Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sue, An easier idea is in LR, in Develop, reduce the Blue Luminance to your liking. It is like putting a polarizing filter on your lens and you can turn the sky almost black. Then desaturate and do the rest in NIK or whatever. Bill in Denver On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote: > Good idea - I rarely use PS and am not proficient. My husband is, though, > so I can have him walk me through. Thanks, > > Sue > > > On Oct 2, 2013, at 10:36 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > > Take it to PSD and use layer mask so you can work on different part of > the > > image separately? > > > > > >> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote: > >> > >> I have worked with this image for some hours now, and I can't get it > >> right. My usual workflow is to desaturate and optimize as best I can in > LR, > >> then take it into Nik Silver EFEX Pro to see if I can improve it. > Usually > >> this works decently well for me. In this photo I wanted to darken the > sky > >> to separate it from the rock, which I did in LR mostly by working with > the > >> blue luminence and adjusting mid tones. When I take it into Silver Efex > >> there is a halo around the mountain that I can't make better. I'm not > >> adding much clarity/structure in either program. I've tried taking it > >> straight into Silver Efex but I haven't hit mark doing that, either. > Maybe > >> it's a workflow problem, or maybe I'm just too heavy handed. I like the > >> dark lower foreground and would like to keep those tones if possible. > >> > >> Here's the version I like except for the sky: > >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1_001.**jpg.html< > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1_001.jpg.html> > >> > >> Here's the other that I ended up with, but the sky and foreground are > too > >> bright for my taste: > >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1.jpg.**html< > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/skalte/The+Castle-1.jpg.html> > >> > >> Advice? > >> > >> Sue > >> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >