This was also made in Jan 2011 in our local cemetery. A very old, crumbling mausoleum. I used Topaz Adjust, Simplify, Detail, and Color Efex pro contrast and a light vignette.
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This was also made in Jan 2011 in our local cemetery. A very old, crumbling mausoleum. I used Topaz Adjust, Simplify, Detail, and Color Efex pro contrast and a light vignette.
Nice! I like how you framed the mausoleum. Your processing enhances it and makes it stand out. Interesting textures and details. Well done.
Hi Judy, I like the blue cast on the Mausoleum, I might reduce it on the snow and sky a touch if it were mine. But it is your vision so I'm not sure what you had in mind. I love the stuff growing on the roof!
I like the composition and the fact that the mausoleum is in a shadow while everything to the right is in bright sunlight. It seems like there could be a story, there. I agree with Denise about the blue. Following her suggestion would give the sky and snow a more natural look and make the mausoleum stand out even more.
Thanks everyone. The strange thing is that after I used pro contrast (I think that's the one that has the color cast removal) much of the blue disappeared on my monitor plus I desaturated it by 10 points and it did not look this blue but maybe the transformation to jpg caused it. I'll work on it today.
Less blue repost
How did you make it less blue?
I waved my Magic Wand over it! Seriously, I used hue/sat with the eyedropper sampling the color and brought it down about 25 points, but I also had to use the Sponge tool set to desat on that right edge of the opening and a few other spots that were too blue. But posted here the edge still looks pretty blue! That's my last effort, I think. It isn't too obvious I hope.
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Originally Posted by Dennis Bishop
When I have a scene that's too blue, I wave a Photo Filter adjustment layer over it. :S3: The default choice is a warming filter, and it usually does the trick. In addition to toning down the blue, it adds some warmth that you don't get by just desaturating the blues in a Hue/Saturation layer. The result is probably closer to what we'd see -- or what our brains would tell us we see -- in real life.
I wouldn't have worried about changing the blueness of the mausoleum, and I think that was Denise's take, too. Instead, I'd mask the Photo Filter layer off the mausoleum.
Judy, I like them both. I especially like the falling down sign on the mausoleum and the vines on the top. It's a nice wintry scene.:S3:
Judy, Very interesting subject. Agree with Dennis that there must be a story or two here. Great job dealing with the blue!
Thanks for the suggestion Dennis. I don't know why, but I've not had good luck with the photo filter several times I've tried it but I have used it successfully on some images. I often end up trying a color balance adjustment layer instead. I liked the mausoleum with less blue but if I get ambitious :w3 I might try it again with the photo filter and sponge tool where it was too blue because that bugged me.
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Originally Posted by Dennis Bishop
Thanks Cheryl and Steve! I'm sure there is a story and I probably heard it years ago but have forgotten.
