A Spooky Country Train Station
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A Spooky Country Train Station

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Off To China

I have a two-week China trip starting on Monday. So, as always, it’s a busy time for preparation. But I made a quick tutorial for today’s image. Raya Pro users can see the blending process using Raya Pro. And non-Raya Pro users can see how I like to create a more advanced vignette for deeper mood.

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How I Created The Image – Before/After Post-Processing

tain station at night aftertain station at night before

 

The Cool Bits – Technical Info

Processing Time: 10 minutes
Exposure Blending method: Apply Image and Rapid Blend If in Raya Pro
No. of Exposures: 3
EV Range: -2, 0, +2
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4
Camera: Canon 60D
Plugins: None
Luminosity Masks: N/A

Workflow Explanation – A Spooky Country Train Station

This image was created using Raya Pro – The Photoshop Plugin.

As you can see in the before/after, I had some serious colour correction to do before editing. For that I dragged the Temperature slider all the way to the left (2000), which did the job beautifully.

You can see the blending process and vignette in the video above.

Additional post-processing: after blending in the darker exposure, I then painted out that exposure in the area of the tree to the left. I really like the strong light coming through there, but the darker exposure had reduced that considerably, so I just masked it out.

I also, using the DB2 buttons in Raya Pro, Dodged the bright area on the ground in the foreground, just to give the image a bit more depth, and the illusion that the light from the left behind the tree was illuminating the ground.

Other than that, this was a very easy image to process 😀

 

 

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7 Responses

  1. Lois Bryan says:

    Thanks, Jimmy … great tutorial as always. Tweeted. Enjoy China!!

  2. Adrian Evans says:

    Nice one Jimmy, Hope you get some great shots of China

  3. Mika Latokartano says:

    Thanks Jimmy, I’m a happy Raya Pro user and enjoy your tutorials immensely. I always look forward to your next newsletter. They are a great source of inspiration. Have a good one!

  4. Rose Ayers Virgil says:

    great tutorial —- does easy panel work with photoshop elements 12 —-

  5. Jan Zimmermann says:

    Pretty nice and subtle image! Here, Autumn is knocking at the frontdoor. I like to try to get some foggy shots too.