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:: The Horoscope Fish 365 for 2016 :: What's That Smell? ::
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 521076" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Hey Cindy... Thank you for the kind words!</p><p></p><p>As for processing, those shots didn't need much really; the light was really good to start with and I've never *actually* done any HDR... It's something I keep meaning to try.</p><p></p><p>More specifically, I started with Adobe Camera RAW, like always, to do any needed straightening and cropping. I then adjust exposure, white balance, and correct for distortion before moving to Photoshop. Once I'm in Photoshop I used NIK Tools "Dfine" to reduce noise which, really, was pretty minimal to start with but Dfine is part of my normal workflow. After that I used a Levels adjustment layer, and manually punched up the color and contrast. One of my favorite tools in NIK for this is the "Tonal Contrast" filter. I didn't use it for those shots, but it occurs to me - as I type this - I probably could have saved myself some time by doing so (sigh)... Anyway, the last step is always sharpening and re-sizing to 1000 pixels on the long edge (for posting here and on Facebook) and saving as JPG. Nothing too fancy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 521076, member: 13090"] Hey Cindy... Thank you for the kind words! As for processing, those shots didn't need much really; the light was really good to start with and I've never *actually* done any HDR... It's something I keep meaning to try. More specifically, I started with Adobe Camera RAW, like always, to do any needed straightening and cropping. I then adjust exposure, white balance, and correct for distortion before moving to Photoshop. Once I'm in Photoshop I used NIK Tools "Dfine" to reduce noise which, really, was pretty minimal to start with but Dfine is part of my normal workflow. After that I used a Levels adjustment layer, and manually punched up the color and contrast. One of my favorite tools in NIK for this is the "Tonal Contrast" filter. I didn't use it for those shots, but it occurs to me - as I type this - I probably could have saved myself some time by doing so (sigh)... Anyway, the last step is always sharpening and re-sizing to 1000 pixels on the long edge (for posting here and on Facebook) and saving as JPG. Nothing too fancy. [/QUOTE]
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