Colors on the Sand
El Matador State Beach
Malibu, CA
10-22-2022
Art photo composited 10/30/24
{I think most photographers don't just automatically share their process, but I've been doing it for a while on my Facebook photography page for those interested, and sometimes do so here on Flickr as well.}
This is a composited image sewn together in Photoshop from two photos taken on the same day at the same place, and pretty much with the camera aimed in the same direction but at different times. Photos taken on Oct. 22, 2022. Processing took a couple of days off and on and was completed this morning 10/30/24.
The foreground is at El Matador State Beach. I composited the sunset shot from one I took farther up the beach about a half hour later. The foreground of the sunset shot wasn't that interesting, and the foreground shot here didn't have an interesting sky, so I merged the two. I also expanded the sunset itself which was much smaller and farther off on the horizon.
When doing something like this, I pay attention to the edges of the foreground image and the lighting. I darkened those two rocks extending up into the sky, but they might still be too light. I also experimented with the lighting and color correction filters in Topaz Photo AI but was not satisfied with the "computer's" results.
I had a bit of trouble with the clone brush getting the area of ocean between the rocks to match with the sunset, and tried various tools including the removal tool (the one I use to make people disappear). It's not a major part of the image, but while the sunset to the left of the rock looks okay to me, the area to the right does not.
I'm cognizant of the fact most everyone who views digital photography on a website like Facebook, Instagram or Flickr does so on their phones. I've seen images which look "amazing" on a phone but if blown up look out of focus and full of noise. I use a lot of processing tools, and go in to pixel depth to sometimes correct an area I find problematical in one of my images. My images are meant to be seen on the largest screen possible, and they're still sharp and vibrant. (or at least I hope they are. š)
Colors on the Sand
El Matador State Beach
Malibu, CA
10-22-2022
Art photo composited 10/30/24
{I think most photographers don't just automatically share their process, but I've been doing it for a while on my Facebook photography page for those interested, and sometimes do so here on Flickr as well.}
This is a composited image sewn together in Photoshop from two photos taken on the same day at the same place, and pretty much with the camera aimed in the same direction but at different times. Photos taken on Oct. 22, 2022. Processing took a couple of days off and on and was completed this morning 10/30/24.
The foreground is at El Matador State Beach. I composited the sunset shot from one I took farther up the beach about a half hour later. The foreground of the sunset shot wasn't that interesting, and the foreground shot here didn't have an interesting sky, so I merged the two. I also expanded the sunset itself which was much smaller and farther off on the horizon.
When doing something like this, I pay attention to the edges of the foreground image and the lighting. I darkened those two rocks extending up into the sky, but they might still be too light. I also experimented with the lighting and color correction filters in Topaz Photo AI but was not satisfied with the "computer's" results.
I had a bit of trouble with the clone brush getting the area of ocean between the rocks to match with the sunset, and tried various tools including the removal tool (the one I use to make people disappear). It's not a major part of the image, but while the sunset to the left of the rock looks okay to me, the area to the right does not.
I'm cognizant of the fact most everyone who views digital photography on a website like Facebook, Instagram or Flickr does so on their phones. I've seen images which look "amazing" on a phone but if blown up look out of focus and full of noise. I use a lot of processing tools, and go in to pixel depth to sometimes correct an area I find problematical in one of my images. My images are meant to be seen on the largest screen possible, and they're still sharp and vibrant. (or at least I hope they are. š)