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may i know how do u clear up the haze in the 2nd pic?
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may i know how do u clear up the haze in the 2nd pic?
Kenneth67C
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Firstly, this was a 3 shot HDR, and the above pic was the middle average.
Clearing up the haze is not difficult. Basically the main pic consisted of a lot of mid tones. You should be able to see this in the histogram.
You can use curves to pull in the dark areas and bring back the light areas, just make sure that the histogram extends to the top and bottom end of the graph.
Then you adjust saturation selectively (try not to use global), choosing each color and boosting according to your feel/preference.
Flatten the image then sharpen.
Firstly, this was a 3 shot HDR, and the above pic was the middle average.
Clearing up the haze is not difficult. Basically the main pic consisted of a lot of mid tones. You should be able to see this in the histogram.
You can use curves to pull in the dark areas and bring back the light areas, just make sure that the histogram extends to the top and bottom end of the graph.
Then you adjust saturation selectively (try not to use global), choosing each color and boosting according to your feel/preference.
Flatten the image then sharpen.
ic.. thanks for the tips, next time can try it out.
danielleong81
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DemonicAngelz
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I am very new to PP. Please give some comments and advice for improvements. Thanks. Done in LR4.
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I hope you swopped these around by accident cause before looks better than after on my screen..
Aged and ancient
what place is it? is it Xian?
No I didn't swop by accident. That is correct. So u mean u prefer before pic rather than after one?
Kenneth67C
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Pardon my saying so but....................being able to clear up all that haze in PP, that's almost like cheating!! :bsmilie:
Kudos for expertly turning a gloomy shot into a beautiful one!
Kudos for expertly turning a gloomy shot into a beautiful one!
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Kenneth67C
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LOL...as I mentioned, the above hazy shot was one of a series of bracketed shots which I used in Photomatix to get the final shot.
Its sometimes amazing what HDR can do to get back the full spectrum of colors, withoutu which, it would have been a terribly gloomy day.
We climbed up this mountain trail 南黄古道 and got soaking wet because of the pouring rain. This shot was on the other side of the trail coming down.
Apart from the slippery rocks, mosquito attacks and miserable wet feeling, I tell you, this was really a sight to see.
Just as we got to this path, the rain stopped and the skies opened, so I managed to get these shots.
Just looking at this scene, I totally forgot all the misery coming down that trail, so yes, it was worth it.
One thing is that a cloudy day would have completely masked the true color spectrum that is visible on a clear day, so with HDR (cheating?) I was able to recover the detail that was there. This shot was also cleaned up/enhanced in photoshop, so, its not just HDR.
As we grow/learn in this hobby, I have found that the digital darkroom side is equally important to the photographer as is the photo shooting. One cannot go without the other.
Kenneth67C
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You can see my album here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2988023892905.227780.1031294149&type=3&l=7f593ed980
Fless
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and the vintage effect:
Hey this is a nice effect!
like a real photo. mind to share with u get this plugin or preset.. =)
asthio88
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Hi Fless, thanks
No plugin was used, this is what I did:
- The pic was converted to BW with Silver Efex
- added 3 layers of texture (for the old paper look), blending mode - multiply and overlay (you can play with it and choose the one with the best result), opacity 40%-60%. texture can downloaded (free) online or you can create your own.
- lastly, i used a scanned old torn envelope for the border and crumpled effect, blending mode - overlay
You may wanna take a look at the following webbies for more info:
How to Create Vintage Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Vintage look
Fless
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Hi Fless, thanks
No plugin was used, this is what I did:
- The pic was converted to BW with Silver Efex
- added 3 layers of texture (for the old paper look), blending mode - multiply and overlay (you can play with it and choose the one with the best result), opacity 40%-60%. texture can downloaded (free) online or you can create your own.
- lastly, i used a scanned old torn envelope for the border and crumpled effect, blending mode - overlay
You may wanna take a look at the following webbies for more info:
How to Create Vintage Photo Effect Photoshop Tutorial
Vintage look
Cheers bro .. that's helpful !
Three images blended manually:
hi , can you please care to share how could I blend multiple photos just like yours? i reckon you shot on tripod and not handheld right? I am very new to pp. sorry for noobie question.
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