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Charming Commotion

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The Winner of our first Contest "Reflect your Week #31"

A turbulent late afternoon with massive clouds and thunderstorms.

Just a single exposure, no HDR nor multiple blendings or whatsoever. Just based on a perfect exposure - I realize that's subjective.

Pre-processing: Pre-sharpened and tone-corrected during pre-processing stage.

Post-processing: Local colour contrast enhancement with the Color Balance-, Selective Color-, and Curves Adjustment Layers in post-processing stage.

Final touch-ups: A slight post-sharpening with the Unsharp Mask Filter and a slight reverse High Pass adjustment for a slight Soft Focus effect on the sharpest edges. Finally a super fine medium format Fuji Velvia 50 grain on 40% Opacity at Soft Light layer mode has been added because I love it.

Daily Tip: Note that the High Pass filter is often used to sharpen the edges of an image. To achieve the reverse effect to soften the edges to create a more controllable Soft Focus effect, hit Ctrl + I once to invert the gray High Pass layer to reverse the effect and set the layer mode to either Overlay-, Soft Light-, or Vivid Light mode and play with the Opacity . In this context another useful advise would be to Desaturate the layer right before you apply he High Pass filter to get the cleanest effect. Try it out if you haven't allready..

Download the Action here [PS CS3 WinXP]

I don't know if anyone appreciates the introduction of a daily Photoshop Tip along with a new post of mine, but I thought it would be handy as a reminder for myself as well. Please let me know, yours humbly...

Exposure settings: f/4, 0.02 sec (1/50), ISO 250, 12 mm

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Taken on: February 21, 2009

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