Playing with my photos

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

@Issabella.

Thank you for sharing so many beautiful photographs and giving me the opportunity to play with them.
I have been busy lately, but hope to come back to the ones I have missed and have another try with some of the others.

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:03 am **(#782)**

Thanks David. I'll love to see your awesome results. :tyspin

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

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david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

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Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:14 pm **(#785)**

David, what beauty in those photos. :clap

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

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Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:40 am **(#787)**

David, great work in the photos as usual. :clap

I found a few photos I took in Cadaqués, a charming village in the North-East of Spain. At first hors there was very foggy.

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:41 am **(#788)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:42 am **(#789)**

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

One of the photographs I wished to revisit.

IMG_7248. The original with perspective correction.

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Removed the people and made the tower brightness match the rest of the building. Emphasised the facade.

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Increased the saturation on the buildings and reduced it on the steps (foreground).

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I may yet have another try at this photograph!

Next I must play with your beautiful photographs of Cadaqués.

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

IMG_1340. Reduced the contrast to emphasise the mistiness. Desaturated and added a blue colour cast.

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IMG_1345. Tried to bring out the detail of the boat.

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IMG_1320. Contrast mask in layer 1 of luminosity mask plug-in. Saturation increase in high and medium regions.

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david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

IMG_1336. Small adjustments with luminosity masks. Increase saturation high and medium areas.

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IMG_1328. Contrast mask in layer 2 of luminosity masks. Increased saturation of red roofs.

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lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12814

Golden Hour

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

IMG_1340. Not happy with my previous attempt. Another try, still not what I wanted to achieve, but different!

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These other images from Cadaqués I could play with for many hours! All done with eq_lum_mask_small.py and eq_sat_mask_h_m_s.py
A significant feature of the photographs are the red tiled roofs. By using Colours/Curves within the medium mask of eq_sat_mask_h_m_s.py I have been able to brighten the darker roofs and then increase their saturation.

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david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

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Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:30 am **(#796)**

David, I like seeing each photo after your enhancement. More when one compares the before and after. :clap

Lyle, that golden touch is great! :clap

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:31 am **(#797)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:31 am **(#798)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:32 am **(#799)**

david · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 875

For most of these photographs I have used the luminosity and saturation plug-ins. Added a contrast mask to layer 2 to lighten the darkest parts.

IMG_1337. Removed some of the cables and pipes.

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IMG_1352. Tried to emphasise the mistiness.

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