Thanks for the input. The current internet trend of oversaturated images is one of my pet hates too! In this case, I did not touch the Vibrance or Saturation sliders post-processing (honest!!). Just a touch on the colour balance with highlights and whites to balance the shot. What I did use though is an ND10 to get the 30-second exposure, and have always thought it wasn't as 'neutral density' as it is made out to be. I will therefore go back into this and shot and desaturate the blues slightly to remove the colour cast.She's a tad blue for my eyes, but it's a great composition and a nice shot. Nice work on the Z line as well. I always tip my hat to that
Thanks Steve, I went with a targeted attack using the tones curve on the blue channel, and dragged that down until the house lost its blue tinge.Really like the composition in this, and those clouds. With a curves layer colour correction, it is so much better!
Long exposure shots are like marmite. You either love them or hate them. You obviously fall into the latter.I keep returning to this picture again and again and my reaction is always the same. There's no polite way to put it but I don't see the need or point of long exposure in this context. It brings or adds nothing to the picture other than a distraction.
Glencoe doesn't need any on trend fads or gimmicks to make it look wild and wondrous, the glen speaks for itself. I'm betting your test exposure is better than this, it wouldn't have the colour cast for a start. Sorry for being so brutal and this is just my opinion.
Not at all, I've made many LE's. One of my favourite UK photographers happens to be a LE mono specialist.Long exposure shots are like marmite. You either love them or hate them. You obviously fall into the latter.
Steve??Thanks Steve, I went with a targeted attack using the tones curve on the blue channel, and dragged that down until the house lost its blue tinge.
Nicely done. I think perhaps apply this adjustment as a gradient from top to bottom so it effects mainly the sky and not the foreground colours.Banjo Ryan, In the end, I settled with a slight adjustment on the blue channel in the tone curve and I think has solved the sky issue. I also adjusted her by 1/2 a degree as my horizon was slightly off. The long exposure I still stand by in this instance, as I wanted to convey the static grandeur of the mountains with the fluidity of the clouds. Some people like the result, some don't... it's just a picture at the end of the day. I will, however, be looking for a new ND filter, this Cokin one is definitely iffy!
I am lucky enough to live 30 minutes from this spot though, so weather permitting there are opportunities for more snaps
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Doesn't need as big a colour shift.Banjo Ryan, In the end, I settled with a slight adjustment on the blue channel in the tone curve and I think has solved the sky issue. I also adjusted her by 1/2 a degree as my horizon was slightly off. The long exposure I still stand by in this instance, as I wanted to convey the static grandeur of the mountains with the fluidity of the clouds. Some people like the result, some don't... it's just a picture at the end of the day. I will, however, be looking for a new ND filter, this Cokin one is definitely iffy!
I am lucky enough to live 30 minutes from this spot though, so weather permitting there are opportunities for more snaps
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