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02/22/2009 04:56:29 AM |
This is a quick How To to blend 2 different exposure images together :)
We have two images that have been edited differently to expose a sky and a much brighter land.
 
Open your images
Choose the move tool
and then whilst holding the shift key drag the dark image onto the light image. Holding the shift key centers the dragged image, in this case they will be perfectly aligned and you end up with two layers.
From the bottom of the layers palette add a layer mask
The choose black as your default colour, press D (and maybe X to swap white and black) choose a soft brush, in this case I choose a 100 px with a hardness of 0% and 100% opacity and then paint on your mask
The layer underneath will then be revealed. Painting black on the layer mask will hide the image on that layer. You can swap back to white to add back in if you go too far, you'll end up with this.
Make sure you are clicked on your layer mask before you start painting. You can just show the layer mask by holding Alt down before clicking it.
I also added a curves layer and copied the layer mask to only apply that to the sky.
You'll then end up with your final image
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02/18/2009 10:48:31 AM |
| The detail gets lost in the darkness, I'm afraid. |
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02/01/2009 06:49:11 AM |
I've look at the alternate pp and they improve the technicals but the composition still has challenges for me. First, the leading curved line to the top of the hill is beautful. The way you composed it to bring the viewer from one corner of the image, all they way to the opposite edge and then back to the right/center is very nice. However, I find the power lines, poles and the sign really detract from the shot. I'm not saying that lines and poles are always distraction. For example if the lines were parallel to the road instead of bisecting the image it could have enhanced the sense of distance to the horizon but as is they seem to just cut the image in half
Message edited by author 2009-02-28 22:10:35. |
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01/27/2009 10:19:49 AM |
| It looks you were going for the sky with this photo, so think you should have shown more sky, and less land. Landscape photos are often more interesting if the horizon doesn't cut the scene in half. Remember the rule of thirds. |
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01/27/2009 04:12:05 AM |
| This is just a bit to dark however the sky is very nice and moody. If you could see more of the foreground I think it would improve the image. |
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01/26/2009 02:33:02 PM |
I agree,
The photo is a bit too dark, as most of the detail is gone (at least according to my computers) |
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01/26/2009 05:26:55 AM |
| though I like the "moodyness" of the photo, it seems a little dark to me...a bit of curves and levels to bring out some of the details. All the wires and poles are a bit distracting, I like how the road leads you in the photo. would be interested in your PP |
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