PP My Pic - Bare Island

[Pehpsi]

Keen to see what people come up with.

This will be the pic:



Direct Link to RAW NEF (5mb):

http://boxstr.com/files/1241467_af8z7/_DSC0220.NEF.zip

[big pix]

2 images....... one processed for the sky one for the foreground, put together, levels and curves, sharpen........

[libertyterran]

Total transformation!

[velly_16v_cab]

wow...that totally changes the image

[digifrog]

Hi could you describe the way the layers were merged, Manually and erase with brushes/masks or using a merge layer tool ??

[digifrog]

My attempt - still like to hear how the colour one above was made !

[big pix]

Hi could you describe the way the layers were merged, Manually and erase with brushes/masks or using a merge layer tool ??

open both images, lift the foreground onto the background while holding down the shift key for alignment, add layer mask, paint sky to show sky image, flatten, levels and curves. sharpen........ simple.......

[Pehpsi]

Oh yeah, nice work lads Two very different styles!

Liking the contrast/colour in BP's, and the b&w tones in DF's are pretty sweet indeed. The vignette look suits very well. No idea how to merge layers though, bit much for simple old me..

[photohiker]

My tinkering..

[Pehpsi]

^ You came up with a very similar result to me

[blacknstormy]

[zafra52]

A very quick makeover just to see the colours...

[digifrog]

black and stormy has moved to the forefront imho -I love that version

[Pehpsi]

Great to see more variations So many different paths can be taken with this pic, just depends on what you like! I think blacknstormy has given me a new fave with those deep blues

[Viz]

Quick and dirty, it's how I roll

[Pehpsi]

These were the original ones I came up with.

First is standard with very little PP, second is a fake HDR from the 1 RAW file:

[ATJ]

The water is so calm and clear, I wouldn't have stopped to take a photograph above the water.

[Bodak]

Just had to have a go.

[MHD]

This is a top thread IMHO!

Blackandstormy: Care to share your methodology?

[jethro]

I'll have a go in mono


Cheers
jethro

[phoenix]

I think it would be interesting for everyone to share how they did their different shots. There's always so many ways to do different things, even the B&W stuff.

[xerubus]

little overboard.. but it was fun

[blacknstormy]

Hey I shouldn't be allowed to pp photos - cos I just play, and keep playing until I get something that I like just went back and checked my raw conversion settings - that's where I picked up the deeper blues - white balance of cloudy, set to exposure -1.15, shadow 5, brightness +50, contrast +25 and saturation +58. then
from memory, sharpen, adjusted levels, did quite a bit of dodging (particularly the rocks, jetty and wall on the island) and burning of the clouds and sea, increased saturation even more, did a draganiser layer (set to around 40% opacity), and did an artistic paint daub layer set at around 20% at brush size and sharpness of 1.
Told you I shouldn't be allowed to play  LOL

[Pehpsi]

I like it xerubus

But I can't decide what I prefer with this shot; colour or b&w!

[xerubus]

I like it xerubus

Eeeek. Looking at it now it's way over the top. The things you do with too many beers and a slow Friday night.

[Pehpsi]

Thanks all for the great response