As I've mentioned before, I have a folder of images on my laptop called 'possibles'. It contains images that I've processed but, for one reason or another, haven't blogged: normally because I'm not entirely happy with the way they turned out. This one is no exception.
It was taken in February 2010 from the Palm Jumeirah (Dubai), while shooting with my good friends Catalin Marin and Robin Nichols, and when I first processed it I wanted to create an image with a lot more contrast. No matter what I tried though I kept coming back to a version that looked very similar to this one, simply because nothing else seemed to work.
Anyway, at the time I decided that I wasn't all that keen on the result, but didn't want to discard it, so confined it the 'possibles' folder. Today though, when I looked at it again, I decided I liked it a lot better. I have made a few minor changes, in terms of tidying up some masking errors and bringing out more of the fine scale detail using Topaz Detail, but in all other respects it's much as it was when I processed it last February.
Let me know what you think.
In other news, as I mentioned when I posted my last entry, we're currently offering 25% off our Photoshop tutorials, so if you've been thinking about updating or improving your post-production skills now would be a great time to sign up!
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter image editor plugins (etc) cropped?
comment byDan Kaufman at 03:04 PM (GMT) on 24 April, 2011
I'm intrigued by the color you chose in the toning; it has an authentic feel to it for the scene. Topaz Detail really helped differentiate the foreground.
comment byfaisal at 05:03 PM (GMT) on 24 April, 2011
diggin this one dave!
comment byMike at 06:02 PM (GMT) on 24 April, 2011
This is such a strong image ( all the contrast is already in the juxtaposition of the foreground against background) that postprocessing is relatively irrelevant. B&W would have done nicely...
comment bydjn1 at 07:15 PM (GMT) on 24 April, 2011
Dan and Faisal: thanks.
Mike: I did try a black and white version but ended up preferring this one.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 01:00 AM (GMT) on 25 April, 2011
Great image. Love the tones and juxtaposition of the two shores.
comment byJessica Sweeney at 03:17 AM (GMT) on 25 April, 2011
Hmmm. On this one I think I prefer the original. But it's interesting to see what you've done with it.
comment byClaus Petersen at 07:29 AM (GMT) on 25 April, 2011
Once again you have manage to something amazing with the colors, so now i just need to read up and watch your tutorials so I can du something similar. ;-)
comment bydjn1 at 10:07 AM (GMT) on 25 April, 2011
Thanks everyone :)
comment byMatteo at 05:42 PM (GMT) on 25 April, 2011
May I ask you why you didn't straightened the coast line? On the other hand, I love the tones, as I loved the quite similar one out the windows of the airport (if I remember correctly). Probably the two main subjects alone could have worked better, I can't (but probably is just me!) a connection between the woods and the skyline.
I love the futuristic glow of the city in the background.
comment byDon Flores at 06:44 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2011
I haven't visited your blog in awhile. I truly appreciate you having the "show the original" view for each image! Your post work is always super impressive! Really great job with all of these photos! Thanks for continuing to share these!
As I've mentioned before, I have a folder of images on my laptop called 'possibles'. It contains images that I've processed but, for one reason or another, haven't blogged: normally because I'm not entirely happy with the way they turned out. This one is no exception.
It was taken in February 2010 from the Palm Jumeirah (Dubai), while shooting with my good friends Catalin Marin and Robin Nichols, and when I first processed it I wanted to create an image with a lot more contrast. No matter what I tried though I kept coming back to a version that looked very similar to this one, simply because nothing else seemed to work.
Anyway, at the time I decided that I wasn't all that keen on the result, but didn't want to discard it, so confined it the 'possibles' folder. Today though, when I looked at it again, I decided I liked it a lot better. I have made a few minor changes, in terms of tidying up some masking errors and bringing out more of the fine scale detail using Topaz Detail, but in all other respects it's much as it was when I processed it last February.
Let me know what you think.
In other news, as I mentioned when I posted my last entry, we're currently offering 25% off our Photoshop tutorials, so if you've been thinking about updating or improving your post-production skills now would be a great time to sign up!
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
image editor
plugins (etc)
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
25mm
f/14
1/20
aperture priority
+2/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
Camera Raw
Photoshop CS5
Topaz Detail
minor transformation
I'm intrigued by the color you chose in the toning; it has an authentic feel to it for the scene. Topaz Detail really helped differentiate the foreground.
diggin this one dave!
This is such a strong image ( all the contrast is already in the juxtaposition of the foreground against background) that postprocessing is relatively irrelevant. B&W would have done nicely...
Dan and Faisal: thanks.
Mike: I did try a black and white version but ended up preferring this one.
Great image. Love the tones and juxtaposition of the two shores.
Hmmm. On this one I think I prefer the original. But it's interesting to see what you've done with it.
Once again you have manage to something amazing with the colors, so now i just need to read up and watch your tutorials so I can du something similar. ;-)
Thanks everyone :)
May I ask you why you didn't straightened the coast line? On the other hand, I love the tones, as I loved the quite similar one out the windows of the airport (if I remember correctly). Probably the two main subjects alone could have worked better, I can't (but probably is just me!) a connection between the woods and the skyline.
Really good shot! The color contrast is so strong. I really like to see more..
I love the futuristic glow of the city in the background.
I haven't visited your blog in awhile. I truly appreciate you having the "show the original" view for each image! Your post work is always super impressive! Really great job with all of these photos! Thanks for continuing to share these!