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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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 1:07am
@rain girl: Thanks for the comment - and the advice =D)
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 2:09am
@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...
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 6:03am
@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)
Really nice frame, well done.
1 Mar 2008 7:51am
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 8:47am
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 6:49pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks VF but I still have this nagging desire to make it look more realistic grrr!
lol!
Wow! two thumbs up! In my eyes it looks great as it is.
1 Mar 2008 10:08pm
I agree with the other folks - this is wonderful. I am a photoshop dummy so no help here!
2 Mar 2008 3:42pm
Amazing! HDR image?
5 Mar 2008 2:09am
@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...
Stunning! I love the different textures, the colors, compo, processing... it's all awesome!
5 Mar 2008 3:22pm
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 5:23am
@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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