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p.1 #1 · C+C - Mountain View

Hi,

I'm working on adding fog to this image and am wondering if I could get some feedback.
I also want to change the snowy brown grass patches to green grass but I'm not sure of the most efficient way to achieve this.

Advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Kyla

Mar 13, 2008 at 03:19 AM

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p.1 #2 · C+C - Mountain View

Here's the original...

Mar 13, 2008 at 03:22 AM

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p.1 #3 · C+C - Mountain View

Please don't take this as rude or mean-spirited, but I think I'd forget the idea and return to shoot in the summer, if possible.

IMO, whatever you do with the image it will not look natural, which I assume is part of your objective - a natural look.

my 2-cents (which is worth less every day

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Bob

Edited on Mar 13, 2008 at 02:55 PM

Mar 13, 2008 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #4 · C+C - Mountain View

Hi Kyla. Agree with Bob. Wait for green grass in the spring. I think you did a pretty good job adding the fog, but I like the original shot without the fog also. (adding too much fog will make the strong shadows on the deck look out of place).

Looks like a nice spot to enjoy a glass of wine and read a few dozen good books....

Ken

Mar 13, 2008 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · C+C - Mountain View

Thanks Bob and Ken for your comments... it IS gorgeous here!

I appreciate the feedback.

kyla

Mar 13, 2008 at 07:42 PM

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p.1 #6 · C+C - Mountain View

Hey it looks like we are neighbors at the bighorn.

I think the fog does make it look better. But rour picture has chopped the bottom off the chairs akwardly and does not look worth saving from that perspective.

You could try magic wand on grass and select similar and then up the saturation but it would be very difficult given the bars on the gates.

I think you need a different day or a different time. I find at the bighorn the best time to shoot is really early morning. The sky is more dramatic.

By the way there is some fantastic shots down the hill on the river. I will send you a link.

Mar 14, 2008 at 05:33 AM

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p.1 #7 · C+C - Mountain View

hey scott,

thanks very much for the feedback.
i would love some tips on local spots to shoot!

looking forward to it,

kyla

Mar 16, 2008 at 05:44 PM

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p.1 #8 · C+C - Mountain View

2nd picture you've posted is a keeper. 1st one is not good. Seems soft and overexposed

Mar 17, 2008 at 07:03 AM

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p.1 #9 · C+C - Mountain View

Taken another crack at the fog addition...

Mar 17, 2008 at 03:11 PM

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p.1 #10 · C+C - Mountain View

Nice touch - but the trees at the right probably shouldn't be obscured by fog given their proximity to the building and elevation (as the two central trees are not). The smoothness of the image textures strikes me as something rendered by a graphic program such as Pov-Ray rather than a digital capture.

Also, considering further and at least for this geographic area, ground fog would not obscure the higher elevations of the mountains or the sky - rather it stays in the lower areas. Again, only a local perspective, the image reminds me more of either smoke or haze, and not fog per se.

one opinion from the southeastern US

Bob

Edited on Mar 17, 2008 at 11:25 PM

Mar 17, 2008 at 04:47 PM


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