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Erik1010 said:
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Love it! The Big Chill at the Big House!
113,000+ to watch a college hockey game!
 
dasleben said:
Man, you're not kidding! Here's hoping. :D


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).
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Thanks for the response, I will try that and play around with it. Again, I appreciate the help.
 
ProudPilot said:
Surfing Jetcareers here at UND waiting for a student to grab a plane. Another CFI walked in and couldn't identify the airport, thought it was Dallas. FOR SHAME!
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Considering the runway layout visible and the terminal layout... at a quick glance, I can see how someone could take it for Dallas Love.

Just sayin' :D
 
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