I like the enthusiasm..but I think after these adjustments (while the first pic wasnt perfect), you have left certain areas underexposed, whereas the other had slightly overexposed values...but I like the sky
maybe a graduated filter to let some of the other values from the orig pic shine through for better exposure...an hdr of sorts!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist
One tool that I think is worth mentioning is the "selective color" tool, located under Image>Adjustments.
I took your original pic and did the following steps:
-Smart sharpen
-Auto levels/contrast/color
-Levels
-Hue/Saturation
-Selective Color
-Reduce Noise
It helps define the clouds. I find this to be the best tool in combination with Leveling. I selected Cyan and Blue and decreased the black values and it really brought out the detail in the sky after it was washed out from leveling.
|