Light and Color

[Tom Narwid]

This past fall I was wandering up and down Rt 550

between Durango and Silverton. This colorful spot caught my eye.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful scene but you might want to check the color profile for this image - the color balance seems off.

 

[Tom Narwid]

Beautiful scene but you might want to check the color profile for this image - the color balance seems off.

You are right Alan....a little too much on the yellow side. How does this look?

 

[AlanLichty]

The clouds and the sky still seem off. What is the color profile assigned to this image? It almost feels like RGB instead of sRGB.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Tom,

That is a great view. Gotta love Colorado Fall colors! My thought was maybe you used too much Highlight recovery on this? There is a beautiful photo in this, but it's feeling a bit muddy. Maybe use some more Clarity too?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice view and agree about the image looking flat and dull. A little post processing will bring this out nicely.

 

[Tom Narwid]

The clouds and the sky still seem off. What is the color profile assigned to this image? It almost feels like RGB instead of sRGB.

Srgb

 

[AlanLichty]

Srgb

Curious - on my screen (and it appears similar for others above) the skies and clouds have a yellow/green cast that is consistent with color profile conversion gone sideways.

I think this is a really nice capture (wish I had shot it!) and I am guessing it looks great in photoshop on your screen (it should). Any chance you would be willing to put this image up on the Critique of Photos forum?

 

[Tom Narwid]

You are right Alan....a little too much on the yellow side. How does this look?View attachment 3655

My monitor is calibrated with a Spyder. I just rechecked it and it is fine. PS is set for sRGB and so is the monitor. It is kind of interesting re the cloud color. On the upper right the clouds have a very slight green cast near the right border. However the middle to left side of the sky the PS eyedropper shows that the color mix of the clouds are very close to neutral in color. After going into PS-->Image-->Adjust-->Gamma Adjust and sliding to the right the image gets the kick it needs. What do you think.

 

[AlanLichty]

The clouds up front look better and the patches of sunlight on the trees is more evident in this version. Patch of sky has more blue here as well. Was there smoke in the air that would make the clouds at the skyline seem like they in a haze?

 

[Tom Narwid]

The clouds up front look better and the patches of sunlight on the trees is more evident in this version. Patch of sky has more blue here as well. Was there smoke in the air that would make the clouds at the skyline seem like they in a haze?

Atmosphere was not "dirty" but was heavy with moisture. That could be it. All of your comments are helpful....thanks.