river rover wrote:
I like it Charlie. I probably wouldn\'t have pushed the overall contrast as much, but the rock definitely gives a better counterpoint to the softer water. Did you achieve the local contrast via a high radius/ low percentage unsharp mask, a high pass overlay, or something else?
Forgive me, but when you ask about high radius/low percentage unsharp mask, or high pass overlay, I giggle.
Truth is, I have NO idea what those things are. When I said I use basic procedures, I mean REALLY basic.
I copied your second color image.
1. Clicked desaturation, then used:
2. 25% auto color
3. -14 brightness/ +14 contrast
4. 50% sharpening
5. 50% edge sharpening
That was all I did.
Before starting, though, I decided that everything I did needed to emphasize the whiteness of the waterfall without losing very much detail in it.
-14 brightness/+14 contrast did that while removing some of the murkiness of the surrounding rock and trees.
So did 25% auto color- to a lesser extent.
By sharpening the overall image, the difference between the unmoving rock and the moving water was more apparent.
Because I used sliders on all my steps, the combinations are infinite. Hundreds of repetitions have helped me predict what will best suit my personal tastes- so after awhile I was able to do most processing within five or six minutes.
As stated- very basic stuff- but it works for me.
Charlie
river rover wrote:
I like it Charlie. I probably wouldn\'t have pushed the overall contrast as much, but the rock definitely gives a better counterpoint to the softer water. Did you achieve the local contrast via a high radius/ low percentage unsharp mask, a high pass overlay, or something else?
Forgive me, but when you ask about high radius/low percentage unsharp mask- I giggle.
Truth is, I have NO idea what those things are. When I said I use basic procedures, I mean REALLY basic.
I copied your second color image.
1. Clicked desaturation, then used:
2. 25% auto color
3. -14 brightness/ +14 contrast
4. 50% sharpening
5. 50% edge sharpening
That was all I did.
Before starting, though, I decided that everything I did needed to emphasize the whiteness of the waterfall without losing very much detail in it.
-14 brightness/+14 contrast did that while removing some of the murkiness of the surrounding rock and trees.
So did 25% auto color- to a lesser extent.
By sharpening the overall image, the difference between the unmoving rock and the moving water was more apparent.
Because I used sliders on all my steps, the combinations are infinite. Hundreds of repetitions have helped me predict what will best suit my personal tastes- so after awhile I was able to do most processing within five or six minutes.
As stated- very basic stuff- but it works for me.
Charlie
Feb 12, 2012 at 07:04 PM
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