Palli Gajree, HonPSA, PPSA
March 2019 - Country Style Living
Original
About the Image(s)
I wanted to do something different this time and found my approach to achieving the desired result quite satisfying.
As usual the original image was shot with my converted IR Canon camera. Used the Nik Silver Efex Pro. Carefully removed the lamp post and power lines in the foreground. Tightened the composition. Then used Detail Extractor and Darken / Lighten Presets from Color Efex Pro. Also selectively lightened top of the trees to get some glow. Reduced noise within reason. Finally took the image in Lightroom and applied Creative Cool Light to get the moon light effect that I was after.
Your views would be most welcome!
This round’s discussion is now closed!
8 comments posted
Hi Palli,
This certainly is a little different from your usual submission. I like it. I enjoy the way the picket fence makes my eye wander through the image and lands at the building. I understand that you wanted to make this look like a night shot, but the process has made it very contrasty and some areas have lost detail. Still a very interesting picture.
Posted: 03/03/2019 13:04:43
This certainly is a little different from your usual submission. I like it. I enjoy the way the picket fence makes my eye wander through the image and lands at the building. I understand that you wanted to make this look like a night shot, but the process has made it very contrasty and some areas have lost detail. Still a very interesting picture.
Posted: 03/03/2019 13:04:43
Thanks for the suggestion, Melanie. Much appreciated! Posted: 03/05/2019 19:01:03
Hi Palli,
The effect you've worked to create is very pleasing...well done for working to be 'different'. In this case, given you want to simulate moon light, I added 55% Glamour Glow from Nik ColorEfex Pro. To my eye, this looks more true to moon light. I also thought the foreground could be lessened to accentuate the white fencing and idea of a pano view of the home. See what you think of my version. Posted: 03/05/2019 10:01:49
The effect you've worked to create is very pleasing...well done for working to be 'different'. In this case, given you want to simulate moon light, I added 55% Glamour Glow from Nik ColorEfex Pro. To my eye, this looks more true to moon light. I also thought the foreground could be lessened to accentuate the white fencing and idea of a pano view of the home. See what you think of my version. Posted: 03/05/2019 10:01:49
Hi Gary
I really like what you have done to the image in bringing about the moon light effect. Thanks for sharing your views and help.
Posted: 03/05/2019 19:04:50
I really like what you have done to the image in bringing about the moon light effect. Thanks for sharing your views and help.
Posted: 03/05/2019 19:04:50
I think you've succeeded in creating the moonlit night mood and feel, Palli, which is even better conveyed in Gary's edit. It's an interesting scene, with the picket fence and the trailer being what brings the image together, for me. I also like the distant row of trees in the background, but would crop down into the sky a bit, as it's just empty space, or maybe crop from the top and left side just a bit. Posted: 03/10/2019 16:34:40
Thank you, Jack. Posted: 03/12/2019 01:27:05
Hi Palli,
You have reintroduced us to what is fun about IR photography: Using it to creatively render unexpected interesting images. Creating a moonlight effect is a breakthrough. With this particular image does the luminosity of the fence dial in or dial out the illusion? Posted: 03/13/2019 17:07:36
You have reintroduced us to what is fun about IR photography: Using it to creatively render unexpected interesting images. Creating a moonlight effect is a breakthrough. With this particular image does the luminosity of the fence dial in or dial out the illusion? Posted: 03/13/2019 17:07:36
Hi Palli, great job in dealing with the power lines and table on the image. The fence works great as a compositional element, guiding the viewer through the image and all of the details. I like what Gary did by lessening the foreground and I would have taken it one step further by trimming the tree on the left side and using the two trees as right and left bookends to the image. The moon light effect gets a little lost on me due to the whiteness of the fence. Thanks for making this one a fun exercise! Cheers!
Ernie Posted: 03/28/2019 08:30:49
Ernie Posted: 03/28/2019 08:30:49