Landscape from a hot summer day

[Dave Humphries]

I wish I could view it larger though!

Hi Matt,

It is 1,294px × 765px on TinyPic.

You can, it is very easy if you use FireFox;
Right click on the image and select "View Image" from menu
when you're done viewing large; go 'Back' with browser (e.g. hit Backspace on keyboard)
then make any post contribution to thread.

When I checked to see if the same applied in Internet Explorer (11), I found the equivalent right click menu item "Show Picture" was (inexplicably) greyed out - so it is much harder in IE - at least; without saving it locally to your disk, or using a third party viewer option that not everyone may have

Just another reason to use FireFox (here at least).

(Hopefully Sean will fix the LyteBox soon)

HTH, Dave

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Binnur,

What I actually learnt by shooting this image is that ' it is better not to shoot an image if the conditions are not good'.

Yeah, I am going to blame my almost complete lack of photography over the last couple of years on that one

It's good you have not done the same (so far) - but beware!


I'm afraid I am another in the 'less (saturation) is better' camp, which you've already addressed above, so we'll agree to differ on that (in the nicest possible way).

So I used reflector /skylight/sunlight filters in CEP4 to make that area look better and those filters created some hue which I mostly brushed out but couldn't manage to erase behind the foliage. When I looked at the good job the filters did , I decided to bear with the small amount of hue in return

Have you tried using ACR as a Smart Filter (in PS CC) and using the individual colour gains panel?
To my eyes, the most unrealistic* parts are the very red colours associated with the edges of the sand at shore and tree lines, plus a few other areas, I was thinking that bringing down the Red and/or Orange sliders might help somewhat.

* However, do bear in mind that I was not there and I could be totally mistaken, perhaps it really is that colour.

Cheers, Dave

[bnnrcn]

I'm glad to see your comments in my thread Dave It is possible to play with the red color either with HSL sliders in Acr or with selective color adjustment layer in PS CC but the color you see is close to real. I think what makes that color is the pine needles under the pine trees. The roadside near my house is covered with a lot of reddish pine needles too .I was suprised when I first saw them with that color on the road side because the usually seen color is close to yellowish brown. I have also noticed that the color of the soil is also a bit reddish in the areas with pine trees where I live. May be those pine needles are giving some color to the soil in time as they dissolve and mix with the soil The color of the soil becomes brownish-yellowish in the sunniest part at the shore but it you look at the edge of the water the color becomes red again because the soil is wet there.

PS. I really like seeing your comments made in the nicest and kindest way in the threads , special thanks for that

Hi Binnur,



Yeah, I am going to blame my almost complete lack of photography over the last couple of years on that one

It's good you have not done the same (so far) - but beware!


I'm afraid I am another in the 'less (saturation) is better' camp, which you've already addressed above, so we'll agree to differ on that (in the nicest possible way).



Have you tried using ACR as a Smart Filter (in PS CC) and using the individual colour gains panel?
To my eyes, the most unrealistic* parts are the very red colours associated with the edges of the sand at shore and tree lines, plus a few other areas, I was thinking that bringing down the Red and/or Orange sliders might help somewhat.

* However, do bear in mind that I was not there and I could be totally mistaken, perhaps it really is that colour.

Cheers, Dave

[MrB]

Nice shot Binnur. Perhaps a little too saturated for me but that's a matter of personal taste.

And for me perhaps also a little dark for a summer's day.

Cheers.
Philip

[DougR]

Hi Matt,

It is 1,294px × 765px on TinyPic.

You can, it is very easy if you use FireFox;
Right click on the image and select "View Image" from menu
when you're done viewing large; go 'Back' with browser (e.g. hit Backspace on keyboard)
then make any post contribution to thread.

When I checked to see if the same applied in Internet Explorer (11), I found the equivalent right click menu item "Show Picture" was (inexplicably) greyed out - so it is much harder in IE - at least; without saving it locally to your disk, or using a third party viewer option that not everyone may have

Just another reason to use FireFox (here at least).

(Hopefully Sean will fix the LyteBox soon)

HTH, Dave

I found that I can click on the "gear" at the upper right corner of my screen, click on zoom, and zoom to 200%. After viewing I can then go back to 100%.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Philip. This is not a mid day photo, it was taken on the 18th of August which was summer in Turkey at 18:57 which was towards sunset time. You might be seeing some shady areas because of the angle and direction of the light. The right part of the lake which wasn't in the frame was completely shady because of the hills around. I didn't darken the image intentionally, it actually reflects the real scene except for the FG which I brightened and colors which I made a bit livelier with PP

PS. I forgot to add that even at sunset time , the light is very harsh in summer time where I live.

And for me perhaps also a little dark for a summer's day.

Cheers.
Philip

[bnnrcn]

Hi Doug It is possible to do the same thing by pressing Ctrl(+) and Ctrl (-) in Google Chrome. It might be possible in Firefox too.

I found that I can click on the "gear" at the upper right corner of my screen, click on zoom, and zoom to 200%. After viewing I can then go back to 100%.

[MrB]

Thank you Binnur. With almost everything in the scene showing some bright orange/yellow tones, I had assumed it was an evening shot. The brightly lit beach and no shadows anywhere seem to indicate that the sun was illuminating almost everything in view from somewhere behind the camera. That is why I would have expected the overall scene to be lighter but, of course, you were there so you know how it actually looked.

Cheers.
Philip

[bnnrcn]

As I said in post #15 FG was completely in shade, I used some filters effects in order to brighten that area, that's why you don't see any strong shadows. But it is possible to see that the pine trees on the right gets less light than the ones on the left and the water on the right FG is not as bright as the water on the left FG . It is best not to take images in such conditions but I had missed shooting so much in summer time that I couldn't stop myself

Thank you Binnur. With almost everything in the scene showing some bright orange/yellow tones, I had assumed it was an evening shot. The brightly lit beach and no shadows anywhere seem to indicate that the sun was illuminating almost everything in view from somewhere behind the camera. That is why I would have expected the overall scene to be lighter but, of course, you were there so you know how it actually looked.

Cheers.
Philip

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Doug It is possible to do the same thing by pressing Ctrl(+) and Ctrl (-) in Google Chrome. It might be possible in Firefox too.

It is - it should work in any browser.

However, that is zooming the browser, which is technically not as good as viewing the image at 100% (i.e. one image pixel to one LCD monitor pixel), especially if assessing sharpness.

BTW Ctrl + zero gets the browser zoom back to default size quickly.

[DanK]

A nice composition, but I'm afraid I'm with those who find the colors too saturated.

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for looking and commenting Dan I'm glad that you like the composition.I will upload an image with dream like soft colors next time

A nice composition, but I'm afraid I'm with those who find the colors too saturated.