I am a bit late. Since I was late, I had told Robyn that I may miss this month, however, the young lady gently convinced me to get off my lazy bum and participate.
The basis for this week’s offering is an HDR image that I processed in Lightroom. I did the HDR processing in Lightroom, and i have to say that their engine is very good indeed. I applied the De-Haze slider. Despite the monsoons, we do get some haze.
Then, in Photoshop, I did virtually nothing. Finally, I reduced the noise using Nik and sharpened it using Nik. I need to practice some of the Unsharp Mask tools in Photoshop. They are a bit more time consuming but really powerful.
A gorgeous sunset. I’m glad Robyn persuaded you to join in. π
beautiful Rajiv– I do love this π
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Ive come back for another look at this version ad am viewing it on a different (better) screen. This is such an awesome image!
Thanks! I am really glad you like it!
I have planned what I want to do in Octover. I am going to go bonkers!
He hee.. I’m glad you’re joining us ππ
Can’t wait to see what you do with this one. I really like it Rajiv and I think lots more potential. Love the framing and the sunset over the city.
I tried the HDR merge in LR for the first time this month and I really like the results too.
I am curious myself…. the LR tool is really good
I think so too Rajiv π
Your image is stunning. The sunlight has such a wonderful hue to it. – I look forward to seeing your other edits. This was my first time participating in this challenge.
Thanks. Glad you like it. This is a great challenge
beautiful sky!
Thank you!
The sky looks like it a painting-what a wonderful image…
Thank you! I did very little post processing!
This is a really beautiful picture. I like Lightrooms engine as well although I do find it lacking when needing to edit areas that are drastically tonally different next to each other. I am interested to see where you take the picture in the coming weeks.
Thanks. I need to look a bit closely into this aspect of LR that you mentioned. I did have Enfuse in LR 2014, but it seemed to have disappeared in LR 2015.
The one that I do use more often, is Photomatix. However, I have to be very careful with that. A slight error in the controls, and I end up with a very grungy version, which is nice if you want that effect. However, if you want something more natural, which is what I generally prefer, then care is needed.
For the next week’s, I am trying to resist the temptation of using filters like Nik and Topaz. While they are good, I sometimes think that they can make you lazy..
What an amazing sky, Rajiv. Looking forward to the next edits.
Thanks.. I wonder how those will go
So good .. glad you got off your lazy bum π
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The Dehaze feature is becoming a key go to for me, it really makes a difference, even a slight application can help
For me too. Especially since I live in polluted India