Posted by Jan Harrison on February 12, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Staying close to the house, this is all I could do. This photo first went to Photomatix, then Lightroom 3, and finally to CS5. The cows were away eating hay as fast as I could put it out. We received about 8-10 inches of fine powder just north of Russellville. I am aware of the halo on the barn, and maybe some vibrance issues. I know CS5 will handle HDR, but I haven't tackled that yet.
Posted by Scott Bean on February 13, 2011 at 10:08 AM
I like it, this has a 'mystical' surreal feeling to it.
Posted by Tom Kennon on February 13, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Jan, nice shot, the red barn is a good focal point.
Posted by Darren Huski on February 13, 2011 at 5:03 PM
It is surreal but in an arty way.
Posted by Larry Fischer on February 14, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Scott,
What cause the "halo" effect?
I've had trouble with that, too.
the fisch
Posted by Jan Harrison on February 14, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Larry,
I am not sure but there was not must contrast between the snow on the roof and the clouds. It could probably be avoided in the HDR process, or using an adjustment brush in LR or CS5 to lower the exposure along the roof line, bringing out the clouds. I will try that eventually.
Posted by Mike Hall on February 15, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Photomatix- Halo is usually caused from too much "Smoothing" or too much "microcontrast". Back off on the strength too. I tend to(not always) keep the strength around 50 percent, get the other sliders where I want them and move the strength up and down to see if I like it better.
Posted by Jan Harrison on February 15, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Yes, that certainly works. Once I got started, I ended up with a different mood all together.
Posted by Mike Hall on February 16, 2011 at 9:24 AM
I find myself changing most of the sliders until it works for me. Each image has different lighting and requires "tweaks". For a while I got by with the same settings and then worked on a batch that my old settings were way off.
Just have to play with it. I'm still learning how to use it.
Discussion
8 repliesWhat cause the "halo" effect?
I've had trouble with that, too.
the fisch
I am not sure but there was not must contrast between the snow on the roof and the clouds. It could probably be avoided in the HDR process, or using an adjustment brush in LR or CS5 to lower the exposure along the roof line, bringing out the clouds. I will try that eventually.
Just have to play with it. I'm still learning how to use it.