Sun Sets Over Rexburg | 5.10.11 @ 9.06PM | From the top of the stands in Rexburg, Idaho | f/3.5 | Shutter Speed: 1/80 | Canon Powershot SX120 IS | Focal Length: 14.4 mm | No Flash | ISO 200
Alrighty, for this picture, it all started when I was strolling home from the library. When I saw the sunset, I started to run... of course it was the one day that I had just left my camera at home. After grabbing my camera and chucking my stuff, I hustled myself up the stadium seats to get this shot. To be frank, the images were a little dull when I got home, but I had wanted to be careful to not grainify (which is not a word) the sky. After I let photoshop do all the work in merging the images together, I started to paint the color back into the sky.
First, I ramped up the exposure to get a little more light into the shot. Then I boosted the saturation to bring back some of the richness of the sky. Once I could start to see what I remembered, I went to the selective color layer and began to tweak. I adjusted the reds and blues to get back the contrast that I had originally seen when I was strolling.
Originals:
Old Salvation | 5.14 @ 5.24 | Rexburg, Idaho | f/4.0 | Shutter Speed: 1/400 | ISO 200 | -.67
Melissa these shots look great! Your panoramic shot is gorgeous. It looks like the sky is on fire! I didn't see your original images you blended together, and so that would have been cool to see. But you did a great job and I loved Dorothy. That is a great shot and camera raw really enhanced your photo.
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