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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 10/5/2006
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Now I understand! many thanks for that, Andre! For me another new thing to know.
Take care,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 10/5/2006
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Hi Nick,
You were right... I didn't use the smudge tool for the un-hazing, just to try and blend the harsh lines that I created at the tree line, with the lasso tool. There is a way to blend those transition areas in properly, I'll have to learn how to do it too. If I find out I will let you know.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 10/4/2006
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The print was OK Andre. I can see the errors only with a direct comprison to the original. But you used smudging for un-hazing? How? Do you mean that you smudged at the contours of the trees to the grass?
Cheers,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 10/4/2006
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Thanks so much Nick,
I'm glad you like the changes. It might be a bit bold for some tastes. There are also a few errors where I had to use the smudge tool. So, keep in mind that this might not print that well due to the size of the image and a few errors. I just couldn't resist trying to un-haze those trees and the background.
Thanks Again
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 10/3/2006
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Hi Andre, and a big bunch of thanks for this really extraordinary work! The image remained natural in its lookings but it is much better through your manupulations. Also, another big bunch for saying exactly what you did, as I am a PS-ignorant! :-D
To say that I simply like the attached image would be very little. It is great!
Oh, and feel free to fool around with my photos whenever you like! I only can learn from you! Now I am going to print it and keep it in the hard copies folder of great works!
Thanks again and keep on shooting. And also fooling around with my images! Wow!
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 10/3/2006
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Hi Nick,
I understand completely your desire to stay as true to what your eyes see when taking the image.
I agree we have to be very careful not to overdo our manipulations so as not to appear unnatural. (unless we are trying to create a fantasy, of course)
I very seldom will take someones images and play around with them. But I tried with this one, just to see what would happen. I hope you don't mind?
Please don't get me wrong. This wasn't an attempt to make the image better. Only to show a difference. You might not like the change?
I kept the bottom half of the image in the foregound exactly the same as you had it. I isolated from the shoreline to the top of the image first and did some level changes to brighten and slightly darken that part of the image. Then I isolated the sky and changed it slightly as well. After this was complete, I desaturated the whole image slightly to take a bit of the colour back out of the image to make it look a bit more natural again. The result is not that much different from the original now, but the intent was to try and take some of the haze from the upper part without loosing the natural look.
I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that can do much better than I can with this kind of thing. Let me know what you think. I promise I won't start fooling around with all your images now :)
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 10/2/2006
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This is what I can see looking at the direction of Hergiswil upon lake Lucerne from the slopes of my beloved Mt. Pilatus. Not very high, but the view can always make me just stop, stand there and just look.
These villages seem to be painted rather than real.
Many thanks Annemette! Take care,
Nick
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 10/2/2006
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Beautiful colours in this one. So picturesque!
All the best,
Annemette
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 9/30/2006
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Thank you very much, Andre, for the comment and the ideas. Indeed I don't touch my scans very much. I want them most of the time as the photos appear on paper.
The problem with this sky is that it has been the real sky, as it was at the time that I shot. It was this sky and its light that gave the colors to the rest of the photo. So manipulationg would perhaps have made it better, but it would not match the rest of the landscape as naturally.
But nonetheless it would be interesting to know if there is any way to remove the haziness of the sky without altering its tonality. This would be more acceptable, I think, in the sence of not changing the natural look of the landscape so much.
Thanks again and best wishes,
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 9/30/2006
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Many many thanks, Gabriela.
Keep well and keep it up.
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 9/30/2006
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Thank you very much for the nice comment Ursula!
Best wishes,
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 9/30/2006
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Hi Nick,
I also like the beautiful warm colours in this entire series. Especially this one. However, I have to agree with Gabriela's comment on the next shot, which also applies to this one to a certain extent. It seems that the hazy sky in this shot and in the other two gives you two different exposures in the landscape. Some people may like this kind of look and others will prefer the top half of this image to have a richer, less hazy look. Does that make sense to you?
My bet is this is a straight un-altered scan that you have chosen not to manipulate.
Andre
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 9/30/2006
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I love the colours and the view! It has something attractive about it!
Gabriela
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Ursula Luschnig
{K:21723} 9/30/2006
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very beautiful,especially the colours!
Cheers,Ursula
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