Narrawong Beach Before and After - CC please.
SOOC 
Adjusted levels, Krisztina's B&W action, sharpening and cropI took this photo a few months back andit was one I was never really that happy with. I was using my old tripod, which wasn't really stable so it wasn't overly sharp. Because the exposure between top and bottom was quite different I bracketed the exposures (this is the middle one). I hadn't done anything with this image until tonight but all the talk of HDR inspired me to give it a go. Well the results of combining the 3 images using HDR in CS3 where less than impressive - really dull and muddy. So i thought I would just play around. I used the magic wand to select the sky and sea in separate layers and adjusted the levels in each and the erased the bits I didn't want. i really do need to lear how to use layer masks. Then when i was happy with it I ran Krisztina's B&W action. I sharpened the area around the branch, but not the sky so as not to increase the noise in the sky. than i cropped.
So do you think it worked??? CC always appreciated.
20 comments:
I think the edited version is beautiful! Great work!
Cari
Patti--I am always excited to see what you've posted. Nice work with this beach shot! Such a difference; you've managed to sharpen and enhance all the elements.
beatiful shot!!!! great compostion.love the orginal but you edit really works with this photo
i think you did a great job!
it's gorgeous!
tara
You did a great job with this, although I do like the pastel tones in the SOOC image.
I love your pp on this picture. SO tranquil. Toni
I love your edited photo! I think it turned out really nice, and I really like that you include good detail about how you went about it. We can learn so much from each other! You mentioned that you wanted to learn about layer masks. I just added my all time favorite video on layer mask to my blog, My Pixelated Oasis, which does an excellent job explaining masks. I just wasn't understanding it until I saw this video. But one caution: Watch it more than once!
i really like the b&w version..it's really cool..great shot.
That edited version definitely works! I love the chilly feeling it evokes. Great conversion!
I like the conversion a lot, it gives the image a very different feel than how it was shot, kind of moody and almost stormy. Very nice!
love this
You could go either way with this - really play up the colors of that sky, or go stark and simple with bw. Very nice.
I love it! I definately works!
What a dramatic difference!
That is an amazing shot. I can see it matted and framed and hanging on my wall. Great job!
Great shot! I really like the B&W
The conv looks great
I really really love the b/w...I have no cc...its stunning.
Wow, your converted image is just gorgeous. You should sell that!
I think the edited version looks really nice, also think the original is beautiful! Nice work.
I love that you could how dramatic this image could be and took that photo. The b&w is just what it needed, well done!
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