Clark Point (C&C)

CraggyIslander

It's been a while since I've posted anything for C&C, but now that I'm finally getting the hang of the processing lark (at least hope so or I'm going back to shooting jpegs!)

Here's one from my trip to Canada in May last year (and yes everything between then and now I still need to process :-( except for the Borderfox's horses):

challengemaster

Sorry, but for me there's just nothing interesting in the picture..

Fajitas!

Would have loved a more dramatic sky or lower viewpoint, but give it a shot in B&W - Good look with all the processing

CraggyIslander

either my eyesight or my monitor is on the fritz (or both!) It's meant to be a clear blue sky and bright green and red....... and yet now I see it posted all the colors are dull So yep challengemasters comment is correct

Gaahhh!!! I give up *stumbles into corner with bottle of vino*

Fajitas!

Fancy lending me a higher res one? I'll stick to colour

pete4130

Did you switch the colour space to sRGB for posting on the web? You prob have your setting on camera to shooti n AdobeRGB (bigger gammut of colours that don't come through on the net so aRGB files look dull when viewed on the net.

CraggyIslander

hmmm, the output for phase one is set to use the adobe rgb allright, so for web it should be srgb?

Fajitas, I've uploaded the original raw file here if you fancy a go. Think I might have been over-compensating for the blown highlights on the lighthouse

pete4130

Yup, got to change to sRGB for the web. You can do this in PS by going to......*looks in photoshop*.....EDIT > COLOUR SETTINGS > then choose your colour space. I think if you choose the option to "save for web" it does this for you? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

CraggyIslander

That'd explain some of the trouble I've been having alright. Still thinking of packing in the processing stuff for a while... again!.... 'its for the birds*'

* and not the ones with the knockers!

Fajitas!

Ah! Forgot to post back here!

Here ye go Fred; http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2370/2217749830_7c9f3df478_o.jpg

Is large jpeg, don't go loading it up in browser

5uspect

Really good job Al!

CraggyIslander

Thanks Al, that's the brightness / colors I was after

Now to figure out what the hell am doing wrong myself

challengemaster

looks much better

Mellor

colour is much better,
but the ligt house is still slightly crooked

CraggyIslander

Switching to sRGB and being to sparse with the contrast / saturation sliders etc is all that apparently was wrong with me See below for a tighter crop and a straightened lighthouse (pops for full size).