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Hopeman Bay near Elgin, Scotland

Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 1 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

Okay, I've posted this one because I need some help with it. when I took this shot there was a bland, grey sky which ended up overexposed. Rather than take the 6.5 hour motorbike ride back there I thought I would drop in a Sunset I took from Holy Island. I can usually do this quite seamlessly but with this shot I'm having trouble; it looks really fake and over processed.

If anyone has any ideas on how I can make this look more natural please comment. Thanks!

Dan

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Comments (11)

rain girl from Delhi, India

it's beautifully done.. :) but still, if you are not happy with the results, what you can try is hiding the sun and decreasing the sunlight on the rocks..that may help..

1 Mar 2008 6:07am

@rain girl: Thanks for the comment - and the advice =D)

Dylan from Delhi, United States

I think the levels might be too even throughout the shot. I think if the rocks int eh foreground were a bit darker it may look more realistic.

1 Mar 2008 7:09am

@Dylan: thanks Dylan, you were right about the rocks and the levels too. I think the sky is too flat but it was taken with a strong warm up filter that also reduced a lot of the luminosity. I may have to pick a different sky for this shot...

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

I don't care how unreal it looks: IT'S FABULOUS! An artistic vision...don't underestimate the poet or artist in you :)

1 Mar 2008 11:03am

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine. I spent ages trying to get this to look realistic but to no avail. I didn't even consider that it might be viewed as a pleasing image nontheless - means a lot =D)

Pooyan from Tehran, Iran

Really nice frame, well done.

1 Mar 2008 12:51pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

I don't have the knowledge to advice you, but I know this is awesome! Well done... if you make any changes, be sure to post it again so we can see!

1 Mar 2008 1:47pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Can't help you on techie problem, but I can say this looks otherworldly and amazing as it is. You may have stumbled onto a masterpiece. Don't sell this one short.

1 Mar 2008 11:49pm

@Viewfinder: Thanks VF but I still have this nagging desire to make it look more realistic grrr!

lol!

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Wow! two thumbs up!
In my eyes it looks great as it is.

2 Mar 2008 3:08am

martie from Okinawa, Japan

I agree with the other folks - this is wonderful. I am a photoshop dummy so no help here!

2 Mar 2008 8:42pm

Josh from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Amazing! HDR image?

5 Mar 2008 7:09am

@Josh: Not quite but it could be concieved that way. I did take one shot for the foreground and one shot for the sky and then combine them for a grreater tonal range.... its just that each shot was taken in a different location. While the 'landscape' is from Elgin, the skyscape is from Holy Island...

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Stunning! I love the different textures, the colors, compo, processing... it's all awesome!

5 Mar 2008 8:22pm

shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Magnificent weird shot!!!Beautiful combination!And I should say that I can see a witch face on top of the rock on the left side looking to the sunset!Can you see it?!

7 Mar 2008 10:23am

@shahab: Ha ha! Yes! I've not noticed that before =D)

This is a weird shot because I didn't quite get the post processing right so it doesn't look real. The new improved shot will be up in two days time...

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