Red Cloud Sunset

Misty · 5 Nov 2007

Shot of Sunset taken recently behind a castle ruin in Barrow harbour. Still learning Photoshop:bonk: C&C welcome

Misty

learner · 5 Nov 2007

call me thick but where is the pic

Misty · 5 Nov 2007

Sorry, forgot to add photo

Misty · 5 Nov 2007

learner said:
call me thick but where is the pic

I am new to this too :thinking:

Managed to add eventually

ben g · 5 Nov 2007

I like it

but maybe its a little over saturated, hard to know without being there at the time though.

laser_jock99 · 5 Nov 2007

This one?

Very nice photo- but keep an eye the colour saturation.

Misty · 6 Nov 2007

ben g said:
I like it but maybe its a little over saturated, hard to know without being there at the time though.

Thanks for your reply

I am new to processing & may have gone overboard so I have added the original. What would be your best advice to improve it ? Others are welcome to edit if you so wish. By the way the sky was awseome that evening.
I use Photoshop Elements 6 (trial version)

laser_jock99 · 7 Nov 2007

I like the original better- it's easy to get an unatural look with sunsets & the saturation/contrast adjustments. I have also come across situations where the real sunset colours were so vivid that any photo straight out-of-camera looks false! This photo:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f206/laser_jock99/Warwickshire Photos/DAWN_LONG_ITCHINGTON_006.jpg
is straight out of camera and the sky looks a bit too red for me!

melbster · 7 Nov 2007

I prefer the original..... looks more natural to me.

DiddyDave · 7 Nov 2007

Here's my take on it - more of a composition change, and a border than anything...

ben g · 7 Nov 2007

with diddydave, i don't think it needed much beyond maybe a crop/sharpen

photostar_1 · 7 Nov 2007

I like that, DiddyDave....and well done to you Misty, for bagging that sky! :clap:

Kevin H · 7 Nov 2007

Hi, Well captured, love the colours, that's one beautiful sky.

chewyuk · 7 Nov 2007

Top notch DD - just a few small tweaks makes all the difference. PP will also come with time, so don't beat yourself up over it !

Stevo · 7 Nov 2007

Photoshop can make any image work with the right tweaks. This is why you should never scrap any photos that don't look too great at all.

I love it! Postcard worthy, I'm sure

Misty · 7 Nov 2007

DiddyDave said:
Here's my take on it - more of a composition change, and a border than anything...

Thanks DD for a job well done :clap:

What did you do with the composition to achieve this result? Regards, Misty.

Misty · 7 Nov 2007

Thanks All for your replies

I Took many pics of the sunset that evening & will post some more soon (without too much PP, as I have learned) Regards, Misty