Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:14 pm
Another interesting image - I thought I would tackle this differently to normal.
In Lab, I completely desaturated it (using the slider) and then adjusted the L channel to get the best contrast (for a B&W image) that I could for the water and rocks - quite happy to blow some rocks to get light into the water.
Then I whacked the colours up - set a mid point in the colour channels - planted a number of clocks in interesting areas, and then adjusted that point to what I thought was the best compromise.
So no shadow/highlight or neutral - probably a touch too much yellow. Anyway interesting experiment and it has given me a more vivid image than the conventional (?) approach (which I set neutral in the midtone water)
In Lab, I completely desaturated it (using the slider) and then adjusted the L channel to get the best contrast (for a B&W image) that I could for the water and rocks - quite happy to blow some rocks to get light into the water.
Then I whacked the colours up - set a mid point in the colour channels - planted a number of clocks in interesting areas, and then adjusted that point to what I thought was the best compromise.
So no shadow/highlight or neutral - probably a touch too much yellow. Anyway interesting experiment and it has given me a more vivid image than the conventional (?) approach (which I set neutral in the midtone water)