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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 754321" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>If you open a levels adjustment layer in Photoshop you get this...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]353088[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>That's very typical of a shot like this because fog/haze compresses the light so you have no extreme highlights or shadows. What I will always do is drag the highlight side over to the edge of the histogram...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]353089[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>...which has the effect of boosting contrast <em>only</em> on the bright side of things. You <em>don't</em> want to do the same on the other side because you really don't have dark shadows in this kind of light. That adjustment alone gives you this...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]353090[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>...which probably "feels" more like what you were looking at. Every image is different, but if you want to pull the "fog" out from the "haze" what I do is pull it into Camera Raw filter and boost the Clarity (which adds a specific contrast to the extremes) and then slowly add the Dehaze slider and you'll see the fog (which Clarity has made "more white") get pulled from the haze. Then pull back on the Texture to add back some of the ethereal feel to it, and maybe boost the Vibrance to add some color back to the water to differentiate it from the sky.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]353091[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's all a matter of personal taste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 754321, member: 9240"] If you open a levels adjustment layer in Photoshop you get this... [ATTACH=CONFIG]353088._xfImport[/ATTACH] That's very typical of a shot like this because fog/haze compresses the light so you have no extreme highlights or shadows. What I will always do is drag the highlight side over to the edge of the histogram... [ATTACH=CONFIG]353089._xfImport[/ATTACH] ...which has the effect of boosting contrast [I]only[/I] on the bright side of things. You [I]don't[/I] want to do the same on the other side because you really don't have dark shadows in this kind of light. That adjustment alone gives you this... [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]353090._xfImport[/ATTACH] ...which probably "feels" more like what you were looking at. Every image is different, but if you want to pull the "fog" out from the "haze" what I do is pull it into Camera Raw filter and boost the Clarity (which adds a specific contrast to the extremes) and then slowly add the Dehaze slider and you'll see the fog (which Clarity has made "more white") get pulled from the haze. Then pull back on the Texture to add back some of the ethereal feel to it, and maybe boost the Vibrance to add some color back to the water to differentiate it from the sky. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]353091._xfImport[/ATTACH] It's all a matter of personal taste. [/QUOTE]
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