Sunday, May 8, 2011

Adjustment Layers

CSI 3:



Torch in Blue | 5.7.11 @ 4.36 pm | Rexburg, Idaho (near the $5 pizza) | f/8.0 | Shutter Speed 1/125 | Canon Powershot SX120 IS | ISO 200, Focal Length 9.1mm, no flash

For this image, I did the overlay... twice. I tried it both ways, but I liked the darkness in the blues. On the same side, I decreased opacity of both the layers. More was decreased on the first layer than the second. However, I loved the torch, so I painted it back into the picture. The overlay had taken out the detail of the light, so I just removed it in both overlay layers. I added a little extra brightness to the surrounding area around the light fixture to make it really stand out: not too much though.

CSI 23:




The Golden Door | 5.7.11 @ 4.44pm | Sammy's in Rexburg | f/2.8 | Shutter Speed 1/800 | Canon Powershot SX120 IS | ISO 200, Focal Length 6.0mm, no flash

I converted this into a smart image. I had high hopes because it is such a unique, cool door. So after it became a smart image, I used poster edges for a little bit of fun. This was good, but I liked the addition of a slight ocean ripple filter. Then I added a little fresco filter to bring out some of the dark and texture. I considered reducing the opacity, but after some attempts, I liked what I had better than the erasing. After that, I was done. 

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