jhugz
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(If I ever fly an airplane again I'll start posting pictures of that at some point)
You going to remember how to fly it when that time comes?
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You going to remember how to fly it when that time comes?
gne in prog
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First snow of the year:
(If I ever fly an airplane again I'll start posting pictures of that at some point)
Nice dof, nice shot.
Could you please tell me how you did that to this image? Or even better would be a tutorial on how to do that? Thanks.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
You going to remember how to fly it when that time comes?
Man, you're not kidding! Here's hoping.
Thanks. The lens I was using only opens up to f/5.6 at that focal length, so I'm glad it was blurred enough behind. I'm looking at a 50mm f/1.8 Canon lens that I hear is excellent for the price (only $100) and super sharp. Ugh, so little money, so much cool stuff.
No problem. It's actually pretty easy. In Photoshop, just go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation. Go through each color channel (Reds, Greens, Cyans, Blues, etc.) except for "Yellows" and put the saturation at -100 (all the way to the left). That will get rid of most color in the picture.
This next part is difficult to explain, but if you mess with it it should be more clear. Go to the "Yellows" channel and adjust the little color slider at the very bottom (both the bigger slider and the small notch slider to its right) to exclude that specific color of yellow that you see on the stripe. It's not super precise, so it may take some work to get it down. With that slider slightly to the left of the bright yellows (covering the reds and browns), Reduce the saturation to -100. You should see the majority of the color in the trees disappear. You may see some color disappear from the yellow stripe, but that can be fixed later.
To get rid of all the color in the trees (a very small amount will probably remain), use the Color Replacement Tool with a large brush set to "Saturation" mode. Select a gray color from the Swatches section at the right (doesn't really matter, but I used dark gray), and go to town on the trees. No need to be precise. That will get rid of the rest of the color that you don't want.
If there are any yellow patches missing from the stripe, use the Sponge Tool in Saturate mode to solidify the stripe.
From there, I used the Clone Tool and removed a branch on the right side of the road, and did a dodge and burn to accentuate the shadows on the roadway. That's all details stuff, though. Here's the original unaltered shot for comparison:
I'm no expert at this, so there are probably better ways to do each of the steps. I just read a few tutorials and messed around until I found out what worked to give me the effects I wanted. I also might redo it later using a new non-destructive burn and dodge technique I just learned (notice some of the details in the background were lost using the standard Photoshop Burn and Dodge tools).
gne in prog
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dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Nice. Definitely not an M car...X5 perhaps?
gne in prog
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yep. have to get two kids in the back now, and had to stick with the bavarians. ton of unnecessary electronic crap that will break, very comfortable, and surprisingly quick for a 6500# car. my airplane might not have a hud, but my car does now.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Way to be! I'm a big German car nut myself (should be evidenced by being able to pick out a car model by the engine cover
). Unfortunately, BMW has been a little out of my price range. Perhaps when my VW lease is up. 
Bernoulli Fan
Controller
I assume you're talking about the tail being clipped off. I wouldn't worry about or apologize for that. It would be another thing if it were the nose, but I doubt many would even notice the tail. As long as there's space in the direction the plane's moving, it looks natural. When you're watching TV next, see how many close-up shots give the characters "haircuts."
It's a nice shot. I'd like a little less HDR/post myself, but still nice.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Another failed attempt for the monthly contest. I missed the composition by about 1/2 second.
Yeah I like the composition. I'd probably tone down the dodging around the airplane a bit, but the HDR could work for it.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
The "failed attempt" part was about the fact that there is nothing showing this was shot from the inside of a plane. When I was composing the shot I was trying to get strong reflection of the cockpit glass in the forground and then the plane landing in the background. It didn't work out at all and I ended up with a pretty clear shot of just the airplane. As far as the positioning... good point; better I miss a bit of the tail than some of the nose.
This was the first one I did in Photomatix. In the past all the HDR and tone mapping I've done has been in Photoshop. I know this is a bit overboard, but I was curious as to what the program could do. This is actually done with one of the presets.
This was the first one I did in Photomatix. In the past all the HDR and tone mapping I've done has been in Photoshop. I know this is a bit overboard, but I was curious as to what the program could do. This is actually done with one of the presets.
elmetal
Ain't nobody got time for that
doesn't look retracting to me. that's just how the gear is as far as I know
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
¿Que?
Bernoulli Fan
Controller
That's just the angle of the dangle.
elmetal
Ain't nobody got time for that
God I love that line so much!
It hits me like the line "whatever tickles your pickle"