The winner of this month’s HDR Insider project and a $50 Amazon Gift Card is Johnny!
I am a huge fan of adding things in Photoshop, especially when they are done well. The clouds in this image make it feel as if it is in motion and gives it a whole new element that many of us overlooked. That sky was like a blank canvas that Johnny Santiago turned into a work of art. The moon addition is great as well, often times when people add a moon to the image it looks like a floating cookie in the sky. Not this one! Great job with the processing Johnny!
I tried this one with Photomatix and HDR PRO in CS6. Ultimately I stayed with the Photomatix.
*From Photomatix back to lightroom for black and white clipping, sharpening and slight noise reduction.
*Then into photoshop and did a high pass sharpening filter with a linear light blend mode. Inverted the mask and masked in sharpening only on the shed.
*Then added a sky and moon that I shot a few months ago. I used a gradient filter to blend in the horizon line for the sky.
*Applied a Topaz denoise filter and back to lightroon. Slight color enhancements.
There were two other individuals who made some incredible renditions of the image as well and I would like to mention them also.
Jumpy made a very nice crop and added the birds to the scene. I really enjoy the warmth of this image as well.
First timer, Sprickett, made a completely different style of image for the scene. While the scene was soft and warm, the artful twist in this image is both mysterious and intriguing.
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Every month I supply a project for the members of HDR Insider to process. The winner receives a pretty sweet giveaway, like a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
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