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Postby ggroess » Wed May 01, 2013 12:40 pm

A friend just returned from a Caribbean vacation and asked me to make something out of this...

Give it a shot.

Greg
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Postby imported_Tanja » Wed May 01, 2013 7:12 pm

A try... Maybe bit too much.

Greetings, Tanja
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Postby ggroess » Wed May 01, 2013 7:42 pm

Maybe..the cookie cutter effect is a bit over the top...

Greg

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Postby imported_Tanja » Wed May 01, 2013 8:16 pm

What is a cookie cutter effect? Never heard this.

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Postby ggroess » Thu May 02, 2013 11:11 am

The windows look cut out like a stamped cookie.

Greg

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Postby imported_Tanja » Thu May 02, 2013 1:47 pm

Oh, okay. Yes, you're right.
Too much of blurring, I think. Maybe I can fix this.

Greetings, Tanja

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Postby imported_Tanja » Sun May 05, 2013 11:02 am

Maybe a little bit better now, but I can't bring the halos out totally.
Wrong decition before in the workflow for lighten the picture...
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Postby ggroess » Mon May 06, 2013 7:29 pm

Tanja,

Here is what I did...

1) Layer copy and use an inverted K channel mask in CM to allow me to use the underexposed curves from the library.  I chose the maximum change.  Blur slightly and apply.
2) flatten the image.
3) open in CM and use the B channel from RGB to make a high contrast mask and copied it out to the clipboard, then pasted it in as a layer mask in PS so I could paint on the foreground and the arm to make the mask complete.
4) Open the masked layer in CM and adjust the RGB master curve to make the midtones of the window scene darker and not create the cut out windows look.

Give it another try...
Greg
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Postby imported_Tanja » Thu May 09, 2013 5:59 pm

Works! Good tip. Thanks!

Greetings, Tanja
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Postby ggroess » Thu May 09, 2013 6:21 pm

Nicely done....

Greg


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