Or maybe I should call them "mis-placed" . a few weeks ago, I was looking through my wonderfully organized film (uhh, that's sarcasm at it's best!! , right Scott Bacon? hehe), and came across a couple 4x5 trans that I shot maybe 4 or 5 yeas ago. I had totally forgotten about them, and decided to scan them up and see what I could do, and get some feedback.
This first one is from up on the Mt Evans road, just across from the parking area at Summit Lake. This one I'm really not too sure about. I kind of dismissed this trans because the exposure isn't quite right, the sky being a bit on the hot side for me. Well, I tried out my somewhat meager Photoshop skills , and improved it a little, but will continue to try some more later. The upper left area really doesn't have much detail in it, but hopefully I can do a little more later. Thoughts?
I'll try to post another one in a few minutes. Thanks for looking!
Posted by Rick Dunn on January 12, 2007 at 8:35 PM
Your assessment reflects my thoughts - the upper left could use some attention. Overall, I really like the image. A very tranquil scene with beautiful, subtle color. I like the curves of the tarn, and the small blue pools near the horizon.
Posted by Scott Bacon on January 12, 2007 at 9:06 PM
Brent Doerzman wrote:
right Scott Bacon?
Well, its easy to be organized when you hardly ever get out to shoot anymore - few trannies and plenty of time at home...
Posted by Kalin Wilson on January 12, 2007 at 9:57 PM
Brent,
Have you tried to do any adjustments in LAB? The clouds look like they have a blue cast so you might be able to bring a little more detail out in the B channel as well as in the L. I'd mask off the ground and lake as those colors work well.
If you haven't explored color correction in LAB I highly recommend Dan Margulis' books. I thought I knew a thing or two until I started working through his two books on color correction recently.
Nice colors by the way!
Posted by Don Grall on January 13, 2007 at 9:31 AM
If it were mine, I would crop it to show just the water and about 5-10% of the sky.
I love the reflected color. Very peaceful !
Don
Posted by Bret Edge on January 13, 2007 at 9:26 PM
I'm not too bothered by the bright sky/cloud but the image does feel heavy on the left with that mountain shoulder creeping in. I love the reflected clouds and color, though. I'd almost be tempted to crop out the entire top of the image and leave this as a pano of the reflection. Let's see some more, Brent!
Discussion
5 repliesThis first one is from up on the Mt Evans road, just across from the parking area at Summit Lake. This one I'm really not too sure about. I kind of dismissed this trans because the exposure isn't quite right, the sky being a bit on the hot side for me. Well, I tried out my somewhat meager Photoshop skills
I'll try to post another one in a few minutes. Thanks for looking!
I'm viewing on a laptop, so take this with a grain of salt… I'd try the color-burn tool in PS to pull in the sky a little, with particular attention to the ULC. After that, maybe a little experimentation with contrast and saturation. I wouldn't add too much of either as the simple comp works best - imo - with more subtle hues and tones. After that, just slap © Rick Dunn in the corner, and you'll be all set!
Have you tried to do any adjustments in LAB? The clouds look like they have a blue cast so you might be able to bring a little more detail out in the B channel as well as in the L. I'd mask off the ground and lake as those colors work well.
If you haven't explored color correction in LAB I highly recommend Dan Margulis' books. I thought I knew a thing or two until I started working through his two books on color correction recently.
Nice colors by the way!
I love the reflected color. Very peaceful !
Don