I took a photo and edited it.

[Star.]

The original image:

 

 

 

 

The first try:

 

 

 

 

The second try (using same methods but somehow turned out different):

 

 

 

 

Method on photoshop:

 

1) Straightened out the picture, i.e made the horizon straight. This was done with Ctrl + T (transform). Then cut out some edges to make the image rectangular.

 

2) Put up the brightness and contrast via the adjustment layer. I did this because I once read somewhere on the internet that you should... Only noticeable change was that there was less grey in the sky.

 

3) Did the levels, brought the two outer arrows more to the inside and the one in the middle ventured more to the right. Looked a bit saturated... And blue.

 

4) Used curves next. I put the channel on blue and bent the bottom half down towards the right to make it more natural. I think the top half went more to the left, past the diagonal line so the sky may look a little washed out.

 

5) Next was the deep yellow photo filter as 25%. It took away some of the cyan-ness of the sky and gave it a purple/blue (leaning more towards the blue) tone.

 

 

 

Then I left it at that and ended up with that image. This was my second try with the same picture using the same method trying to get the same results. It was a trial and error thing, as most image editing usually is.

 

 

 

So, based on my methods, not the image outcome, can you tell where Im doing okay and where Im doing unnecessary things?

 

 

 

Also, when I took that picture, it was getting cold and I could barely move my finger to turn the dials so I didnt have another chance at it. This was a sort of experiment.

 

 

 

I need a lot of help on this particular subject! We're doing a final piece and it gets to be shown in an art gallery :D My idea is three panoramas of Huddersfield taken at morning, midday (perhaps closer to sunset) and at night. Theyre going to be the size of A3 landscape, thats like 45cm across I think.

 

 

 

Ive done a night panorama:

 

 

(Nooo, it's small :\)

 

I was thinking about using this as the night one for the final piece. You think its okay? I didnt have time to take rule of thirds/composition into context :( My hands were so numb that when I got home that night, they started stinging like a bizznitch.

 

 

 

Woah, just looking back at those, they look really pixelated :? but it isn't on my laptop. Mayhaps I shall upload them again at a later date.

[Sam]

Night panorama photo is best, you capture the moment perfectly.

[thrash-boy]

im no pro, but i like them all

[runemetsa]

I actually like the original photo the best, somehow.

 

 

 

I agree with the night photo, it looks nice :D