s-curve on it. I also did a perspective correction.
I think I liked the moodiness of Maggie's original sky better than the other versions. YMMV
Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
Re: Fun time / M8 images
I converted to srgb before I saved. Why does mine display with so much more cyan than Jack's or Maggie's??? Any ideas?
I converted to srgb before I saved. Why does mine display with so much more cyan than Jack's or Maggie's??? Any ideas?
woodyspedden
New member
Re: Fun time / M8 images
Are you sure you "converted" and not "assigned" the srgb profile? You can get really weird colors if you assign the profile.
Woody
Just a thought Cindy
Are you sure you "converted" and not "assigned" the srgb profile? You can get really weird colors if you assign the profile.
Woody
Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
Re: Fun time / M8 images
Woody,
No, I converted. Maybe I should not have done that to Maggie's file. I have seen this before. All I did to Maggies file was: New, paste in Maggie's file, curves (use eyedropper to set black and white points--used threshold mask to find them.) Converted to srb and saved.????
Maggie,
I like your latest version.
Woody,
No, I converted. Maybe I should not have done that to Maggie's file. I have seen this before. All I did to Maggies file was: New, paste in Maggie's file, curves (use eyedropper to set black and white points--used threshold mask to find them.) Converted to srb and saved.????
Maggie,
I like your latest version.
S
sonya
Guest
Re: Fun time / M8 images
hi everyone,
some photos from a christmas holiday trip to california. all were taken at pebble beach one beautifully miserable morning.
sonya
hi everyone,
some photos from a christmas holiday trip to california. all were taken at pebble beach one beautifully miserable morning.
sonya
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sonya
Guest
Re: Fun time / M8 images
more from pebble beach,
sonya
more from pebble beach,
sonya
Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
Re: Fun time / M8 images
Sonya,
Your photos are stunning. I especially like three and seven.:clap::clap::clap:
Sonya,
Your photos are stunning. I especially like three and seven.:clap::clap::clap: