Selective Colourization in colour

[tegan]

Selective colourization can be done totally in colour without resorting to black and white or sepia. Skies can be changed from blue to sunset or even night time. This is a blue sky.

Tegan

[kiley9806]

could you post the blue sky shot as well, to compare? were the clouds in the original? can you describe your technique & progams used? thanks

[tegan]

Well, I was fast and rough with the post and some white that does not belong still needs to be taken out as well as more details attended to in the sunset orange version, but nevertheless here is the original.

Basic technique was straightening the photo, brightening selectively the dark areas, adding a little sharpening in the distance and using a graduated orange filter controlling the vertical effect in the software. The filter is a plug-in to Photoshop or PaintShop Pro, although one can be created in Photoshop in a layer and then merging it with the photo.

Tegan

[Marko]

I quite like this colourized shot and i like the colour of the sky.

My main critique would be the houses on top. They seem to call attention to themselves and I'm guessing it's due to oversharpening but I'm not sure..

added after - ok now that i see the original they look oversharpened.

Thanks for sharing the technique!

[tegan]

I quite like this colourized shot and i like the colour of the sky.

My main critique would be the houses on top. They seem to call attention to themselves and I'm guessing it's due to oversharpening but I'm not sure..

added after - ok now that i see the original they look oversharpened.

Thanks for sharing the technique!

I think that the direction of the cross lighting is a large part of it.

Tegan

[Marko]

I think that the direction of the cross lighting is a large part of it.

Tegan

Could be, and I still think this is a well done shot.. I'd just prefer to see that top area softer and rendered more subtly.

[tegan]

I quite like this colourized shot and i like the colour of the sky.

My main critique would be the houses on top. They seem to call attention to themselves and I'm guessing it's due to oversharpening but I'm not sure..

added after - ok now that i see the original they look oversharpened.

Thanks for sharing the technique!

OK, are you talking about all the buildings: hotel etc., or which houses???

Tegan

[Marko]

I hope it was okay to do this but it's easier then describing it.

I'll delete the post if you feel i overstepped.

It's this entire area that doesn't mesh with the rest of the photo in my opinion....that portion has an 'etching' feel whereas the rest of the photo looks like a photo.

[Travis]

I really like the first shot.... very warm and pleasing....

I think the effect on the structures is tone mapping... is it??

Anyways.... I think the image works well....good job...

[tegan]

I hope it was okay to do this but it's easier then describing it.

I'll delete the post if you feel i overstepped.

It's this entire area that doesn't mesh with the rest of the photo in my opinion....that portion has an 'etching' feel whereas the rest of the photo looks like a photo.

Ok, gottcha! I'm finding that different cameras require a slightly different approach to sharpening and picture noise. I may try some different software for this one that provides more control and variations.

By the way, no problem with the post or photo edit at all. Sometimes it is easier to explain through showing by means of an edit.

Tegan