Mozzam Hosein

Image Processing Challenge
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Captured at Deerfield Beach, Florida

Raw File

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My Edit (click to see)

Mozzam Hosein
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Hi Mozzam,
what a great seascape shot. I love to photograph flowing water. And you chose the perfect shutter speed for this scene. You’ve captured the dynamics brilliantly.

The Image Processing Challenge is a lot of fun. Putting your hand on someone else’s raw file is quite interesting. I think you go further in post-processing than you do with your own images.

So here is my experiment:

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  1. Basic adjustments in LR
  2. Opened two versions as Smart Object in PS (one with a cooler white balance and one with a warmer white balance for the highlights)
  3. I created a mask to blend in the warmer version
  4. several Levels adjustment layers with masks to add some contrast
  5. I also used Triple Play actions from TK Panel to add some contrast to the water (I have heard of these actions here at NPN for the first time)
  6. I added two blank layers (one with Overlay mode, and one with Soft Light mode), sampled a warm color in the sky, and painted on that layers with a soft brush to emphasize the light.

Again, a great image with an awesome mood. Well done!