Coimbra from above
The city of Coimbra, Portugal, on the river Mondego. Downstream you can see a bit of Figueira da Foz's beach.
A cidade de Coimbra, Portugal, e o rio Mondego. Vê-se também um pouco da praia da Figueira da Foz.
Color correction: this shot had a terrible blue cast (as most aerial photos do). It was first decomposed to LAB color space, enhanced the greens and yellows (in A and B channels) and applied unsharp mask with large radius on the L channel. Then, back in RGB, reduced blues everywhere except in high values (color of the sea and clouds). Enhanced reds in the rooftop shades and greens in the forest areas. Final slight unsharp mask everywhere. Processing was done from JPG all the way, could perhaps make it better in RAW, but not by much really.
Coimbra from above
The city of Coimbra, Portugal, on the river Mondego. Downstream you can see a bit of Figueira da Foz's beach.
A cidade de Coimbra, Portugal, e o rio Mondego. Vê-se também um pouco da praia da Figueira da Foz.
Color correction: this shot had a terrible blue cast (as most aerial photos do). It was first decomposed to LAB color space, enhanced the greens and yellows (in A and B channels) and applied unsharp mask with large radius on the L channel. Then, back in RGB, reduced blues everywhere except in high values (color of the sea and clouds). Enhanced reds in the rooftop shades and greens in the forest areas. Final slight unsharp mask everywhere. Processing was done from JPG all the way, could perhaps make it better in RAW, but not by much really.