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Early breakfast on the lake.......how it was done......

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:12 pm
by big pix
original camera raw image ........
Image settings in camera raw PSCS2.......
Colour Temputure as shot: 4700
Tint: 0
Exposure: +2.05
Shadows: 11
Brightness: 42
Contrast: +44
Saturation: 0
Image

After processing.......
Image settings in camera raw PSCS2.......
Colour Temputure changed to: 5500
Tint: 0
Exposure: +1.85 to darken image a little
Shadows: 15 to add a little overall darkness to soft tones
Brightness: 24 to bring up the colour
Contrast: +50 to add a little contrast
Saturation: +51 to add colour
Image

After PSCS2....
Crop image
Added colour to sky using gradient colour
Add a little more colour saturation
Some overall contrast using levels
Some removal of bits in the water
downsize for web and USM.........
Image

hope this makes sense and is a help to some

cheers
bp

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:22 pm
by Glen
Thanks BP, helps us and also shows the power of PP. Fairly plain shot till the PP :)

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:48 pm
by stubbsy
Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer..... :wink: :lol: :lol:

Re: Early breakfast on the lake.......how it was done......

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:52 pm
by phillipb
big pix wrote:Exposure: +1.85 to darken image a little
bp


Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't this make the image lighter?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:53 pm
by big pix
stubbsy wrote:Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer..... :wink: :lol: :lol:


But only when you are good at it.......... and can make an average image look a lot better....... or very good...... PSCS2 is just a fantastic image saver.........

cheers
bp PS: your red rations will be cut short......

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:59 pm
by stubbsy
big pix wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer..... :wink: :lol: :lol:


But only when you are good at it.......... and can make an average image look a lot better....... or very good...... PSCS2 is just a fantastic image saver.........

cheers
bp PS: your red rations will be cut short......

My red rations :shock: I retract everything I said. I can't get a decent shot WITHOUT PP :wink:

Re: Early breakfast on the lake.......how it was done......

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:04 pm
by big pix
phillipb wrote:
big pix wrote:Exposure: +1.85 to darken image a little
bp


Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't this make the image lighter?


If you look at all my settings and compare you will see in the original camera raw I started with Exposure: +2.05 and went to +1.85 the effect is less exposure.......

cheers
bp

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:08 pm
by phillipb
Thanks for clarifying that BP.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:46 am
by Willy wombat
Hey BP - neat tricks

Thanks for sharing your secrets.I followed you all the way until you mentioned "Added colour to sky using gradient colour." I have never used this tool. Its something i will look into. I followed everthing after that too.

Cheers WW. I love the image.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:40 am
by hangdog
stubbsy wrote:<snip>..... ducks behind his computer..... :wink: :lol: :lol:


Ducks? Looks like a pelican to me! :wink:

But seriously, BP's explanation of his PS actions is really instructive. The beautiful results make me think more about the PP benefits of shooting RAW instead of just JPEG, too.

--Chuan

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:52 am
by ozimax
Cool effects there Big Pix, is it raining up your way? It's pouring down here in Coffs.

Max

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:01 pm
by big pix
ozimax wrote:Cool effects there Big Pix, is it raining up your way? It's pouring down here in Coffs.

Max


the local ducks have moved into my pool, come backyard which is as one, as they want to feature on the forum.......... the word is out.......

cheers
bp

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:21 pm
by Marvin
Threads like this are so helpful for us beginners, Big Pix. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see more of this type of thing. It really shows what you can do and how to go about it!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:27 pm
by big pix
bp- helpful hints are all over the forum....... just keep an eye out, or ask, or pm.

cheers
bp