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thunder coming

© Alexander Decoster

thunder coming

Uploaded: August 27, 2011 05:27:06

Description

Monemvasia,Peloponnesus, Greece
The town's name derives from two Greek words, mone and emvasia, meaning "single entrance". This is one of the Byzantine churches.

Exif: F Number: 29, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 135.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Comments

Jana Foster August 27, 2011

Hi Alex,

Nice composition and I really like the lighting and pink tones in the sky.

jana #1404284

Alexander Decoster August 27, 2011

Jana,
Now that I started using photoshop it really opened totally different ways of improving pictures. This photo was taken very early in the morning and the sky was boring.. so I added a layer with a some clouds ( from my collection) with identical light.
Alex #9636932

Jana Foster August 27, 2011

Sweet....., I think That I am going backwards technilogically. I picked up my husbands old film camera (Canon ae1) and kind of liked it. I actually ordered another film camera yesterday (Canon elan 7e) so I can use some of my lenses.
jana #9636945

Lyn Darlington August 28, 2011

Great job with this one Alex the lightning looks perfect! #9638125

Arthur Bohlmann August 28, 2011

Nice composition, I like the tonality of this image #9638453

Alexander Decoster August 29, 2011

Thank you Lyn & Arthur #9639809

Chung Wah Weckherlin level-classic August 29, 2011

Great lighting Alex. Am glad you are finally discovering Photoshop! I am still a novice btw and am still learning the ropes.
Chung Wah #9640173

Alexander Decoster August 29, 2011

Thanks Chung Wah,
Maybe I will use this photo as an example for our monthly challenge. Because it really dramatically changed by adding these clouds. By the way there are many good videos on youtube with Photoshop tutorials.
Alex #9640224

Alexander Decoster August 30, 2011

As promised I would take the lead this time to show you how I got to the final result of this image. I started with importing the RAW file into Lightroom 3 ( as I always do) and converted it into a TIF file, with minor changes to the original file ( increased clarity and vibrance, sharpened a little bit, cropped and straighten the photo) This TIF file ( See attached image Thunder coming step 1) I imported into photoshop CS5. As you can see the color of the church is pretty much as it is in the final photo. But the blue early morning sky doesn't help in this case.So Imported photo clouds step 2 too. Selected the blue sky, copied the clouds via paste special , past into and you get image thunder coming step 3. If you want to move the clouds around you go into the layer with the clouds , selcet them with ctrl T ( windows)and then the move tool and you adapt as you want. On top of the clouds layer I added two layers , one for the color balance and one for the exposure in order to get a better blend of the two images. And that gives the final step 4 image. #9642957

Chung Wah Weckherlin level-classic August 31, 2011

Thanks for sharing Alex. CS5 is an amazing tool isn't? What a difference colors and clouds made to an image!
I have yet to get a hang of the use of layers!
Chung Wah #9644198

Alexander Decoster August 31, 2011

Hello Chung Wah,
I'm just starting to discover their power, but I'm convinced it is one of the more powerful tools in ( layers & masks)CS5. Finally it seems I will get the program for 199 Euros...
Alex #9644249

Jana Foster August 31, 2011

Great example Alex! I guess that I will check out those tutorials on blending. Your sky looks so natural that I never would have guessed that it was not the original sky.
jana #9644280

Lyn Darlington September 01, 2011

You did a great job changing the sky and colours, photoshop certainly can make a difference to an image!
Lyn #9645848

Alexander Decoster September 01, 2011

Thank you all,
Indeed I accepted that there is a difference in taking a perfect picture and making an excellent image. It was not different from the days when the darkroom defined everything.
alex #9645856

Lyn Darlington October 18, 2011

Congrats on your finalist! #9744087

Jana Foster October 18, 2011

Congrats Alex! #9744566

Arthur Bohlmann October 18, 2011

CONGRALUATIONS! #9744643

Patti Coblentz October 18, 2011

This is full of mood, atmosphere, and drama...love it Alex! Congratulations on your finalist.

PS: You would also have a blast with Nik filters (you can do a trial: Nik Color EFex 4) #9745238

Cheryl Winn October 19, 2011

Such beautiful lighting & mood. Inspiring shot, Alaxander! #9745843

October 19, 2011

Very golden lighting. #9747677

Merna L. Nobile October 25, 2011

May your heart catch the joy of the moment and soar!
I am so happy for you!
CONGRATULATIONS, Merna


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Arthur Bohlmann October 25, 2011

CONGRALUATIONS! #9762673

Alexander Decoster October 31, 2011

To all of you ,
Thanks for your comments. #9773643

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