Misc fireworks

tinabalagosa · 01-23-2011, 11:59 PM

Was on a 3rd floor rooftop, all around me where fireworks. I was taking a pic of one that was very far from me. Could I have adjusted something to avoid the smoke all around which gave a haze effect on my pic

**Ash** · 01-24-2011, 12:48 AM

There is little you can do about the haze, but there is something you can do to improve contrast and clarity in PP. Firstly, balance the colours - there is too much yellow in these scenes - a more natural white balance alone would improve the look of this image greatly. Crop out the unnecessary negative space in #2. Decrease exposure and brightness, whilst increasing contrast - you may get better definition of the fireworks itself.

tinabalagosa · 01-24-2011, 01:30 AM

@ash: thank you will try doing what you suggested

tinabalagosa · 01-27-2011, 12:18 AM

@ash; followed what you advised and this is it. I see the difference, much better.

**Ash** · 01-27-2011, 01:35 PM

There's an improvement there fore sure in the overall look of the images, and you can use colour balance to shift the yellows towards the blue a little and then boost some more contrast to get an even more defined result, whilst rendering the background elements more naturally.

01-23-2011, 11:59 PM	#1
tinabalagosa Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: cebu city Photos: Gallery Posts: 38	fireworks Lens: tamron 70-300 mm Camera: pentax 20d ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/30s Aperture: F9.5 Was on a 3rd floor rooftop, all around me where fireworks. I was taking a pic of one that was very far from me. Could I have adjusted something to avoid the smoke all around which gave a haze effect on my pic

01-24-2011, 01:30 AM	#3
tinabalagosa Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: cebu city Photos: Gallery Posts: 38 Original Poster	fireworks @ash: thank you will try doing what you suggested

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01-24-2011, 12:48 AM	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	There is little you can do about the haze, but there is something you can do to improve contrast and clarity in PP. Firstly, balance the colours - there is too much yellow in these scenes - a more natural white balance alone would improve the look of this image greatly. Crop out the unnecessary negative space in #2. Decrease exposure and brightness, whilst increasing contrast - you may get better definition of the fireworks itself.

01-27-2011, 12:18 AM	#4
tinabalagosa Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: cebu city Photos: Gallery Posts: 38 Original Poster	@ash; followed what you advised and this is it. I see the difference, much better.

01-27-2011, 01:35 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	There's an improvement there fore sure in the overall look of the images, and you can use colour balance to shift the yellows towards the blue a little and then boost some more contrast to get an even more defined result, whilst rendering the background elements more naturally.

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