Took this on the fly riding back from Ouray, CO last week.
Nice composition and very beautiful subject. Needs some sort of color correction to make it work. No true shadows and there seems to be slight warm cast. Do you know how to correct by finding a the darkest and lightest points and then using curves to make them really black and white?
If not there are tons of howtos online. I googled and found this, which seems reasonable.
hiya, Ace! That's a beautiful shot, nice grab of an American classic. A little contrast, a little straightening and a little cropping would make a difference, but that's a cool image, even without all that stuff.
hiya, Ace! That's a beautiful shot, nice grab of an American classic. A little contrast, a little straightening and a little cropping would make a difference, but that's a cool image, even without all that stuff.
What is the name of this American classic? I was on Highway 12 in May, but I can't put a name to this geographic feature. This is Powell Point from that trip
I'm using Paint Shop Pro 6.0. I couldn't figure out how to make the corrections suggested by rutt with that program. So after fooling around with it for awhile this morning, I gave up.
So I straightened it, increased the contrast a little & cropped out the foreground.
I'm using Paint Shop Pro 6.0. I couldn't figure out how to make the corrections suggested by rutt with that program. So after fooling around with it for awhile this morning, I gave up.
So I straightened it, increased the contrast a little & cropped out the foreground.
I liked the Huntsville photo, but thought it needed something. While no expert at all, I did a quickie on a copy of the low resolution posted here. I hope that's ok?
Of course, it's all right. How did you do the changes?
Ace,
Here's the rub.....I don't have a set method. I do remember using a few of the color correction features, levels, contrast, satuuration, and maybe highlites/shadows. If I was working on the full file I think I would try to separate the sky and land. The sky seemed to pop right out while the land is still a little flat. The trick is to not over due the adjustments. My attempt was to see see if there was anything there on the low resolution, and provide some visual food for thought.
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If not there are tons of howtos online. I googled and found this, which seems reasonable.
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What is the name of this American classic? I was on Highway 12 in May, but I can't put a name to this geographic feature. This is Powell Point from that trip
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I'm using Paint Shop Pro 6.0. I couldn't figure out how to make the corrections suggested by rutt with that program. So after fooling around with it for awhile this morning, I gave up.
So I straightened it, increased the contrast a little & cropped out the foreground.
Ooooh, that's 100% better. Nice job!
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Wow, that's almost surreal, PF. Nice image.
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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I liked the Huntsville photo, but thought it needed something. While no expert at all, I did a quickie on a copy of the low resolution posted here. I hope that's ok?
Sam
Of course, it's all right. How did you do the changes?
Here's the rub.....I don't have a set method. I do remember using a few of the color correction features, levels, contrast, satuuration, and maybe highlites/shadows. If I was working on the full file I think I would try to separate the sky and land. The sky seemed to pop right out while the land is still a little flat. The trick is to not over due the adjustments. My attempt was to see see if there was anything there on the low resolution, and provide some visual food for thought.