Sun and Signs

[sandman935]

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After finishing the lessons in Scott Kelby's 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3, I tried out what I'd learned on this one.

Original image was shot as JPEG and I adjusted the foreground using Camera RAW and then made another image in Camera RAW and adjusted the sky.

I merged the two images in Photoshop and then darkened the sky, lightened the foreground, desaturated the blues and yellows a tad, etc.

It's not remotely realistic. The sky is pretty dark for an image that's looking right at the sun.

[FatimaManila]

i love how the colors became more vivid.

Originally Posted by sandman935

Before:



After:



After finishing the lessons in Scott Kelby's 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3, I tried out what I'd learned on this one.

Original image was shot as JPEG and I adjusted the foreground using Camera RAW and then made another image in Camera RAW and adjusted the sky.

I merged the two images in Photoshop and then darkened the sky, lightened the foreground, desaturated the blues and yellows a tad, etc.

It's not remotely realistic. The sky is pretty dark for an image that's looking right at the sun.

[richardpsic]

Everything looks very cool, the ground colors, the sun and the sign but the sky looks too dark and saturated at the same time.

[Dotita]

I love what you did with it, but I have to agree with Richardspics, May be if you desaturate the cyans and lower the luminosity a bit. Besides that, I want to see more!

[nana_bean]

The placement of the sun is awesome!!!

[antishay]

The colors don't have to be realistic for the photo to be great! I bet if you showed this to 100 non-photographers, 70 would think that it was pretty close to the original. What matters is that the photo looks brilliant and it calls our attention. That is what makes outstanding work. I love this picture - and I, too, LOVE where you placed the sun

[ppchkn]

awesome! not oversaturated, just the right amount of it, love the pic!

[sandman935]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the critique.

[qasimj]

Its amazing how the colors were changed. Looks great!

[timkoo]

looks great!
doesn't seem too fake (like over-done HDR), like how the colors pop and it flows nicely.