Some Pics from Scotland - Page 2

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 21:04

I really wish I'd shot this in RAW I'm sure something could be done with it :/

MB

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 21:05

Wow Pete you've brought detail out of that that I never would have seen

MB

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 21:12

Couple more

Keep the critique coming

MB

petemc · 03-07-2008, 21:30

There's still things you can do in PS with that.

I've uploaded the PSD's of those two with the layers in so you can see what does what. I also applied some highlight dodging at 14% to the ground.

http://vanilladays.com/t/mb.psd
http://vanilladays.com/t/mb2.psd

Mark · 03-07-2008, 21:40

I wish mine were even 10% as good as some of those. Most of mine are suffering from grey world issues, mostly because most of the time it was grey, and besides I've noticed before my S3 IS has trouble with blues (common problem with smaller sensors); Been really disappointed with all of mine so far and have had to abandon a plan to do custom postcards. I'm praying they'll come out a bit when I use the bigger, much better, monitor at home, but your latter pics suggest I'm not going to win that one either.

Matblack · 03-07-2008, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by petemc

There's still things you can do in PS with that.

I've uploaded the PSD's of those two with the layers in so you can see what does what. I also applied some highlight dodging at 14% to the ground.

http://vanilladays.com/t/mb.psd
http://vanilladays.com/t/mb2.psd

We both love that Pete I'm going to apply the same changes to the full res version and get it printed on a perspex slate

MB

Dr. Z · 04-07-2008, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by petemc

If you shoot RAW you can rescue it by reducing the exposure or using the recovery slider in adobe camera raw. Also, desaturating to create a black and white is about the worst way of doing it. Black and white is as much an art as colour. Its a combination of altering various colour channels to create a look.

I know that, and I know that you know that I know that. I just couldn't figure out how to do that in the GIMP, so it was only an EXTREMELY quick blast.

Had I had photoshop to hand, the results would have been in much the same direction as yours.

Matblack · 04-07-2008, 09:17

I'm stuck with GIMP at the moment as well Martin, its no where near as polished as P'hop is it

but I needed something which would let me do the resize. Its such a shame that photoshop is so expensive for the average amateur.

MB

petemc · 04-07-2008, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRZ

I know that, and I know that you know that I know that. I just couldn't figure out how to do that in the GIMP, so it was only an EXTREMELY quick blast.

Had I had photoshop to hand, the results would have been in much the same direction as yours.

I know you know, but I didn't know if anyone else did. I know that a lot of knew people to black and white conversion use desaturate because it looks b&w. I wrote it for Matblack. http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Color2BW/#channelmixer Basically what I was saying.

03-07-2008, 21:04	#11
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I really wish I'd shot this in RAW I'm sure something could be done with it :/ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-07-2008, 21:05	#12
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Wow Pete you've brought detail out of that that I never would have seen MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-07-2008, 21:12	#13
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Couple more Keep the critique coming MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-07-2008, 21:30	#14
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	There's still things you can do in PS with that. I've uploaded the PSD's of those two with the layers in so you can see what does what. I also applied some highlight dodging at 14% to the ground. http://vanilladays.com/t/mb.psd http://vanilladays.com/t/mb2.psd __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

04-07-2008, 09:17	#18
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I'm stuck with GIMP at the moment as well Martin, its no where near as polished as P'hop is it but I needed something which would let me do the resize. Its such a shame that photoshop is so expensive for the average amateur. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

03-07-2008, 21:40	#15
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I wish mine were even 10% as good as some of those. Most of mine are suffering from grey world issues, mostly because most of the time it was grey, and besides I've noticed before my S3 IS has trouble with blues (common problem with smaller sensors); Been really disappointed with all of mine so far and have had to abandon a plan to do custom postcards. I'm praying they'll come out a bit when I use the bigger, much better, monitor at home, but your latter pics suggest I'm not going to win that one either.