Saturated Spy

[photo]

Hey guys can you give me some tips on this photo. Taken at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC (US). It was edited it Photoshop Elements and Picasa (cropped, adjusted lighting, adjusted color, replaced sky... Should I let up on the darkness?

Thanks!



Jan 3, 2010
2531×3543 pixels – 5273KB
Filename: DSCN0061.JPG
Camera: NIKON
Model: COOLPIX L20
ISO: 64
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 3.1
Focal Length: 6.7mm
Flash Used: No
Latitude: 38.897102° N
Longitude: 77.023788° W

This is the original image

I did rotate it for you though (that's it)

[photo]

Is it that bad, come on, please.

[LeeR]

I am not typically a fan of this kind of treatment for a photo but in this case, where going a bit over the top is called for, it works beautifully. I'd leave the original as is.

[Surprised]

I love the way that, in the saturated version, the wispy clouds make it look as though the building is on fire...!

[Aleix]

Nice sky replacement! I find the original is a bit dull because of the lack of sky. However I'm not sure about it but I find the sky to be a bit purpleish, so I changed slightly the blue hue to make it look more blue. Well that's just my taste



Regards,

[photo]

Thanks guys. I found the original a little dull and boring too. Thanks for editing my photo for me Aleix. Thanks again for the comments.

[Sterling]

I like it. But the transition between the building and sky could use some refining. Sorry, I'm not good enough at photoshop to tell you how.

[jasony8]

Love how you made the words POP out much more But I am not really sure about the sky replacement :P as someone else has mentioned I still find it quite purple and over the top

Great PP TFS!

[photo]

I went back to PS and adjusted the hue of that area. Now it is more of a light blue. Does that look better? Should it be lighter of darker or stay the same? Thanks!

[Aleix]

Yes, now looks bluer