Landscape Not very good with processing landscape/street. Need help

chesebert · 05-06-2012, 10:53 AM

It appears I am having trouble processing landscape shots in general and landscape/street photography.

I have gotten the photos to (what I believe) an usable state. But I am stuck and with no idea how to process any further.

Take a look; appreciate any suggestion.

imaspy · 05-07-2012, 06:57 AM

quick comments:

1. dying for a good B&W conversion imo
2. nothing going on to me.... nothing of interest. PP won't help much.
3. have you processed this as an HDR? i can see a big halo over the hills... again i'd try B&W and see what you come up with.....

hope this is a starting point.....

DeadJohn · 05-07-2012, 10:24 AM

The distant buildings look washed out and hazy in #1 and #3. This is a common issue especially due to the humidity over water. Selectively increasing the contrast and saturation can restore colors ... but may not be a good idea for these photos:

I like #1 as is. The interest is the foreground. There's interesting color in the foreground, and the greyish background works well. If the background was bright and punchy then the adults' heads would be lost in the background.

The background colors in photo #3 look off somehow. The reds and greens in the buildings IMO look artificial but I don't know how they look in person. Maybe try adjusting the background brightness/contrast/saturation, or as imaspy said try B&W conversion.

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05-06-2012, 10:53 AM	#1
chesebert Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 360	Not very good with processing landscape/street. Need help Lens: FA31mm Camera: K-5 It appears I am having trouble processing landscape shots in general and landscape/street photography. I have gotten the photos to (what I believe) an usable state. But I am stuck and with no idea how to process any further. Take a look; appreciate any suggestion.

05-07-2012, 06:57 AM	#2
imaspy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 294	quick comments: 1. dying for a good B&W conversion imo 2. nothing going on to me.... nothing of interest. PP won't help much. 3. have you processed this as an HDR? i can see a big halo over the hills... again i'd try B&W and see what you come up with..... hope this is a starting point.....

05-07-2012, 10:24 AM	#3
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	The distant buildings look washed out and hazy in #1 and #3. This is a common issue especially due to the humidity over water. Selectively increasing the contrast and saturation can restore colors ... but may not be a good idea for these photos: I like #1 as is. The interest is the foreground. There's interesting color in the foreground, and the greyish background works well. If the background was bright and punchy then the adults' heads would be lost in the background. The background colors in photo #3 look off somehow. The reds and greens in the buildings IMO look artificial but I don't know how they look in person. Maybe try adjusting the background brightness/contrast/saturation, or as imaspy said try B&W conversion.