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      05-15-2009, 09:53 AM   #89
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Bill ee, did you do anything besides saturation? I really like how the sky pops with the highlighting and rays.

If you like, DxO's Optics Pro 5.3 will automatically correct for that lens disortion of the straight lines near the edges curving. I use DxO for my RAW conversion and automatic correction for geometric lens and body errors and then use PS for more serious adjusting. The DxO allows lots of adjustments to saturation, contrast, dynamic range, straightening horisons, etc., so most of my images don't go into PS. I find that DxO does a much better job than Canon's software and is much easier to use for these type adjustments than PS.

Getting rid of lens distortion used to be no big thing to me, until I processed my first batch through DxO and saw the before and after. Now I notice it on the images of others and have become an apostle for DxO. Sorry, I'm not meaning to take away from a nice image.

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The blur is nice, but get rid of it on the mountain since that's not realistic. Objects in the distance don't move as fast as objects closer to you.
ah, i was kinda on the fence about the blur when i added it. thanks for the input.
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ah, i was kinda on the fence about the blur when i added it. thanks for the input.
I'm from the opposite view, if the road is going to be blurred then so must the mountains. It would be unnatural to blur the road, focus the car AND focus the mountains.

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unnatural how? it's realistic - that's what happens.

edit: unless, of course, you're shooting telephoto of something up close. then the mountains would be out of focus, but not with motion blur.
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unnatural how? it's realistic - that's what happens.

edit: unless, of course, you're shooting telephoto of something up close. then the mountains would be out of focus, but not with motion blur.

If he's trying to get the look of panning, then everything in the foreground and background should be blurred. It looks to me as if that's the effect he's going for, to bring attention to the car and give the feeling of speed. If that's not what he's attempting, then I think that he needs to take more of the blur out, perhaps.

The attention on the accuracy of the mountain will take away the focus on the car. Of course, the objective might be to show the car in a scenic setting. If that's the case, then he needs to bring up detail on the mountain and fog/clouds.

There are several "legitimate" ways to go with with this picture. I just assumed from his first changes that he was trying to focus on the car and give more feeling of speed.

BTW, the color balance, as adjusted, of the car is spot on, IMHO.

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If he's trying to get the look of panning, then everything in the foreground and background should be blurred. It looks to me as if that's the effect he's going for, to bring attention to the car and give the feeling of speed. If that's not what he's attempting, then I think that he needs to take more of the blur out, perhaps.

The attention on the accuracy of the mountain will take away the focus on the car. Of course, the objective might be to show the car in a scenic setting. If that's the case, then he needs to bring up detail on the mountain and fog/clouds.

There are several "legitimate" ways to go with with this picture. I just assumed from his first changes that he was trying to focus on the car and give more feeling of speed.

BTW, the color balance, as adjusted, of the car is spot on, IMHO.

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thats exactly what i was trying to enhance. the blur may be a bit exaggerated and overdone, but im still a n00b im open to any feedback though. after all, this is a learning process and any input is appreciated
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Yes, please take all comments in the spirit of learning. I'm still a novice myself at PS (there's so much to learn). I've got a few pictures that I've alterred in several ways and my favorite changes from day-to-day. There's no "one way" that's "right."

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Yes, please take all comments in the spirit of learning. I'm still a novice myself at PS (there's so much to learn). I've got a few pictures that I've alterred in several ways and my favorite changes from day-to-day. There's no "one way" that's "right."

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right on. i do a lot of compositing at work. mainly video - so trying to emulate accurate depth of field characteristics all of the time causes me to notice things like that. the unrealistic blur (however well done it is, and it is pretty well done there, jh), throws me off.
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Bill ee, did you do anything besides saturation? I really like how the sky pops with the highlighting and rays.

If you like, DxO's Optics Pro 5.3 will automatically correct for that lens disortion of the straight lines near the edges curving. I use DxO for my RAW conversion and automatic correction for geometric lens and body errors and then use PS for more serious adjusting. The DxO allows lots of adjustments to saturation, contrast, dynamic range, straightening horisons, etc., so most of my images don't go into PS. I find that DxO does a much better job than Canon's software and is much easier to use for these type adjustments than PS.

Getting rid of lens distortion used to be no big thing to me, until I processed my first batch through DxO and saw the before and after. Now I notice it on the images of others and have become an apostle for DxO. Sorry, I'm not meaning to take away from a nice image.

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lol it's okay.
i really don't remember what i did, i believe i used the burn tool, adjusted the color balance, and contrast a little bit. i re-did the pic though cause you can see a line at the very top from my bad burning skills.
these are the 2 new ones i just fixed, i like the 2nd one. it seems to pop out more, but it does look like i fixed it up a bit too much.

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lol it's okay.
i really don't remember what i did, i believe i used the burn tool, adjusted the color balance, and contrast a little bit. i re-did the pic though cause you can see a line at the very top from my bad burning skills.
these are the 2 new ones i just fixed, i like the 2nd one. it seems to pop out more, but it does look like i fixed it up a bit too much.


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How did you make the orange from the sky come out, or like in the second pic, make the clouds look like that. I love this kinda stuff. Wish i would of saw all of this earlier for my PS class, would of helped out a lot.
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is it possible to edit these?
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you can see the spots on the paint where i messed up a bit. i did that edit while in bed, with my laptop on my stomach
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Yeah, I see that bright highlight. With orange cars you really need to be careful with color balance. I think the "Before" was too warm, but I think your adjusted balance is a bit too green. You probably needed to mask the car and get its color balance where you wanted it (I like where you have it) and do a separate balance on the background. You might consider taking the background to sepia or B&W and keep the car orange. It would really pop then.

Speaking of background, realize that I'm old fashioned and behind the times, the angle doesn't bother me too much, but that building in the background annoys me. You could Clone out that building, if you agree.

I'd try to bring up the details in the wheels a little, if the pixels are there.

About the angle on the horizon, I like angles, but when the horizon gets close to horizontal, but not all the way, then you risk people thinking that you simply didn't pay attention to the horizon. Personally, I'd straighten the horizon OR increase the angle. Still, I see all you guys doing lots and lots of angles, so I'm open to your interpretations and discussion of when and why to use angles. The crop is so close to the rear of the car, you may not have many options with the angle now.

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Yeah, I see that bright highlight. With orange cars you really need to be careful with color balance. I think the "Before" was too warm, but I think your adjusted balance is a bit too green. You probably needed to mask the car and get its color balance where you wanted it (I like where you have it) and do a separate balance on the background. You might consider taking the background to sepia or B&W and keep the car orange. It would really pop then.

Speaking of background, realize that I'm old fashioned and behind the times, the angle doesn't bother me too much, but that building in the background annoys me. You could Clone out that building, if you agree.

I'd try to bring up the details in the wheels a little, if the pixels are there.

About the angle on the horizon, I like angles, but when the horizon gets close to horizontal, but not all the way, then you risk people thinking that you simply didn't pay attention to the horizon. Personally, I'd straighten the horizon OR increase the angle. Still, I see all you guys doing lots and lots of angles, so I'm open to your interpretations and discussion of when and why to use angles. The crop is so close to the rear of the car, you may not have many options with the angle now.

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i agree with a lot of what you said. to be honest, the only reason i decided to crop the car was to get rid of the distracting structure in the bg. i probably wouldve taken the time to clone it out like you said, but i was in such an uncomfortable and awkward position; my accuracy with the trackpad was shot.

its also funny that you mention the lack of detail in the wheel. i posted this before and after on my 'wall photo's on facebook where i mentioned 'i dont like how dark the wheels are'

thanks for the input though, its the whole reason i post these edits
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its also funny that you mention the lack of detail in the wheel. i posted this before and after on my 'wall photo's on facebook where i mentioned 'i dont like how dark the wheels are'

thanks for the input though, its the whole reason i post these edits

Yeah, LOL, we all have our ideas about how things should look. I backtrack all the time in PS, thinking somethings a good idea until I see it and go back to where I started.

Give and take is what this forum is all about.

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iono make them look brighter and more crisp? I have photoshop but i suck with it
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How did you make the orange from the sky come out, or like in the second pic, make the clouds look like that. I love this kinda stuff. Wish i would of saw all of this earlier for my PS class, would of helped out a lot.
in lightroom i added a GND (graduated neutral density) filter to the sky. basically turned the birhgtness or exposure down in the area the filter was in with out hitting the foreground of the pic.
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