1) Cropped image to eliminate the background and create a square comp.
2) In Lightroom, I boosted exposure just a tad and did the same with blacks.
3) Then I also kicked up clarity and vibrance a notch until I liked how the original image looked.
4) Sent the image on into CS4 where I ran it through Topaz Adjust, Detail and Simplify.
5) Back in Lightroom, I found I needed to kick up recovery to return some details to the blues.
6) Voila!
10-13-2009, 04:55 PM
Dave Mills
Very nice Ed! I like your choice of colors,crop and effect...
10-13-2009, 06:16 PM
Dave Phillips
very nice color effect.....I find my eye wanting to continually wander to the top.
"may" need a bit cropped off up there, but ONLY my preference
10-13-2009, 06:17 PM
denise ippolito
Beautiful job Ed! I like the color pop and the effects created. Thankyou very much for the workflow-That's what this exercise is all about-sharing ideas and getting some good tips!!
10-13-2009, 06:29 PM
Patti Edens
I really like your color choices. The complementary orange and blue with colors in between really pop.
10-13-2009, 10:23 PM
Harshad Barve
lovely re-creation and thanks for sharing workflow
10-14-2009, 09:39 AM
Mark Fuge
Nice image and application, Ed.
10-14-2009, 07:44 PM
Christopher Miller
Very nice, Ed! The complementary oranges and blues look very good, and I like the crop.
