I love taking a walk. I love the simplicity of views like this one near the Derwent Dam in the Peak District:
ISO 800 16mm f/20 1/500sec
When I go to edit a scene like this one, I’m often not interested in making dramatic edits. I’d like to show the scene as it lives in my mind:
ISO 800 16mm f/20 1/500sec
I’ve stuck with the basics here. For starters, a crop that included straightening the horizon line a bit. From there, I’ve boosted the colors using the blacks/whites slider. I’ve also used the sky enhancer slider and a foliage enhancer. Lastly, I used the Orton filter, this sharpens the image a bit while at the same time giving the photo a bit of a dreamy feel.
This was approximately a ten-minute edit for me. I looked at the original file, thought about what I wanted my final file to look like, pulled out the appropriate filters, and then applied them without over thinking it too much. What do you think? do you like the final version? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
Inspired by and written for the Len-Artists Photo Challenge, Less is More.
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Love the extra textures applied. Simplicity rules in images like this, its what really brings out the finer details.
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Thank you very much.
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Definitely like the richness of the final version. It makes me feel as though I could walk right into th image. Love the simplicity of this wide open space.
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Yes, when I originally took the photo, I shot it with the path in mind and the idea that you could walk right in. I’m glad you noticed that 🙂
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Great edit. The camera can’t always capture what we see.
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Thank you and I agree.
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I do like the final version, where I feel like I’m seeing it as you saw it or imagined it. Thanks for sharing the steps!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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I love the simplicity of your landscape image. The result of the editing is excellent. Thank you so much for joining us! 🙂
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Thanks for hosting Amy, it was a great topic for a challenge.
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I love the second version a lot. It is like it got plugged in….
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Thanks, and I really like what you are saying here, it does seem like it was plugged in, which is kind of how I feel when I am in a space like this.
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I do love your edits. Subtle changes really enhanced the beautiful simplicity in this scene. ❤
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Thank you, I did want to express the beauty that was there.
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Nothing like SOOC to make your day! Lovely vista
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Yes, this was a beautiful walk. And straight out of the camera is always awesome 🙂
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I like the edit and the pop of blue in it. When you try to make the scene like how you saw it in real life, I think that’s also how you translate emotion into it. This really speaks a peaceful scene 🙂
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Thanks for this thoughtful response Mabel, I think you have interpreted my intent perfectly.
Cheers, Amy
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Nicely done. I like the serene, peaceful feeling of your image. What a nice place to visit!
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Yes, it is a beautiful place to be outside.
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Very beautifully edited, Amy!
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Thanks very much 🙂
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I like them both, but I am partial to color..do you have trouble with camera noise shooting at 800 ISO?
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I don’t feel like noise is a problem until you hit a much higher ISO with most cameras these days. And I’ll go ahead and be completely honest that noise has to be really prominent in someone’s photo before it bothers me, that’s just my own personal taste, and I think sensitivity to that varies a lot between people.
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You did a great job enhancing the shot. The blue sky really pops in the final version.
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Thanks very much!
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I love how you went after what was in your mind. That is so inspiring! I might have to do that for the next scene I write!
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It’s pretty common I think for an image to turn out slightly different than how you saw it in your mind.
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Don’t I know that, at least from writing! You may start out with an idea for a story and then it goes a different way. But I like the idea of starting with something in one’s mind and going from that, too.
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Great shot.
Really expansive and gives an excellent idea of how massive the area is.
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Thanks very much.
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