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Yet another sunset - this is the last for now, I promise

Postby Matty B on Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:47 pm

This sunset effect was assisted by smoke from a grass fire about 200 km away. I have cropped the image but no other editing was performed. The D 70 did the job perfectly for me.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:03 pm

This is a very nice shot but you are showing quite a bit of noise along the bottom 1/4 of the pic. If you shot in RAW try to PP to give a bit more black in the foreground.
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Postby stubbsy on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:05 pm

MattyB

Awesome pic. While nature provided the shot it was you that framed it and took it. I think this means you can take some of the credit :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:10 pm

MattyB - hope you don’t mind but I did a curves layer on your pic

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Postby Matty B on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:14 pm

Doh,
Chris your version is far more effective!! I don't mind if you edit my stuff at all. A curves layer , any clues on how to perform this one (I do have some exp. with layers and curves adj.)

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:19 pm

Matty B wrote:Doh,
Chris your version is far more effective!! I don't mind if you edit my stuff at all. A curves layer , any clues on how to perform this one (I do have some exp. with layers and curves adj.)

Thanks Chris.

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I think your shot is fantastic but it did look a little flat and lacked the colour oomph IMO.

I quite simply (in PS) went to layers - adjustment layer - curves and locked the mid point by clicking on the diagonal line. I then played with the 1/4 point on the line and the 3/4 point by clicking and dragging until the pic look as it does. It is quite possible that I have gone a bit over the top but it is always worth a play

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Postby Matty B on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:26 pm

Thanks Chris,
you have opened up a whole new world of editing for me with this. The more I know, the more I know nothing!

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:31 pm

Matty B wrote:Thanks Chris,
you have opened up a whole new world of editing for me with this. The more I know, the more I know nothing!

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Matty I have been doing this for a long time and I learn something new every day that’s the beauty of PP in PSCS
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Postby mudder on Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:56 pm

I always like sunset shots, and the way the sun's rays fan out from behind the clouds in this is terrific...

Nice stuff...

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