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My World: What did you see Grandma?

fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

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The people Mariam. The people.

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fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
Paul, Asher..

Thank you both for your comments, which have been seen by the OP.
The OP only knows about the brightness/contrast slider.
That too seems to strain the OP's mental faculties.

Regards.

Correction: The OP has now asked me to add that the brightness/contrast slider is taxing on both, the OP's physical and mental strength.
 
Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Asher,

Asher Kelman said:
I find the shot appealing. You can add a curves layer, just change the blend to "multiply" and then paint into the mask and adjust the percent, for effect.
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Tell me why the multiply blend mode is desirable here.

I assume the overall scenario is to change the tonal scale in a selected part of the image.

I note that with the multiply mode, where the mask is transparent, the image is made considerably darker when the curve is "straight."

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Doug Kerr said:
Hi, Asher,


Tell me why the multiply blend mode is desirable here.

I assume the overall scenario is to change the tonal scale in a selected part of the image.

I note that with the multiply mode, where the mask is transparent, the image is made considerably darker when the curve is "straight."

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug
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Doug,

This picture might benefit from dealing with the bright thin areas to build up the detail and also to ameliorate the lack of local contrast.

Local Contrast Sharpening: It's one of the most useful hidden tricks in Photoshop. It builds up density where one thinks one has really a badly overexposed part of an image. Then one can mask out any part of that one doesn't need. The mask is already waiting for use - it's the white square to the right side of that adjustment layer in the layers dialog box and MUST be selected first by clicking on it! (If not you paint black on your picture, LOL!)

I use a 20% black brush to paint over the actual photoshop picture itself just where one wants to gradually get rid of the increased detail and darkness effect where it's not needed. Every time one releases the mouse and then paints again, an additional 30% of black (i.e., removal), will occur. One can see progress in creation of a black dense area in the little white icon in the layers palette that had been selected before using the brush. So one can very gradually adjust the level of the increased image density.

When it's perfect, go away and have a tea/walk or steal a piece of pie from the refrigerator. When you return, now you can reduce the total effect of that layer on the one below as much as possible and usually it can be down to about 85% or so. You need to always do this to prevent over correcting pictures!

Local contrast sharpening: Likely as not, this picture may also benefit from sharpening to remove flair using Photoshops USM sharpening at 6-12 percent and 30-60 pixels wide. Use Edit, "Fade Unsharp masking" with the blend set to Luminosity, even if you don't reduce the level of sharpening.

Asher
 
Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Asher,

Asher Kelman said:
This picture might benefit from dealing with the bright thin areas to build up the detail and also to ameliorate the lack of local contrast.

Local Contrast Sharpening: It's one of the most useful hidden tricks in Photoshop.
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Well, it remains hidden to me!

I have heard of the concept of local contrast enhancement, done using USM Sharpening (as in fact you describe below).

But here it seems as if you are speaking of doing something like that via an adjustment layer (since you mention using the adjustment layer mask to localize the effect). But I don't know which adjustment layer that is.

When it's perfect, go away and have a tea/walk or steal a piece of pie from the refrigerator. When you return, now you can reduce the total effect of that layer on the one below as much as possible and usually it can be down to about 85% or so. You need to always do this to prevent over correcting pictures!
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How do I do that?

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug
 
fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
fahim says he dreamt

I was waiting for him in a Mogul Emperor's Harem..

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The poor man! He really is getting old. Delirious. Fahim.
 
fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
The mayor and his wife

very graciously invited me to have lunch with them.

The live in their family house which is over 500 years old.

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Fahim,

You are fast with your camera!


Rich, vibrant, unbelievable.

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An excellent flash of life and beauty!


Asher
 
fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
Asher Kelman said:
Fahim,

This is interesting as it's so spacious, but there's no other furniture or cushions or even pictures.

Asher
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I am told that there was very minimal furniture throughout this huge house. Some basic beds.
Chairs. Desk/s.

Ayesha tells me those things would seem out of place here. The entire structure and those that lived within very discreetly exhibited the honorable traditions of noble ancestors.
 
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