So sometimes you just "have to" do the tourist thing right? This is a shot taken from the top of the Prudential tower from the Skywalk Observation deck. This photo really captured me at first with the way the high rise in the center of the photo almost disappeared. When I was reading about level and saturation adjustments, I thought of editing this picture!
So below is the first adjustment. I opened the picture, selected the 'level' layer adjustment window and went to town. I first used the auto correct function, but the image still didn't "feel" right so I manually adjusted the individual channels until I was happy with the changes (this is also a great way to learn what the changes do!). Voila!
I opened my saved "levels" adjusted picture and moved on to the saturation layer. I examined what would happen when I moved the slider from one end to the other and finally settled on a +20 adjustment that really pleased my eye:
Now my photo looks totally different from the first one! Man...I could get used to these tools and the way they can take a 'nice' picture to a 'wow' picture!
Murph =)
What a huge diffrence. Nicely done.I like how you made the sky look so bright...I think it makes the building standout even more, but yet it also seems to blend better with the lower level. Plus the colors actually look more "natural" on the fixed image.
ReplyDeletenice job Murph! The entire picture looks much sharper and the skyscraper really pops. Excellent Job. I like the image of snow and grass in the building. It's got a cool Nature/industry thing working for it. Well done my man.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Your work really bring the picture alive. It has depth and character and I want to gaze at it instead of just take a quick glance.
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