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

[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


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


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.........


hope this makes sense and is a help to some

cheers
bp

[Glen]

Thanks BP, helps us and also shows the power of PP. Fairly plain shot till the PP

[stubbsy]

Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer.....

[phillipb]

Exposure: +1.85 to darken image a little
bp

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

[big pix]

Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer.....

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......

[stubbsy]

Ahhhh, but is this REAL photography?




..... ducks behind his computer.....

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 I retract everything I said. I can't get a decent shot WITHOUT PP

[big pix]

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

[phillipb]

Thanks for clarifying that BP.

[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.

[hangdog]

<snip>..... ducks behind his computer.....

Ducks? Looks like a pelican to me!

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

[ozimax]

Cool effects there Big Pix, is it raining up your way? It's pouring down here in Coffs.

Max

[big pix]

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

[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!

[big pix]

bp- helpful hints are all over the forum....... just keep an eye out, or ask, or pm.

cheers
bp