Saw this wonderful fog the other day and tried to capture it. Turns out it’s not as easy as I first thought. Am not quite happy when th the result yet. Any pointers to how to capture fog well are very welcome :)

  • Nooodel@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Found the fog while fooling around with a drone. It was too far out to walk so I flew there. This comes from the raw shot (dji Mini 3)

    • IMALlama@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Here are two somewhat heavy handed edits using the jpeg on .world. Obligatory I am not a great editor, but I think the fog needs a touch more definition and a more contrasting background to pop better.

      The first photo has:

      • local contrast to give the fog a little more definition. This is the only thing I masked, everything below was applied to the whole photo
      • shadows and highlights, mostly to crush the treeline behind the fog some and give the fog more contrast
      • tone curve + base curve, again to add some more contrast
      • haze removal to make the tree line darker

      The second edit only has the addition of low light vision to de saturate and further add some contrast.

      • Nooodel@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        Wow, your edit is amazing. Thank you for the insights and for putting so much work in it!

        • IMALlama@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Ha, thanks. I’m glad you found the post somewhat informative! It looks like it was a pretty cool scene.