Portland Head Light Pano

[Michael Pancier]

Here's a pano from Portland.

Used about 5-6 images and used PS CS 3 photomerge. (Have not installed my CS 4 yet)

5d + 24-105L @ 35mm
f/20
1/8 second
ISO 100

I'm still working on the colors. not quite happy with them yet ... suggestions?

[David Kennedy]

Michael,
I feel you on the colors....part of it is that I wish the foreground was lighter. The colors above the horizon line are way cool, but below it things seem to get a bit muddled. Have you tried selectively lightening some of the water and the rocks?

[Michael Pancier]

Michael,
I feel you on the colors....part of it is that I wish the foreground was lighter. The colors above the horizon line are way cool, but below it things seem to get a bit muddled. Have you tried selectively lightening some of the water and the rocks?

reverse grad on nik tools may work. let me try...txs

[Robert Amoruso]

Michael,

Colors look a bit weird to me.

[Chris Starbuck]

Michael,
Great comp (as usual). Odd colors -- Levels > gray dropper > click on lower part of lighthouse, about even with red roof. Better?

[Michael Pancier]

Michael,
Great comp (as usual). Odd colors -- Levels > gray dropper > click on lower part of lighthouse, about even with red roof. Better?

Chris I think that's the trick. I kept trying to play with color sliders and I think your technique does the trick. thanks.

[Chris Starbuck]

Michael,
Once in a while the gray dropper one-click (with levels or curves) actually works, but there must be something in the image that's actually gray (like the shadowed part of the lighthouse). If there's no neutral gray to sample, it just makes the colors worse.