Reader Photo Friday – 29th JanThanks to Joanne S. for submitting this shot from her skiing holiday! Joanne was interesting in seeing what I could do about the blue lens flare in the bottom right so I ‘healed’ it out and applied a few different Flypaper Textures to lighten and colourise the different areas (one texture on the sky, one on the snow, another on the ski lift). It isn’t perfect, but it’s a useable save for an underexposed shot of a beautiful sunrise. Keep sending me those great shots! eh@elizabethhalford.com.
 January 29, 2010 - 11:20 am
I can’t see any pictures in this post? January 29, 2010 - 11:24 am
Hmm I see it. Anyone else having that problem? January 29, 2010 - 11:34 am
hmmm, I can’t see anything either. Really can’t wait to see what you’ve done!x January 29, 2010 - 11:44 am
How about now? (click refresh) January 29, 2010 - 11:50 am
I can see it, I can see it! Super job, I absolutely adore the sky. You’ve really brought it to life, thank you so much!x January 29, 2010 - 12:47 pm
That looks great. January 29, 2010 - 7:26 pm
Great job!!!! Boy do I have LOTS to learn! January 29, 2010 - 9:09 pm
Awesome job! Could totally be two different pictures January 30, 2010 - 4:40 pm
I see them! They are beautiful! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. You are welcome for the mention :-) I just discovered your blog when I got my new camera 2 weeks ago. I’m so excited to learn more and your blog is truly inspirational. I used to do a tutorial tuesday and freebie friday when I started my blog a year ago but just couldn’t stay on schedule as well as everyone else :-) Love your blog and happy to be a new follower! February 1, 2010 - 4:15 am
Hey…the “after” is really nice. the silhouette effect is much sharper…though am not sure I see the flypaper texture tangibly. but tell me..you say the original shot is underexposed? didnt you mean the other way round? sorry..am just learning this stuff…. :) February 1, 2010 - 7:39 am
@prameet: You’re right, the textures aren’t really being used for their texture, but rather their colour and just as a medium for lightening areas. And, yes, the shot is underexposed, meaning that it’s not exposed enough (too dark) :) February 1, 2010 - 10:09 am
I see…so what you have done is taken an underexposed shot and made it even darker to sharpen it….the patch of light on the road for instance….:) btw, I am from india…and just started to get interested in photography. I like the way you simplify things about photography and am sure I can learn a lot. have just compiled my first set of shots….do look through if you have the time…. I’ll be glad to hear what you think.. (PS: will get a flickr account or some such soon ..cheers..) here’s the link… http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=151458&id=571441711&l=e84601c35a February 1, 2010 - 1:37 pm
Hmm I think perhaps you’re mixing up the before and after. The top image (darker) is the before. It was underexposed (not exposed enough – not enough light coming in to the camera) and then was lightened with textures for the bottom image. February 1, 2010 - 3:41 pm
yeahh :) that’s exactly it! but y’know…I really like the original…and i think the “after” may be a tad overexposed…the second one loses out on the cloud -especially the lovely elongated one in orange just below the sun…but I guess you had to do that to bring out the texture of the snow and the shades on the ski lift…maybe an exposure level somewhere between the two will be fun to see…do try it if you have the time..cheers! |
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