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May 18, 2011 12:26 |  #1

This picture was taken during my recent vacation in Scotland. The weather was very dull and there was a constant drizzle, but the sky cleared for a few minutes, enough for me to grab this picture. I used a ND grad on the sky to avoid blowing the highlights on the clouds. C&C welcome.

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May 18, 2011 13:01 |  #2

What a view!
I like this one a lot, but is it tilted a bit...downward to the right?


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May 18, 2011 13:03 |  #3

Agree with fatpoint. Nice view but tilted.


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May 18, 2011 13:15 |  #4

Great landscape. I'd just be tempted to stick a grad filter effect on and add a little more colour saturation.


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May 19, 2011 06:53 |  #5

Thanks for all your feedback. Will correct the tilt and add some more colour saturation as suggested. I am always hesitant with saturation because I am afraid to overdo it.
What do you mean by grad filter effect corkneyfonz? Can you elaborate a bit about it please.


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May 19, 2011 12:14 |  #6

ecassar wrote in post #12438986 (external link)
What do you mean by grad filter effect corkneyfonz? Can you elaborate a bit about it please.

In cs3, first make a duplicate copy then add a layer mask. Use the black gradient tool to draw a line from the top to the bottom of your image. At this stage invert the mask. Switch off the original bg layer and paint in black on the layer mask to delete where you dont want the effect to occur. Finally switch the original b/g layer back on and select the duplicate layer and change the blend mode to multiply and adjust the opacity to suit.


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May 21, 2011 09:56 |  #7

Thanks for your input. Here is an edited version of the image. I have corrected the horizon, increased a bit the saturation, and tried to apply a gradient as suggested. Hope that you like and that I didn't overdo it now.


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May 21, 2011 11:30 |  #8

Very nice.


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