Tonemapped Nonsense...

Steve5D · Jun 21, 2012

Put it back in the oven for a little bit:

Steve5D · Jun 21, 2012

Compaq said:
If you're going to blur stuff in software, at least pay enough attention to simulate a proper DOF. The car is sharp, but the road under it isn't. That's weird, and makes it seem very amateurish. I like the processing on the car, though.

Well, when it comes to stuff like this, I'm definitely an amateur. I've been messing around with this stuff for only a few weeks...

Compaq · Jun 21, 2012

Make a layer mask, and mask back in the sharp pavement. As it is, it looks horrible. Parts of the car is even blurred. You need to zoom in, and work on 5-10 pixel level, to assure that you're only blurring what you want, and not accidentally the roof line on the car, etc etc.

Working with layers is pretty much image modification in a nutshell (in my opinion). Read and watch tutorials, and you'll see how it works.

Steve5D · Jun 21, 2012

Compaq said:
Make a layer mask, and mask back in the sharp pavement. As it is, it looks horrible. Parts of the car is even blurred. You need to zoom in, and work on 5-10 pixel level, to assure that you're only blurring what you want, and not accidentally the roof line on the car, etc etc.

Working with layers is pretty much image modification in a nutshell (in my opinion). Read and watch tutorials, and you'll see how it works.

Thanks.

I've not done much (aka "anything at all") with things like masks in Photoshop (I have Elements 10). I've found a couple of video tutorials so, when I get some time, I'll check them out.

As for masking back in the "sharp pavemtn", would you do all of the pavement?

laleemcc · Jun 21, 2012

This is one that I did that I think also looks like a matchbox car.

Steve5D · Jun 21, 2012

That's kinda' cool. I like it...

Compaq · Jun 21, 2012

The same blurring problem applies to that picture. The processing is awful!

AaronLLockhart · Jun 21, 2012

Way overcooked. Without the added blur, it might have been a decent photo. I like a little extra cooking on the HDRs, but this is a bit much

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jamesbjenkins · Jun 21, 2012

laleemcc said:
<img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11943"/>

This is one that I did that I think also looks like a matchbox car.

It was looking good right up until you did that awful blur job. If you're going to add blur in post, you need to spend the 7-10 minutes to make it look right. Otherwise, you come off as a sloppy amateur.

Other than the blur, I like the truck shot. Nice work.