How to improve this kind of lousy PS and photo?
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I do abit of architectural vis at work these are what i'll probably do if i'm going to be doing something punchy + contrasty
1> straighten the buildings perspective + maintain a straight horizon
2> sun direction should be obvious
3> crop away distraction element near the edges if any
4> sharpen the water reflection
5> abit of color balancing - more blues @ shdw area, orange @ bright areas
i think i did abit too much sharpening on the buildings in this sample
I do abit of architectural vis at work these are what i'll probably do if i'm going to be doing something punchy + contrasty
1> straighten the buildings perspective + maintain a straight horizon
2> sun direction should be obvious
3> crop away distraction element near the edges if any
4> sharpen the water reflection
5> abit of color balancing - more blues @ shdw area, orange @ bright areas
i think i did abit too much sharpening on the buildings in this sample
thank you. your PS is nice.. I didnt like the the color in my PS.. feeling like too much blues in the building also, but didnt do well in removing.
i guess one problem is you have a large expanse of water, while your subject is the city. Hence i added a little radial blur to hopefully draw the eye towards the city.
Also, just for fun, i increased the red and blue channels somewhat to simulate a late evening light. The rest is merely layering and saturation modification in ps. I cheated a little. Part of the pp was done using my own code.
This is the kind of over-the-top processing that not all will like.
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i guess one problem is you have a large expanse of water, while your subject is the city. Hence i added a little radial blur to hopefully draw the eye towards the city.
Also, just for fun, i increased the red and blue channels somewhat to simulate a late evening light. The rest is merely layering and saturation modification in ps. I cheated a little. Part of the pp was done using my own code.
This is the kind of over-the-top processing that not all will like.
cool.. the tricks are in Photoshop right? My software is GIMP, can not do these stuff.. The color is much nicer than before..
I shot it in the early morning.. Expecting much nicer but dunno y original photo is like hell..
then can show a few shots to see? how to get nice photos right out of cam? Use Scene mode?
this is my take on it
Wah....Shenton Way is not with a Sea Front but with a Lake Front on a still windless day har? heheheh...
wah! more and more interesting!
bring all on and i will like to see more..
This is the sunshine style I have been looking for.. However though the sun was perfect but original photo in post #1 just couldnt make it.. dunno what made it so dull and boring.. whole series from different angles were all the same.
I believe I can never PS them into style below..
bring all on and i will like to see more..
This is the sunshine style I have been looking for.. However though the sun was perfect but original photo in post #1 just couldnt make it.. dunno what made it so dull and boring.. whole series from different angles were all the same.
I believe I can never PS them into style below..
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Here's how i would ps it. Roughly it goes: Soft light -> Enhanced the blues with channel mixer -> slight adjustment of curves to make it slightly brighter. Tell me if you like it. 
wah! more and more interesting!
bring all on and i will like to see more..
This is the sunshine style I have been looking for.. However though the sun was perfect but original photo in post #1 just couldnt make it.. dunno what made it so dull and boring.. whole series from different angles were all the same.
I believe I can never PS them into style below..
I believe what you are looking out for is a polarizing effect.
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