I like the "pop" that's been added at the ground level but rather prefer
the darker sky of the original even with the wide angle gradient. It
has never struck me as strongly unnatural looking since we see at least
some of that with the eye.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Mike wrote:
>>> Imagine going days without seeing much humanity except truck stops, dog
>>> tracks, and chain fast food joints.
>>>
>>>
>> That's why we go. Except there aren't any truck stops, dog tracks or fast
>> food joints. It is reassuring to know such places still exist in the world.
>>
> Nice evocations of the wide open spaces of the US West.
>> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/E%20OR/Oct07/FtRock054.jpg>
>>
> Is this one of the polarized sky images you were asking about?
>
> I played with it a bit. I found combination of a circular gradient,
> white to transparent, and starting at or a bit below the bottom of the
> image and the vignetting correction tool in PTLens to do a pretty good
> job. <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Mike/FtRock054.htm>
>
> Figuring out what to use and how for the first two steps took a while,
> including a false start. Reproducing the effect on other images, once
> one knows how, shouldn't take long.
>
> Yeah, I know; it isn't a one button solution. When you find that, please
> let me know.
>
> Moose
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