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12/25/2014 11:30:39 PM · #1
Went out exploring and shooting today, got something I like for the Free Study (at a completely different place) and also came back with this shot which I think has potential, but my normal editing style doesn't do much for it.

Figured I'd post it as an opportunity to show people what different spins could be put on a single original, and then discuss techniques.

JPEG (click 'view full size')


RAW file:
//jonbuder.com/images/_DSF1661.RAF

Message edited by author 2014-12-25 23:31:16.
12/26/2014 12:29:05 AM · #2
Sure!


Message edited by author 2014-12-26 00:38:52.
12/26/2014 12:40:56 AM · #3
Very cool. I like the first one, makes it look like a horror movie or novel or something. Were the scratches in the sky added manually or part of a filter?
12/26/2014 02:01:21 AM · #4
Originally posted by MadMan2k:

Very cool. I like the first one, makes it look like a horror movie or novel or something. Were the scratches in the sky added manually or part of a filter?


NIK suite - Analog Efex
12/26/2014 03:45:44 AM · #5
Nice shot. Definitely had a tough time editing, though.



Not really happy with the shades of blue. If were mine, I'd probably work on that a bit more.
12/26/2014 10:14:42 AM · #6

Used layers in PS.
Worked on the sky with highlight and passed it in Dfine in NIK collection
HDR for the ground .
Chnged levels of brightness on the house
12/26/2014 10:58:23 AM · #7

12/26/2014 12:32:00 PM · #8
Some more cool ones. I also like marnet's take on it which she posted in a comment to the original:


Interesting to see the different ways one original can be tweaked. I hope we start having more of these threads again.

Message edited by author 2014-12-26 12:32:13.
12/26/2014 12:36:41 PM · #9
12/26/2014 01:08:58 PM · #10
In the original, the house was dominating the photo, but I didn't feel it should. The foreground light really bothered me, because it screamed "headlights". So, I left the house illuminated, but attempted to make it look like the light source was from the moon by darkening the lower half of the house and the foreground grass. The grass still bothered me, so I blurred it to take the detail out of it that my eyes were so drawn to. I did a big, heavy dodge in the center of the image to further lessen the impact of the white house. The brightness in the center seemed to help balance it, and I felt my eyes more easily continued across the image to the sunset.

My edit notes are in my comments.

12/26/2014 02:00:33 PM · #11


Decided to go with story telling. Cropped a bit, straightened, created a path to the house and the tree from the bright patch in the front, connecting the three main areas of the image
12/26/2014 03:01:41 PM · #12
Bear_Music I like the way the effect brought some depth into the light on the house.

aliqui That looks very good and suits the subject well I think. Good idea on the blur. I agree with you on the foreground light as well, didn't like the flat look of it which came from it being right near the camera. Maybe it'd be better shot while there was a bit more light left in the sky, or even some moonlight.

tanguera Cool idea with creating a path there, wouldn't have thought of that :)
12/26/2014 03:22:43 PM · #13
Originally posted by aliqui:

In the original, the house was dominating the photo, but I didn't feel it should. The foreground light really bothered me, because it screamed "headlights". So, I left the house illuminated, but attempted to make it look like the light source was from the moon by darkening the lower half of the house and the foreground grass. The grass still bothered me, so I blurred it to take the detail out of it that my eyes were so drawn to. I did a big, heavy dodge in the center of the image to further lessen the impact of the white house. The brightness in the center seemed to help balance it, and I felt my eyes more easily continued across the image to the sunset.

My edit notes are in my comments.



Very nice processing Michelle
12/26/2014 03:58:29 PM · #14


Had a bit of fun here
12/26/2014 04:38:07 PM · #15
Oh wow - how'd you create the pond?
12/26/2014 04:39:12 PM · #16
Originally posted by MadMan2k:

Oh wow - how'd you create the pond?


Used a plug-in for PS - Flaming Pear Flood
12/26/2014 05:01:38 PM · #17
Originally posted by ShutterPug:



Had a bit of fun here


Most excellent use of Flood
12/26/2014 08:57:11 PM · #18


Message edited by author 2014-12-26 20:57:37.
12/26/2014 09:11:31 PM · #19


Just another crack at it...
12/26/2014 10:06:54 PM · #20


Just 'a crack'n
12/26/2014 11:23:49 PM · #21


12/27/2014 10:09:53 PM · #22
I thought this needed a ghost...

12/27/2014 10:20:30 PM · #23
So ghosts are real! lol
12/27/2014 10:27:51 PM · #24
Originally posted by MadMan2k:

So ghosts are real! lol

NOBODY said that!
12/27/2014 11:35:30 PM · #25


I mostly used Nik Analog Efex, and a bit of levels masking.
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