Chris Calohan
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Cem_Usakligil
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Very impressive Chris.
Chris Calohan
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I take all compliments with great gratitude, but when I get them from those whom I feel have mastered light and tone with such a deft touch, I am especially flattered. Thanks, Cem
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Now Chris
we're (at least I am) curious to know how you achieved such picture !
we're (at least I am) curious to know how you achieved such picture !
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
And the Sea Marches On: Chris calohan
So how is it done? Hmm? Not with photoshop, my subscription ran out!
Printed from the mind directly, perhaps a nightmare. That's what could be possible in years to come. A chip in the brain or headset can already do simpler tasks.
Asher
Chris Calohan
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Two exposures: one for the sky, one for water and foreground...a little overlapping in the masking process. That was the easy part.
I start with a color image, use the B&W adjustment tool and slide the blue slider all the way to the right..or pretty close to there.
Essentially, I make a contrast layer and really push the contrast hard to the right, then I make two exposure layers, one overexposed by + 1x and one under, generally somewhere in the - 2.5x and set the layer mask color to white as this becomes a subtractive process.
Going from hightlight adjustment to shadow adjustment, back and forth for lots of hours, you build your tonal range by subtracting either the over or underexposed areas. In the end, the contrast is slightly adjusted back to a more mid-range value.
It's quite tedious but if any of you are familiar with David Byrne's work, you'll see how much depth can be achieved using this method.
http://www.85mm.co.uk/
This is a detail of the bottom right corner.
I start with a color image, use the B&W adjustment tool and slide the blue slider all the way to the right..or pretty close to there.
Essentially, I make a contrast layer and really push the contrast hard to the right, then I make two exposure layers, one overexposed by + 1x and one under, generally somewhere in the - 2.5x and set the layer mask color to white as this becomes a subtractive process.
Going from hightlight adjustment to shadow adjustment, back and forth for lots of hours, you build your tonal range by subtracting either the over or underexposed areas. In the end, the contrast is slightly adjusted back to a more mid-range value.
It's quite tedious but if any of you are familiar with David Byrne's work, you'll see how much depth can be achieved using this method.
http://www.85mm.co.uk/
This is a detail of the bottom right corner.
Maggie Terlecki
Moderator
Wow, Chris, this seriously looks amazing. Looks like it took a lot of work, but definitely worth it!
Congratulations on such a beautiful work
Maggie
Congratulations on such a beautiful work
Maggie
Chris Calohan
Well-known member
Thanks, Maggie. About five hours work...in small increments to keep my eyes intact. Some of David Byrne's work takes three to four times that amount of time but he also often interjects different skies into his work.
fahim mohammed
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Very very nice and neat Chris.
Take care.
Take care.
Martin Stephens
New member
I think the trunks need more room to breathe. I think less crowding would open it up and be more dramatic. Also, the wood looks dry etched and a tad unnatural to my eye. It is a nice photographic idea.