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A submission to the Sliders Sunday group, where over-processing is encouraged. Part of the forest of Manly Dam, close to where I live.
So, I bet you are wondering what this beautiful sunset has to do with the title. There is a fairly lengthy explaination. The shot was taken on Morro Strand Beach on the California Central Coast a couple of nights ago. The original is ~115 Mega Pixels, although I reduced the size for this post. If you do a search you will find hundreds of images posted of this sunset that night on places like Facebook, Flickr, etc. The 2 stands for the reflection formed by a high tide pond in the foreground producing a mirror-like image of the sunset - therefore, sunset X2. This is a pano stitched together from 7 images, however, I used my 32-bit HDR process which gives me more dynamic range without looking over processed. Since it was a pano, I could get about 160° of coverage without using an ultra wide lens. 2-7-32-160. Sometimes Morro Bay sunsets are so beautiful that I run our of titles to describe them. :-)
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Sculpture relief at the botanic gardens, created by artist Sonny Rivera.
Every time I go by I photograph it. I thought that today I'd over process it for sliders sunday.
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Happy "Smile on Saturday" with "over-processed portraits"!
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I'm going to try to post and run tonight - I have a reservation on our sofa booked with Lydia to sit down and watch a film (Anchorman). And I'm running late for my very important date.
Maybe I should try to bullet point what I want to say?
- Sorry about yesterday and all the moaning. I tihnk the reason I was on edge was because of the gig we had last night - I always get really edgy when we have gigs. But thanks to everyone for keeping my spirits up with their comments!
- The gig was pretty shit, we all turned up in bad moods and to be honest we hadn't prepared properly so it was a bit of a shambles at times. Plus it was quite quiet because of the weather and you can't really get into it properly when all you're playing to is the toilet door on the wall opposite you. Such is the glamorous life of a local covers band ha ha!
- Today has been much better. Slightly suffering from lack of sleep now but Joe and Ben have been so well behaved today and we took them to the seafront to watch some of the Motocross on the beach. Shame it was raining really. We got soaked but it was a load of fun and we all enjoyed ourselves. I took the camera but it was raining too much to risk taking it out of its case.
- I took ninety shots today to get an SP, tried a few different ideas out but I was drawn to this shot. I chucked a couple of textures on it and played around with the opacity and fill levels to get the effect I wanted.
Then, because I can't help but over-process my shots sometimes, I thought I'd play around and try to make some rain in Photoshop. And I quite like the overall effect, kind of like I'm staring out the window on a rainy day. If I'd thought about it I could've taken a shot actually looking out the window and this shot might have looked a bit more authentic. So if you don't think it looks real enough to be rain you could always consider it another texture instead.
Never mind. I quite like it for a change. It doesn't mean anything in particular but it does have some kind of latent meaning and/or symbolism to do with my day.
Well, it does to me, but unless you're me you won't get it. Which is a shame. But there you go.
For a look at how you're meant to create rain in Photoshop check out this shot by Stephen Poff - now that's how it's done!
And then this is how I did it - it does look a bit better larger
Wow. Now heres an old photo of mine taken back in 2017 i think? Its an old Beech from a local wood and sadly the tree is no longer there as it was cut down last year for some reason. Shame as it was a real beauty. This by no means a good image. its been horribly over processed, it wasnt even autumn lol. But I decided to post it as it shows my evolution as a landscape photographer over the years. I pulled this from my old back up hard drive from my old Imac as I am now using the drive as a temporary external drive for my new Mac mini, which I have to say is THE fastest thing i have seen since Usain Bolt! Really looking forward to using it to edit my photos as its going to be a real step up in my work flow over my old desktop PC.
An image from some weeks back that I've only just got around to (over) processing :-).
I will catch up very everyone soon.
I have really been surprised with this image. I liked it, but felt I'd really over processed it. But, it has gone as high as #29 on Explore. Go figure.
A submission to Sliders Sunday, where over-processing is encouraged. A carnivorous sundew plant features in a fireworks display.
I've recently started using Snapseed to process some of my images. It's not as versatile as Photoshop, but I like the immediacy of it and the interface on the iPad is, literally, very hands on and a pleasure to use.
Not everyone will be a fan of the over processed look, but I enjoy experimenting with a more impressionistic portrayal of some of my shots. This one, taken at twilight on Portstewart Strand, had a dreamy quality about it anyway, so Snapseed tempted me across to experiment once more.
This is a level 3 in camera HDR. The over processing has caused haloes on the horizon but my wife says she likes it like this!
when its not meant to be. This little sod perched on the flashes, on the hide in fact just about everywhere i didn't want him to but who cares it was great watching him. This was out of the proper flash coverage so a bit over processed but it is such a wonderful sight. looks like there is no option but to light this approach perch next time as its where he feels comfortable at the moment. What a wonderful night.
BTTL photo walk Dec 2013 from the Aust Services.
These are a bit over processed to compensate for a grey, flat day.
I've tried for over two years to get a picture of this tree that I like. Possibly over-processed, but I like the way the green pops.
The leaves are falling ...
Original was "Slid" in Prisma all done on the iPhone - this version used Femme setting.
For - Happy Slider Sunday - HSS!
An attempt at over-processing a picture - on purpose.
The lines have become more blurred by the day in regards to AI in photography. A number of photographers of late have done videos, talking about AI and photography. I for one have very mixed feelings about this technology and where it really leaves photographers.
On one hand, it could help sharpen an image that was blurred, but on the other hand, it could totally change the whole image to the point where you wouldn’t recognize it when you first photographed it!
We already have photographers that manipulate an image so much in the editing in post processing it doesn’t even look real or represent the scene it was originally taken. Over processing to the point where the original image is nowhere to be found.
I think those who use AI technology should expose that fact to the public, especially if it’s going to be sold as a photograph. I remember using Photoshop when I was younger to cut and paste parts of figures into my photographs, but then it was obvious, where today it’s completely hidden in a lot of cases.
I believe if you’re going to change an image with AI, it should be in no certain terms exposed to the public! I remember sometime ago, a major photographer was caught, manipulating his images with AI, and the backlash was swift! The sad part was that his photos were outstanding to begin with, so it didn’t make a lot of sense to fake the image!
Soon there won’t be any telltale signs that an image has been manipulated in AI, which leaves it up to the photographer to come forward. Jon L youtu.be/9seZjrY9Hl8
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Chromatic aberration or CA: (see above) and purple fringing are two distortion effects that can affect photographs. Even though they are often confused with one another, they are partially different in both their causes and effects.
Chromatic aberration can be seen in photos as light colored purple halo around parts of a scene. Manufacturers try to correct it by designing specialized lens elements and coatings.
Since no lens is perfect, especially zoom lenses, chromatic aberration is likely to remain visible at some focal lengths and apertures. Superzoom lenses are often more prone to chromatic aberration at their extreme focal lengths because zoom lenses are optimized at intermediate focal lengths.
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Solely for this week's "Smile on Saturday" topic of "over-processed clouds". (I might delete it later. 😉)
So this one of my first attempts at astrophotography. I've had a few attempts before but the weather always had other plans. It was a great clear night and I saw a couple of shooting starts during my attempts which always make me smile. I have a lot to learn I think with the skills and techniques required I think my shutter speed was slightly too long at 25 seconds as trails started to appear even with the Samyang 14mm. Shutter speeds shouldn't be a problem next time as you can push the RAW files quite far it seems. Having said that I'll probably return to this shot in an hour and think it's far too over processed. I gave up eventually when my camera started frosting over however in hindsight I should have put the timer on some long shutter lengths to attempt to get some star trails whilst I got the zzz's in until morning!
... from many years ago... 😉
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.
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Looking close... on Friday! - REFLECTOR
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went biking with the lady,
brought us near the landing zone of Brussels Airport.
I was totally surprised when the plane flew over,
so grabbed my camera and took a few shots,
only to find out they were worthless.
So over processed one of the pics to make it work anyway
HSS !
It's not grain, it's spores.
Ok! Ok! My camera had a hissy fit and sulked because of the light, or lack of it.
And that amount of over-processing can only mean one thing....Happy Sliders Sunday :)
Can't wait for Steven Wilson at the Royal Albert Hall tonight, am going early to get some London shots, so I hope it stops raining!
A big THANK YOU for all your comments and faves :)
Original photographs over-processed in PS and Studio Artist 4. It's not subtle but it is what it is.
Fruits - over-processed
(Paint.net - Kurven + "Ölgemälde")
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Thema "Fruits (over-processed picture)" am 26.03.2021.
Have a nice Friday and stay healthy.
Many thanks for all your views, faves and comments.
My previous Flickr picture, Eagle Attack, featured this house but was completely over processed with too many distractions. This is the same basic image, but I tried keeping the house as the main focus. I think it works better.
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He is one of the prayers you see more often at the Western Wall. He occurs in many photos (including a few of mine). Generally, his face are stick to the wall, and he is praying very intensively. I would not gamble on his mental state…
I tend to refrain from over processing of my photos (especially, that I am not that good at it…); but here, I've tried a bit of playing with the lighting.
A sliders Sunday submission, where over-processing of images is encouraged. This is a panoramic view of Palm Beach, on the northern outskirts of Sydney, stitched from 3 portrait-mode images. The weather was overcast producing some drab colours, which I have over-corrected, and also darkened the cloudy sky.
A Sliders Sunday submission for "over-processed" images. A Halloween-inspired image of a spider with yesterday's stormy skies over Sydney.
Back lit images are always tricky and this image has been no exception. The trick is knowing just how much to go into contrast without losing detail or there can be a tendency to head towards over processing. This particular image has also been awkward due to the healthy mixture of warm bracken bathed in winter light and the cold blue frost. I have tried to proses this image before, but I was always slightly bothered by the eccentric colours, but I felt it was time to let it out of the bag…
Another shot from my day photographing Eagles it might be a bit over processed for some - it's perfectly good without but I liked the idea of this bird praying (hence the play on words for the title), head bowed, maybe for good fortune or maybe for forgiveness at taking another life for food - all a bit romantic I know, but you know me I like a story and to enhance the photo according to the story!
A Siders Sunday submission, where over-processing is encouraged. Some Westringia wildflowers in Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, with a symmetrical reflection.
A vibrant sunset in the Palouse from a few years back. I have photographed probably 25 to 30 sunsets in the Palouse over the years and this was one of the more vibrant ones I can remember. I really had to try and avoid the reds getting over processed and blown out. Normally I focus on the hills and little to no sky. This time the sky certainly had to be included!
Note: the shadow off in the distance is from Steptoe Butte (where I am standing when I took this).
Processing Comments: As requested here are some additional details. First off this was a single RAW image I was able to work from which helped. I started by reducing exposure for the sky and increased slightly for the ground. Once in PS I used luminosity masks for lights and darks to bring those areas more to my liking. Then a curves adjustment layer for 2/3’s of the foreground (FG) to slightly increase contrast. The dirt patch in the FG came out more magenta so I worked that color to blend in better with the green fields. Then I added vibrance mask to bring more color and pop to the image. After doing this I needed to tone done some of the reds in the sky because they were blown out. Clean up some dust spots and then run an action for the web version and there you have it. Overall processing was not that involved. Hope this helps.
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