Rockface

[purplehaze]

New crop, with Clarity removed from rockface, to smooth out texture and throw emphasis on blocks of colour, WB adjustment, curve adjustments, and slight vignette.

[billtils]

... I saw a couple of possible solutions on the user forum yesterday that I am going to try to dig up. It may have something to do with the fact that I still have version 10 installed; there may be some file conflicts buried in the system somewhere.

I missed those - thanks for the alert Janis. I'll file them away if/until downloading the update (but am thinking about going on a 2-year cycle so it may not be any time soon).

[tbob]

I quite like this last version. A brilliant image You have to print this, get it on a wall somewhere so people can see it and not hidden in the hard drive.

[pschlute]

I think images like these can often be improved by taking the "less is more" approach. I would do a severe crop of just the reflection, and boost the saturation a bit. i think this would look great printed large and hung on a wall.

[JBW]

Funny you should say that, Dan. This was the edit I made this summer:



I was hoping to print big, but I guess I should have trusted my first instinct. Let me know if you think I can improve on this in some way. Other than a custom curve, I added some saturation in C1 (not a lot) and increased Clarity by +30. I left Structure alone.

Hi Janis, as you know I have trouble explaining with words so here's a picture. I took the mid tones down just a tad with a Luma curve. Upped the structure by 38. Added a very gentle circular vignette. Not saying this is better but it does offer a different view.

[purplehaze]

Thanks, Peter, but I don't think this image will bear further cropping. May have to do a re-shoot next summer.

Thanks, Brian. I think you might have missed my latest edit?

Thanks, Trevor. I actually printed that last edit on my Canon. The colours came out pretty well, which suggests I didn't do a bad job of calibrating my monitor. Some definition was lost, though, that made me think I might want to re-visit my sharpening, if not the whole Clarity and Structure thing. He is not going to get it for Christmas, for sure, but maybe sometime in the New Year. Or, I may try to reshoot with the new full-frame and a higher shutter speed.

[JBW]

That I did. I like your redo

[mknittle]

New crop, with Clarity removed from rockface, to smooth out texture and throw emphasis on blocks of colour, WB adjustment, curve adjustments, and slight vignette.

Best yet Janis, Very nice IMHO.