Mist on the Lake

[markgozz]

Originally Posted by wave01

i would like to offer a suggestion make another layer use the grad tool and fill it with white and then drop the opacity down use a mask and you can paint in some more mist it will hide the fore ground and you are taken to the rest of the picture

Great idea thanks for that , I've had a play but need quite a bit more practice . I put a google search in for adding mist to an image and I have to admit I was amazed at how many really useful links it came up with , I'm trying out the technique you suggested and if I can get something half decent I'll post it up .

Thanks Mark

[markgozz]

OK , I've been playing with photoshop and I now feel like a bit of a cheat but what do you think .

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Cheers Mark

[wave01]

thats a good start have you tried dropping the opacity down a touch

[Jediboy]

I think it looks good. But for me the mist on the reeds in the foreground doesnt quie look right. Looks a bit unnatural to my eye. But overall I like it.

[markgozz]

As an exercise it's really good fun and I'm learning some great photoshop techniques but even if I get better results I don't think I can bring myself to use the image because I will all ways know that it's false .

I'll keep going on this one because I now see it as a personal mission , I'm going to have to go back to the start because like a Muppet I didn't save it as a photoshop file and lost all the layer's information , I had two main layers one with the white grad on it and another with an image of clouds with a screen blend mode to give the mottled appearance .

I'll give it another go so thanks again for your feedback it's very helpful .

Mark

[DigiDiva]

i had a go at painting on mist......couldnt get it quite right. need to practice.

[Jediboy]

Originally Posted by markgozz

As an exercise it's really good fun and I'm learning some great photoshop techniques but even if I get better results I don't think I can bring myself to use the image because I will all ways know that it's false .

I'll keep going on this one because I now see it as a personal mission , I'm going to have to go back to the start because like a Muppet I didn't save it as a photoshop file and lost all the layer's information , I had two main layers one with the white grad on it and another with an image of clouds with a screen blend mode to give the mottled appearance .

I'll give it another go so thanks again for your feedback it's very helpful .

Mark

I know why you're saying about edited phots not being 'real'. I feel the same, but I accept that photoshop is part of photography these days. I'd love to get it right in camera every time, but I'm not that good and a bit of simple processing can help my my photos in some cases. But I'm not very good with photoshop either, but I'm slowly learning.

[markgozz]

Originally Posted by Jediboy

I know why you're saying about edited phots not being 'real'. I feel the same, but I accept that photoshop is part of photography these days. I'd love to get it right in camera every time, but I'm not that good and a bit of simple processing can help my my photos in some cases. But I'm not very good with photoshop either, but I'm slowly learning.

I couldn't agree more about using software to fine tune your shots but when I found myself importing images or samples of images to change what was actually there it made me very uncomfortable , like I said earlier as an exercise it's great for learning different techniques and fun but it would never feel like my image .

Mark

[markgozz]

OK so as far as this exercise goes I'm quite pleased with the balance of my final attempt but what do you think

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Thanks Mark

[wave01]

well done