Cloudscaping

[minicoop1985]

Fire in the sky by longm1985, on Flickr

Comments/critique welcome and encouraged.

I'll say this, I wish the blue cast in the upper right wasn't as strong, even if that's what the sky looked like. I'll be editing this again, so lemme know what you guys think. Thanks, peeps.

 

[mmaria]

yeah, I like it... when you reedit I'll like it again... so it's a win-win situation

 

[minicoop1985]

Thanks, Maria. That does sound like a win win to me.


Alright, I did it. I lightened the corner and removed some of that cast.


Cloudscaping by longm1985, on Flickr

 

[mmaria]

ok... don't hate me... I went to flickr for comparison and I like your original better...

we'll see what other have to say

eta: what I would change if it were my picture, is the hue of that blue in the right upper corner. I would change it in something more toned down and similar to other blue you have here

 

[WesternGuy]

Not bad, either one appears to be quite acceptable - the blue cast is natural and doesn't really bother me at all. My question is what causes the halos around the vegetation/trees along the horizon, particularly on the left side and the central part of the picture. If it was mine, I might be tempted to lighten the entire sky, including the clouds, up just a little bit, but that is just my preference - if you like it as it is, then that is all that really counts.

WesternGuy

 

[IzzieK]

I like the edited version for now. As for your question WesternGuy, I think what it needs is a little lessening of the Shadows/Highlights.

 

[minicoop1985]

Not bad, either one appears to be quite acceptable - the blue cast is natural and doesn't really bother me at all. My question is what causes the halos around the vegetation/trees along the horizon, particularly on the left side and the central part of the picture. If it was mine, I might be tempted to lighten the entire sky, including the clouds, up just a little bit, but that is just my preference - if you like it as it is, then that is all that really counts.

WesternGuy

Huh, you know, I'm not entirely sure. That may be the gradient of the sky, or my editing just didn't quite work. I didn't see that when it was in lightroom, but I'll give it another try. I have a feeling I know what I did. Now that I look at that (distracted by the upper right), it kinda looks too HDR-ish. It's not an HDR shot, so that's not something I want. Back to Lightroom I go.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

 

[minicoop1985]

I know what it was. It's a combination of the graduated filter and the sky itself. It's better here, but not gone completely. Oh well, there's more to be taken.

Also tried what Maria suggested, making that blue cast more believable.

Cloudscaping 2 by longm1985, on Flickr