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Roman Racela

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Dream Scape
« on: September 29, 2013, 03:51:01 am »

I couldn't sleep so I started editing this image. Sure enough I'm now falling asleep at my desk and now I'm ready to go to bed.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2013, 05:15:42 am »

I like it and it's certainly striking. I just wonder if you can do better making the tree stand out from the rock, especially on its lower left. Maybe you need to tweak how the green channel is converted? Make green a lighter tone of grey and the eye will be drawn to the tree and the foliage will be distinguished from the rocks.
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2013, 06:19:26 am »

Nice photo.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2013, 09:28:31 am »

I agree with John. A really light tree would stand out better. Good image, worth additional tweaking.
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2013, 09:51:39 am »

Very fine art-ish.

To concentrate attention better, I would also get rid of the two clouds that intersect with the left edge (and maybe even all other clouds on the left).

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2013, 11:08:02 am »

Very fine art-ish.

To concentrate attention better, I would also get rid of the two clouds that intersect with the left edge (and maybe even all other clouds on the left).
Agree. Edge patrol. I'd be interested if the green channel trick works, too. I think the title is perfect. Very nice.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2013, 12:51:53 pm »

Really amazing.

The rocks look like crocodile skin  ;)

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2013, 02:14:27 pm »

Well-seen and captured.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2013, 02:37:51 pm »

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2013, 05:24:43 pm »

Sorry. I was tweaking the image while I was half asleep. I read all the comments and re-edited the image. I adjusted the greens and yellows and even experimented with masking to make the tree pop out of the scene. This is the best I can do with the tree. I could make this into an IR image and the tree would really pop out but I think it would make for a weird image. Got rid of some of the clouds and added a vignette to draw a bit more focus to the tree...not sure if that helped. I also darkened some os the shadows on the rocks trying to create some sort of leading line.

Anyways, tweaking this image was a good exercise in editing :)

Thank you for all your suggestions!

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2013, 06:24:02 pm »

Stunning image!
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2013, 07:02:05 pm »

I think it was successful! Just enough for me.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2013, 08:16:45 pm »

Fantastic photograph all around. I love what you've done to the second version except for the sky. While eliminating the edge clouds was successful, the vignetting appear too strong now; the natural vignette of the version 1 worked really well. The sky in v2 also looks more "blotchy"
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2013, 09:03:38 pm »

Version 2 is almost perfect. I look forward to version 3, with Terry's suggestions implemented.  ;)
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2013, 10:50:04 pm »

You guys are never happy! Hahaha. Okay, V3 tomorrow :)
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2013, 01:22:03 am »

Here is version 3. I actually just overlaid V1 to V2 and did a 50% opacity. I think it's a good compromise. Sound kinda funny how I did this but I think it works out. What do you guys think?

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2013, 01:54:30 am »

To my eyes the tonal rendition is much improved.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2013, 06:49:21 am »

So tell us a little more about it - was it somewhere in the US South West and was the picture originally in colour?
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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2013, 08:53:57 am »

You guys are never happy! Hahaha. Okay, V3 tomorrow :)
You can say that again! But but v3 nailed it perfectly in my view except for the edge clouds upper left.

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Re: Dream Scape
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2013, 09:23:06 am »

You can say that again! But but v3 nailed it perfectly in my view except for the edge clouds upper left.
Picky, picky, picky! But yes!
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