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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Oaks and Spanish moss


Trying to emphasize the textures/patterns and the light coming through the moss
Any suggestions?


#1 - Archway and backlight



#2 - B+W close up


#3 - Lone tree



Feb 01, 2014 at 12:25 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Oaks and Spanish moss


John,
I like your first comp the best.
I think you need some highlight recovery to restore detail in the moss, and some burning and contrast adjustments to separate the moss from other background elements.
In LR I recovered highlights aggressively, burnt some of the shadows and darker vegetation in the background, boosted clarity slightly, boosted vibrance, and applied curves to further darken some mid-tones and pull down some highlights.
Added one of Fred's frames to finish.

Scott







Feb 01, 2014 at 01:02 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Oaks and Spanish moss


Hi Scott,
Thanks for the suggestions and edits - they look good!

Two technical questions for you...
1. How much burning did you do on the background vegetation? I had already done some but I like yours more.
2. Can you post a snapshot of what your LR Curves box looks like? That's one of the tools in LR that I'm not very familiar with yet, and I'd like to learn some more.

John



Feb 03, 2014 at 01:22 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Oaks and Spanish moss


John,
Worked in LR4.
Mostly burned the foreground shadows, the far end of the path and lightly between some of the branches.
Here is the screen shot of global adjustments
Last point on right represents pulling down the highlights further to prevent blown out whites.

Scott







Feb 03, 2014 at 09:38 AM





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