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Green_Manelishi · 07-16-2009, 11:10 AM

I took some pictures on a very foggy day. The primary subject looks fine but the sky/fog is a rather unremarkable gray background. I'd like to improve the look with one of the following two options:

1) fiddle with the gray itself to create a more foggy/dark cloud look. However, I do not have a RAW format to use here, only the JPG (so my options are limited?)

2) turn the gray into a transparent layer then use a better sky picture as the background. I went out today and took some sky pictures, RAW format as well, that I could probably tweak to make look appropriately stormy.

dosdan · 07-16-2009, 03:33 PM

I've done that. I replaced the sky using The GIMP in a shot that had an uninteresting sky. Check out Beach12 in my gallery which is a combination of Beach Life & Beach 2.

User Photo Gallery - Uploads Posted By dosdan

Dan.

Green_Manelishi · 07-16-2009, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

I've done that. I replaced the sky with The GIMP in an shot that had an uninteresting sky. Check out Beach12 in my gallery which is a combination of Beach Life & Beach 2.

User Photo Gallery - Uploads Posted By dosdan

Dan.

The sky in your Beach Life picture is "exactly" what the sky looks like in the photo I want to improve.

PM is better. Email address removed.

dosdan · 07-16-2009, 05:40 PM

PM sent.

Dan.

Green_Manelishi · 07-19-2009, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by dosdan

PM sent.

Dan.

Email(s) sent. No reply. Were they received?

dosdan · 07-19-2009, 01:02 PM

I received a "Got it" email. Did you send another?

Dan.

Green_Manelishi · 07-20-2009, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

I received a "Got it" email. Did you send another?

Dan.

PM and email sent.

07-16-2009, 11:10 AM	#1
Green_Manelishi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the edge ... Posts: 179	GIMP 2 to create a better sky in picture I took some pictures on a very foggy day. The primary subject looks fine but the sky/fog is a rather unremarkable gray background. I'd like to improve the look with one of the following two options: 1) fiddle with the gray itself to create a more foggy/dark cloud look. However, I do not have a RAW format to use here, only the JPG (so my options are limited?) 2) turn the gray into a transparent layer then use a better sky picture as the background. I went out today and took some sky pictures, RAW format as well, that I could probably tweak to make look appropriately stormy.

07-16-2009, 03:33 PM	#2
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	I've done that. I replaced the sky using The GIMP in a shot that had an uninteresting sky. Check out Beach12 in my gallery which is a combination of Beach Life & Beach 2. User Photo Gallery - Uploads Posted By dosdan Dan. Last edited by dosdan; 07-16-2009 at 10:08 PM.

07-16-2009, 04:17 PM	#3
Green_Manelishi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the edge ... Posts: 179 Original Poster	Originally posted by dosdan I've done that. I replaced the sky with The GIMP in an shot that had an uninteresting sky. Check out Beach12 in my gallery which is a combination of Beach Life & Beach 2. User Photo Gallery - Uploads Posted By dosdan Dan. The sky in your Beach Life picture is "exactly" what the sky looks like in the photo I want to improve. PM is better. Email address removed. Last edited by Green_Manelishi; 07-16-2009 at 06:56 PM. Reason: Remove email address.

07-19-2009, 11:21 AM	#5
Green_Manelishi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the edge ... Posts: 179 Original Poster	communication Originally posted by dosdan PM sent. Dan. Email(s) sent. No reply. Were they received?

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07-16-2009, 05:40 PM	#4
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	PM sent. Dan.

07-19-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	I received a "Got it" email. Did you send another? Dan.

07-20-2009, 02:24 PM	#7
Green_Manelishi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the edge ... Posts: 179 Original Poster	Originally posted by dosdan I received a "Got it" email. Did you send another? Dan. PM and email sent.

GIMP 2 to create a better sky in picture

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