Hi Larry
You've been busy! You did some low flying too?
The first & 3rd ones are very good. Personally I prefer the wider view
mostly because of the sky, but, as the bridge is the subject, the last
one really does it justice.
I've been sorting out a problem on my daughter's geyser. Gunge in the TP
valve which leaked continuously because it wouldn't seat. Fortunately I
was able to clean it by purging a few times using the manual override.
No elephants today!
Keep well
Alan
On 28-May-19 10:18 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
Alan C wrote on 5/27/19 9:41 PM:
A fascinating subject, Larry. As you say, the lighting is
challenging. The third image (almost B/W) probably shows the bridge
best of all but the sky is subdued. If you could get the sky more
like the last image it would be greatly improved. BTW, you work?
Hi Alan,
I'm at a hotel in LA, just have my laptop, which just had the versions
as I had worked on them before I got home, but I tried following your
suggestions, and had to post them to a different album. For various
reasons, things are a lot rougher on the laptop, so these are closer
to drafts, or sketches rather than a final product.
But, from:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157708398198205
I think that this one might be the closest to toning down the
unpleasant stuff in reality, and boosting the nice stuff, but still
not looking too unrealistic:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949213213/in/album-72157708398198205/
This one gets further from trying to make the photo seem like (an
idealized) reality.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949193712/in/album-72157708398198205/
and
This is a much smaller (and easier to work with) panorama, I think
that while it has the least "pop" it's also the least unreal looking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/47949250588/in/album-72157708398198205/
Alan C
On 27-May-19 10:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Unfortunately, I have to leave right now for work. I've done a bit
more work on the night photos of the Chitwood bridge. Post
processing is taking a lot of work with the adjustment brush,
dodging, burning etc. in various areas.
I'd appreciate feedback on these intermediate steps, what works,
what doesn't, what I need to tone down or dial up and I'll beat on
them again in a few days when I get back. I think they've got some
promise, but it'll take work to bring them out. It's rather
challenging lighting.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157708789408687
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