Extinct volcanoes
by Blaze
This is Tuillière & Sanadoire, an extinct volcano in the Auvergne region of France.
I couldn't remove the bits of grass as there was a death-defying steep drop ....
I couldn't remove the bits of grass as there was a death-defying steep drop ....
Uploaded30/07/2012 - 09:10
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Posted 30/07/2012 - 16:34
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Love the view down in to the valley and that beautiful sky.
Posted 30/07/2012 - 19:09
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This is fantastic! What a compositional opportunity. You've balanced the sky and ground nicely - did you use an ND grad or is done in PP? And you've found that all important foreground with the grass, so I think it is fine.
One thing (hope you don't mind)- like most shots taken at this time of day in sunshine, the horizon line has taken on a colour cast, which is probably unnatural. I have found it very effective to target this area and improve it:
in PS you could make a selection of just that strip between the deep blue sky and the distant hills, then use Hue/Saturation to lower the cyan and blue channels (increase luminance also if needed).
This should give a more natural tone to that area.
It can also be helpful while the selection is active to try a bit of contrast boost - this cuts through the haze as our eyes would do.
One thing (hope you don't mind)- like most shots taken at this time of day in sunshine, the horizon line has taken on a colour cast, which is probably unnatural. I have found it very effective to target this area and improve it:
in PS you could make a selection of just that strip between the deep blue sky and the distant hills, then use Hue/Saturation to lower the cyan and blue channels (increase luminance also if needed).
This should give a more natural tone to that area.
It can also be helpful while the selection is active to try a bit of contrast boost - this cuts through the haze as our eyes would do.
Posted 30/07/2012 - 22:58
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Thank you all for the kind comments.
Nigel - I did a little PP to enhance the sky. I'll have a play with it and see if I can improve the blue strip. Looking at the original, which lacked contrast, I can see the difference in the colour tone of the blue strip.
Thanks for the suggestions
Nigel - I did a little PP to enhance the sky. I'll have a play with it and see if I can improve the blue strip. Looking at the original, which lacked contrast, I can see the difference in the colour tone of the blue strip.
Thanks for the suggestions
Posted 31/07/2012 - 22:12
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Excellent capture of a lovely pace. You've done a great job.
Posted 18/08/2012 - 14:17
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Thank you
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