Salvage Week - 05/26/2024

[Douglas Sherman]

I couldn't get to this last week because I was in NJ attending my granddaughter's graduation. This is a rework of a Grand Canyon image from Lipan Point.

This is a two-stitch panorama on a smokey day. After making the panorama I cropped it to make a better composition and then processed it. I got rid of most of the smoke using Dehaze. This isn't a great image, but it demonstrates how much you can clean up haze.

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[AlanLichty]

Nice cleanup job. Wish we could do this to our air outside when wildfire season peaks

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice cleanup job. Wish we could do this to our air outside when wildfire season peaks

We are in prescribed burn season here in AZ. The smoke from the burning on the Mogollon Rim settles into the Verde Valley at night and wreaks havoc on those with lung issues.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Good work Doug. Its almost like looking at the first image through dirty glasses and then you take them off.

 

[Michael13]

Your re-working this has certainly transformed the image!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I went looking for unprocessed images from the past and found a few from my first trip to Arches. The weather didn't do any favors as the image below shows.

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[Kyle Jones]

Here's a rework I've been meaning to attempt for a while. I processed the original a long time ago. The photo was taken with a Canon Rebel T1i and lacks the dynamic range of more modern sensors. There is a ton of flare in this image as well. I started with PureRAW4, used some of the new AI remove features in Photoshop, opened the shadows some, and adjusted the colors. Any thoughts are appreciated:

1) Reworked Version

2) Original for reference

 

[JimFox]

Here's a rework I've been meaning to attempt for a while. I processed the original a long time ago. The photo was taken with a Canon Rebel T1i and lacks the dynamic range of more modern sensors. There is a ton of flare in this image as well. I started with PureRAW4, used some of the new AI remove features in Photoshop, opened the shadows some, and adjusted the colors. Any thoughts are appreciated:

1) Reworked Version
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2) Original for reference
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I like the subtle improvements between the 2 Kyle. I haven't had a chance to really try the AI Remove took in Photoshop, when I do remove something it's still pretty much with the Auto-Fill.

 

[JimFox]

I went looking for unprocessed images from the past and found a few from my first trip to Arches. The weather didn't do any favors as the image below shows.

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That's a nice improvement Jameel!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I like the subtle improvements between the 2 Kyle. I haven't had a chance to really try the AI Remove took in Photoshop, when I do remove something it's still pretty much with the Auto-Fill.

The new tool is unbelievable, Jim. You will never look back.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here's a rework I've been meaning to attempt for a while. I processed the original a long time ago. The photo was taken with a Canon Rebel T1i and lacks the dynamic range of more modern sensors. There is a ton of flare in this image as well. I started with PureRAW4, used some of the new AI remove features in Photoshop, opened the shadows some, and adjusted the colors. Any thoughts are appreciated:

1) Reworked Version
View attachment 72769

2) Original for reference
View attachment 72771

Beautiful work, Kyle.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Your re-working this has certainly transformed the image!

Thanks so much, Michael.

 

[AlanLichty]

I worked over a file with some serious shadow issues from 2005 with an olde Canon 20D and low quality glass. Early morning at Hug Point along the Oregon coast. There were limitations on how much I could do to make this presentable.

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