Fine Art Digital Nature Photography by Tony Sweet

Fine Art Digital Nature Photography by Tony Sweet

Author:Tony Sweet
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811751131
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2013-02-26T00:00:00+00:00


Fall color, Black Hills National Park, South Dakota; Nikkor 70–200mm, f/2.8 lens; ½ second @ f/22 Technique—Alien Skin’s Exposure 2

This is not exactly a nature image, although it’s shot just outside of the Great Sand Dunes and the Sangre Del Cristo Mountains in south-central Colorado. However, it’s a perfect candidate to illustrate Nik Software’s Graduated ND filter. The original image seemed a bit flat in the late morning light and needed some help. By controlling how far the ND comes down from the top of the frame and blending how the grad effect tapers off, I was able to darken the sky and leave the crop lines untouched. Then, by being able to adjust the lower portion only, I was able to lighten the green crop lines. I felt that the image still needed a bit more contrast, so I performed a curve adjustment layer. Selecting the medium contrast preset in Photoshop CS3 rendered the desired look in the final image on the right page.



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