sharing outcomes - views and countryside

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:41 am **(#1)**

Hello everybody, I took some pictures of the Pyrenees from the plane on my last journey. I really like this photo and I would like to improve it as much as possible. So I'd appreciate your help to achieve this. In my attempt I lost information of the edges of the mountains just at the background. Any idea? Thank you so much in advance, my friends. (I'm aware this is another great challenge)

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:59 pm **(#2)**

what about this one?

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sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:47 pm **(#3)**

White balance, hue and saturation - changed the saturation of the colours separately. Copied the original, desaturated - average setting. On this one I ran retinex then I colour to alpha the colour layer. After that I merged them together.

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:56 pm **(#4)**

Fantastic outcome Sallyanne, I love it. Thank you so much. I'll study your steps as I want to learn as methods as possible. :tyspin

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12849

Tough one Isabella. Lot of give and take when it comes to getting details and keeping the noise down at the same time and this indeed was an iterative process and it still needs some additional tlc. Used bilat grain extract/grain merge technique (mentioned many times; too lazy to link) to enhance the details for starters, but did way too many additional things that am too lazy to mention (steps needed for noise reduction mainly).

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:00 pm **(#6)**

Dinasset, I love your outcome. You are a master in photography, so your outcome is very important for me. The background is great as it keeps all of the edges. Thank you so much

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:04 pm **(#7)**

so great outcome yours lylejk, thank you so much. I understand what you say. It's everything an accurate balance in each photo, noise, details, colours etc...
I like your outcome as it is. :tyspin

dinasset · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:16 pm **(#8)**

from vacations tour (Tuscany)

original:

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my (first) enhanced version:

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now, up to you...

Dalia · **Joined:** Dec 10, 2013 **Posts:** 1004

Oh how I'd love to be there!

dinasset · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:47 pm **(#10)**

@Dalia

Monte Oliveto Maggiore - cloister

Marcello · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2014 **Posts:** 845

my photo Route 66 Park
original

level and enhance CCSS

and you....

Odinbc · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:26 pm **(#12)**

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:34 pm **(#13)**

Some of the things I did
Auto white balance, saturation, unsharp mask and Iains fast denoise.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:59 pm **(#14)**

dinasset wrote:

from vacations tour (Tuscany)

now, up to you...

Can't remember everything I did

dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:02 am **(#15)**

this is my contribution, Marcello
(g'mic orientation, maxrgb, layer mode overlay and opacity...)

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dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:04 am **(#16)**

thanks SallyAnne

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:40 am **(#17)**

Thank you Marcello, It's a beautiful photo.
I like the previous outcomes, they are good. So It's been more difficult for me to get an acceptable one.

This is my try.

Marcello · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2014 **Posts:** 845

Odinic, Sallyanne, Dinasset, Issabella a big thank you
I like all your outputs!

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:01 am **(#19)**

Here I have two photos I'd like you to take a look and play with them, as I'm learning and being more interested in photo manipulation. Thank you so much.

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:02 am **(#20)**

The other one