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Post Processing Challenge #8 in the Post Processing Group

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I'm not in the group (not entirely true anymore )--just took the challenge to see what I could do with the shot Here's the complete list:

I wanted a more realistic looking result. I'm not up on HDR or how to do it but this came out looking like it might be. It's a double process of a RAW file and then I tweaked the outcome a little further. Took me about 45 minutes (but then, I was watching 'House' while doing this and was distracted

Open in Adobe Camera RAW
Work on foreground first--ignore the sky
Adjust temperature
Add fill light and contrast
Add clarity
Boost saturation vibrance
Curves Adjustment

Open in Photoshop CS3 as Smart Object
New copy via Smart Object
Reset to Camera RAW defaults
work on sky--ignore foreground
Adjust temperature
Adjust exposure (lower)
Increase blacks
Adjust contrast
Adjust clarity

>Open in PS CS3<
Go into 'Channel Selection' select the 'Blue' channel & drag into the 'Channel Selection box'
return to RGB channel
back into the Layers Palette
Change Blend Mode to 'linear burn' or 'multiply' whichever you prefer
lower opacity to 90%
Add Layer Mask
Hold 'ALT'and click on small image icon in layers palette to convert to black and white
paint out foreground with black (hold 'ALT' key and click small image icon to return to color
Flatten image & save as JPEG

Open in Paint Shop Pro 13
Curves Adjustment
Clone out bright clouds to the left
Burn dark areas of sky, light areas of boat, water, beach.
Local Tone Mapping at level 8
One Step Noise Reduction x 2
Save

EDIT-->Found some strange artifacts and dust specks so I fixed 'em

Description
Post Processing Challenge #8 in the Post Processing Group

Original picture by

I'm not in the group (not entirely true anymore )--just took the challenge to see what I could do with the shot Here's the complete list:

I wanted a more realistic looking result. I'm not up on HDR or how to do it but this came out looking like it might be. It's a double process of a RAW file and then I tweaked the outcome a little further. Took me about 45 minutes (but then, I was watching 'House' while doing this and was distracted

Open in Adobe Camera RAW
Work on foreground first--ignore the sky
Adjust temperature
Add fill light and contrast
Add clarity
Boost saturation vibrance
Curves Adjustment

Open in Photoshop CS3 as Smart Object
New copy via Smart Object
Reset to Camera RAW defaults
work on sky--ignore foreground
Adjust temperature
Adjust exposure (lower)
Increase blacks
Adjust contrast
Adjust clarity

>Open in PS CS3<
Go into 'Channel Selection' select the 'Blue' channel & drag into the 'Channel Selection box'
return to RGB channel
back into the Layers Palette
Change Blend Mode to 'linear burn' or 'multiply' whichever you prefer
lower opacity to 90%
Add Layer Mask
Hold 'ALT'and click on small image icon in layers palette to convert to black and white
paint out foreground with black (hold 'ALT' key and click small image icon to return to color
Flatten image & save as JPEG

Open in Paint Shop Pro 13
Curves Adjustment
Clone out bright clouds to the left
Burn dark areas of sky, light areas of boat, water, beach.
Local Tone Mapping at level 8
One Step Noise Reduction x 2
Save

EDIT-->Found some strange artifacts and dust specks so I fixed 'em