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ppp
13-04-2006, 23:43
Took this earlier, it seems to have come out darker once saved for web but what you think? Is there a picture there?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/Andrewboon/DSC_1493-edit.jpg

or is it a junker.

thanks c&c welcomed
ppp
13-04-2006, 23:50
ok its lighter on the pc but if i save the icc profile etc to make it lighter on the web its over the size limit. ARRGGGHHHHH.


can we have a bigger size limit, like 200+kb thanks lol
CT
14-04-2006, 00:24
LOL Can't help you with the file size limits.

Great sky! I wouldn't say it's a junker, but there's maybe not enough interest in the foreground to justify the panoramic treatment?

There may be a good crop there though keeping the tower in the pic and getting closer to a 3:2 format. :)
ppp
14-04-2006, 00:24
link to different pic

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/Andrewboon/DSC_1493-edit2.jpg
ppp
14-04-2006, 00:25
will have a look at other crops as well, thanks CT
minimeeze
14-04-2006, 07:49
Hmmm..doesn't do it for me I'm afraid :( Would be interesting to see the colour version (presuming it was originally shot in colour, of course ;) )
ppp
15-04-2006, 01:08
yeah will try and get colour image up
ppp
15-04-2006, 01:13
Here is original, uncropped with nothing done to it at all

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/Andrewboon/DSC_1493edit.jpg
DJW
15-04-2006, 09:57
Another option is to make the most of the foreground & crop sky to more favourable proportions :-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/djw_666/TPF/DSC_1493edit.jpg
ppp
16-04-2006, 16:19
WOW, that looks amazing, so different, How did you acomplise that?
DJW
16-04-2006, 17:08
Glad you liked it :)

- Duplicated layers.
- Top layer converted via channel mixer to monochrome with RED at 100% for sky.
- Bottom Layer at 100% Green for foreground.
- Used Unsharp mask on bottom layer at something like 25 pixels, 0 threshold & % strength until foreground looked right (eg. starts to pop ;) ). Used levels to get lightness right.
- Used layer mask on top layer to blend in foreground.
- Finally flattened image & then burnt in any halo's, or even cloned halo out for tower.

Layers & masks are a godsend for manipulating images, so it's worth playing with them. The CD sharing section of this forum has some great lessons that would help.
ppp
16-04-2006, 20:18
Yeah will have to start playing with them more, thanks for that