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Title: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: stamper on July 22, 2016, 06:28:14 am

The article. You need to have paid to view it

https://luminous-landscape.com/processing-ice-snow/

Has anyone had trouble following it? I am using Adobe CS6 stand alone. I get to step 3 last line

Click on Mask and then, select Layer: Merged, Channel: Red and click on Invert.


and I can't reproduce the step. Probably my aging brain is at fault. :(

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: Kevin Raber on July 22, 2016, 07:02:24 am

I have asked Ignacio to respond.

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: philaitman on July 22, 2016, 09:05:38 am

Hi Stamper/Kevin,
The settings are at the bottom of the 'apply image' dialogue box as in this screen shot.

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: EricV on July 22, 2016, 01:10:13 pm

The article is basically a recipe for achieving certain effects, with little to no explanation of the purpose or function of each recipe step.  I personally find this approach too dissatisfying to interest me in trying it, no matter how pleasing the final result.

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: stamper on July 23, 2016, 03:17:37 am

Quote from: philaitman on July 22, 2016, 09:05:38 am

Hi Stamper/Kevin,
The settings are at the bottom of the 'apply image' dialogue box as in this screen shot.

Thanks. There is more than one way of getting a crisp image. Generally I use the Nik software and the structure setting which is simpler. Often an involved method that some people dream up can be done equally well with commercial software such as Nik or Topaz.

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: Josh-H on July 23, 2016, 04:22:37 am

A far easier and more natural effect is to use Nik Tonal Contrast for Highlight adjustments.
Processing ice and snow is all about maintaining texture and tone. Tonal contrast in the highlights is a one click solution.

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 23, 2016, 07:53:14 am

Which of the Nik apps has Tonal Contrast, Josh? (edit: Never mind. Found it.)

Yet another is to make a contrasty b&w with lots of texture in the snow and ice, (I use Nik SFX Pro) then overlay it on the colour version using luminosity blending. You can alter density and paint out areas with a layer mask. There are lots of ways to skin a cat. I will try these with interest, though.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Processing Ice and Snow
Post by: Peter_DL on July 23, 2016, 05:43:51 pm

In the article, at step #1, the shown settings in ACR - don't seem to be ideal.
See this earlier discussion in the Adobe's Camera Raw forum: Bringing out detail in clouds and snow (https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1177285).

Peter
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