Photoshop gurus

eschick

Oh Photoshop gurus! Or lest I step on anyone's toes, any other kind of imaging software guru.

I am continually impressed with what I've seen y'all do here in this forum. I'm just learning the ropes of post processing myself and would love some ideas / input / help with the following photo(s).

The photos were obviously taken during the winter, and was a sudden shift to very cold weather, so there were many interesting things frozen into the ice and a sort of frost on everything. Unfortunately, the light was flat that day and the resulting photo just doesn't do the day justice. I also tried one framed slightly differently with a fill flash, but wasn't too happy with that either.






If you would like to work on the originals here are links to them:

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999345-O.jpg

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999345-O.jpg

Thanks.

cletus

Howdy eschick!

These pictures are really cool . Here's something simple I did with them:

Original:


Adjusted:


and...

Original:


Adjusted:


In both cases I used a Curves Adjustment Layer to set the white and black points. I'd write an explaination of what I did, but there are a ton of good write-ups on this subject available on the web. A google on photoshop curves black point should get you started.

Keep up the good work!

eschick

cletus wrote:

Howdy eschick!

These pictures are really cool . Here's something simple I did with them:

Original:


Adjusted:


and...

Original:


Adjusted:


In both cases I used a Curves Adjustment Layer to set the white and black points. I'd write an explaination of what I did, but there are a ton of good write-ups on this subject available on the web. A google on photoshop curves black point should get you started.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for advice, should give me a good place to get started.

wxwax

Darn, I can't see the originals anymore. did you take them down, eschick?

eschick

wxwax wrote:

Darn, I can't see the originals anymore. did you take them down, eschick?

Nope, didn't take them down. I just tried these links and they were still working for me. Give them a try again:

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999343-O.jpg

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999345-O.jpg


If those don't work, try getting to them this way:

http://eschick.smugmug.com/gallery/36213/1/1999343/Original

http://eschick.smugmug.com/gallery/36213/1/1999344/Original

thanks for looking.

Eric

lynnma

eschick wrote:

Nope, didn't take them down. I just tried these links and they were still working for me. Give them a try again:

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999343-O.jpg

http://eschick.smugmug.com/photos/1999345-O.jpg


If those don't work, try getting to them this way:

http://eschick.smugmug.com/gallery/36213/1/1999343/Original

http://eschick.smugmug.com/gallery/36213/1/1999344/Original

thanks for looking.

Eric

hope you don't mind... I had to have a little play to relieve the stress of my present photoshop project...