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roguecoolman
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I posted the original shot a few weeks ago and after some feedback I decided to go back to the lab. I had a bit of difficulty getting the masking to give me a nice clean outline of the pinnacle without over spray. I picked up some new techniques from Mark Metternich and it really helped me in that aspect. What do you all think of my redo?


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Actually what I should have done was add the old image in this thread so to prevent people from accidentally bumping an old thread.


Crits and comments welcome,


Jason





Shroom Rock - Redo







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May 01, 2014 at 02:20 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Mushroom Rock - redo


It's a pretty shot, very natural looking.


May 01, 2014 at 06:34 AM
Justin Grimm
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Still a very epic sky and nice comp. I prefer the darker rendition of the sky and shadows in the first version, but the blend does look a bit cleaner in this one. Still not perfect though, as there is a bright halo on the outside of the rock, and a dark one on the inside. Did you reprocess this from stratch, or rework the original? As much as it sucks, starting from the bottom up might be easiest instead of trying to fix something. I've unfortunately needed to do it multiple times on a couple images.



May 01, 2014 at 10:33 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Thanks for the plug dude! Glad the video tutorial helped! Most people have not even begun to realize or exploit the simple power of the Layer Style "Blend if" sliders! I have learned and taught every Photoshop blending technique imaginable, in or out of the book, over the years and because I like simplicity in my workflow without the sacrifice of power, "Blend if" has replaced most of my masking techniques. It is clean, it is easy and you see the results in real time.

Your rendering here looks very natural and nice. Very nice shot! Keep up the great work!



May 01, 2014 at 12:32 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Hey Jason,

The rework does look pretty cool. I think you nailed it really well. I have just one suggestion, and that is to brighten up the side lighting on that foreground mushroom just a bit as the light is almost too uniform. It would help to add some depth to it.

Jim



May 01, 2014 at 01:09 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Mushroom Rock - redo


This is a gorgeous shot, it looks very natural...

John



May 01, 2014 at 02:01 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Lovely photo

Walt



May 01, 2014 at 03:25 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Thanks everyone for the comments and crits! most welcome.

Justin - thanks for picking that up. I was working on this image late so I probably wasn't watching too closely on the rims around the pinnacle as I should. This was a rework from the ground up, so I'll have to go into my layers and further refine it.

Jim - good idea, I'll give that a go when I go back to fix the pinnacle halo areas.

Jason



May 01, 2014 at 04:42 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Beautiful image, I like the new version


May 01, 2014 at 05:37 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Liking the new version Jason. I wish I had shores like that around here!


May 01, 2014 at 05:48 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Mushroom Rock - redo


New version just right. Well done.


May 01, 2014 at 07:42 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Mushroom Rock - redo


redo looks good


May 02, 2014 at 06:30 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Mushroom Rock - redo


Thanks Nori, Jonathan, CW100.


@ Scott - but if you went to the shores, how are we going to see your freezing ice shots and Auroras :P



Jason





May 03, 2014 at 12:48 AM





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