Is this post-processing OK? (C & C)

[nonamexx]

Kolli hills - mini falls by harishankar, on Flickr

I used a simple duotone filter using GIMP. I thought it looked decent but I wanted to know how it appears to others.

C & C welcome.

 

[rateeg]

too much yellow for me...

 

[nonamexx]

too much yellow for me...

Just to clarify: well, it is yellowish: I did a sepia duo tone on the picture. Do you think it doesn't work well for the scenery?

 

[rateeg]

oh yea, that's what i mean.
the color setting doesnt match the scenery.

maybe a little bit of contrast and green filter on photoshop.

 

[nonamexx]

OK, I'll post another image soon. I use GIMP by the way for my photo editing needs GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

I wanted to capture a warmly dark, foresty mood, but I think it has become too warm.

 

[Nod]

A little to much reflection on the water, an ND filter would clear that up. Otherwise it's not a bad picture.

 

[nonamexx]

OK, how is this?

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Yay for Gimp! I am also a Gimp user.

I like the second edit much better.

 

[nonamexx]

In the second edit I used "recover shadows" (FX-Foundry) and then simply cranked up the saturation a little. The colours are otherwise natural.

In the first, I wanted to get an atmospheric (warm) feel as though you are in a forest region and I feel it's a decent effort. However, I realize that it's not natural. I hesitated a lot before choosing the first one to put up.

 

[starcluster]

Yes me too prefer the second edit :3

 

[nonamexx]

Thanks. What is it about the first that doesn't work? The lack of colour or the specific tones?

 

[Darkhunter139]

I prefer the first one, kind of makes the picture seem older then it is and I like that.

Second edit makes it look like an ordinary shot.

 

[nonamexx]

I prefer the first one, kind of makes the picture seem older then it is and I like that.

Second edit makes it look like an ordinary shot.

I had the same feeling about it. I thought the first one is more atmospheric and I think you expressed my own thoughts on it.

However, I realize that each has their own view of things and I respect contrary opinions too. That's why I love sharing pics. To know what others think.

 

[cdino88]

first one reminds me of an eerie vietnamese river or something, humid and foggy. second edit looks underexposed and blah.

what white balance did you shoot this in?

 

[nonamexx]

It was set on Auto white balance when I took the shot.

I think the lighting was not excellent. It was just past noon and sky was cloudy.

It was taken on a day trip.