Sky Fake or Real?

[scootermcq]

My B&G from the weekend wanted a shot looking out over the lake. The shot is ok, but boring as hell with the drab skies. Does this "tweak" work, or does it look edited?



Camera Nikon D300
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 200

[RichardTaylor]

It doesn't to me. The slight magenta(?) in the clouds even matches her dress.
At least how that looks on my uncalibrated monitor.
+ smile

[scootermcq]

Thanks Richard....

I thought I would try it on this image too.... little trickier with the bush.... did I pull it off?

[Nicole]

I think if I didn't see the "before" photo, I wouldn't realise the "after" photo was edited to add the sky. But, since I do know, there's something that's nagging at me a little. And I couldn't figure out if it was because of the sky in the edited or the unedited photo. There's a little dark area right where the water hits the sky in the edited version just to the left of the groom's head that for some reason catches my eye. It's not even that major, and I'm probably only seeing it because I'm looking trying to see if anything doesn't look right. If you don't see what I'm seeing, no worries. It looks good.

[scootermcq]

Cool.... Thanks Nicole

[RichardTaylor]

I think the dark thing is a stick or marker in the water.

Re second series.
At this size it looks oood.

[larlyboi]

Fake. It really makes the shot.

Andy.

[SusanH1970]

The second shot works better for me because the tones are better in the sky. Agreed that in the first one there's too much magenta in the fake sky.

[scootermcq]

Cool beans.... Thanks for the feedback guys

[High_Speed]

I think the edits are a much needed improvement, and I don't think I would ever know have known they were edits. Good work!