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Knocksink Woods, Enniskerry
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A few shots taken recently and processed using a new technique I came across – inverting a duplicate layer, overlaying at around 20-30%, slight midtone curves lift, boost green sats by 25-30% and USM with 2-3 points of threshold:
To be honest with ya they all lack a little kick, a little punch to the colour as they are a little dull. If you have the RAW files I’d look at boosting the colours, if you only have the JPG’s have a play with various colour channels. On the positive side, I do really like the composition and the clarity and crispness of the rocks in the foreground.
#2 works the best for me, the movement of the water down the frame then taking a sharp left and heading across the frame, nice. Brian’s right though, they could do with a bit more oomph, although I know it’s easy to oomph it too far sometimes with all that green.
Alternatively, lose the colour altogether and try a mono conversion ?
Thanks for the comments guys. The original RAW files are very flat. These were taken in shade, so the colours are muted and quite a bit of lifting was required in the shadow regions. These have been boosted with a tiny amount of Foliage filter in Nik, and around 25%+ green channel lift – anymore made the shots look too artificial.
I’m glad the compostion is liked, as I’m traditionally weak at this. Shots are handheld, so I’m glad sharpness (f13/14, 1/25,17mm) is good too.
Here’s a version with a a stretched level range, sat boost and hue correction:
And a b&w conversion with green filter and dodge of the foreground – I don’t like this too much though.
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