The 12 months that I took the featured photograph we had a really chilly and early winter right here in jap Canada. The whole lot was frozen strong by the top of November.
It was not till I used to be able to publish the photograph to my weblog that I had an opportunity to examine the date of when the photograph was taken. To my shock, I took the photograph simply earlier than Christmas. As you may see, after nearly a month of below-freezing temperatures, we had completely no snow.
When taking the photograph, I targeting the ice patterns on the river. It doesn’t occur typically when the rivers and lakes will not be coated with snow in Montreal in winter. I solely later acknowledged the fascinating distinction between the colour of the ice (gray and blue) and the colour of the grass (inexperienced and yellow). I made certain to emphasise the contrasting colours in the course of the modifying course of.
The next evening, we received the primary snowstorm of the season and all of the patterns and shade distinction had been gone.
Taking pictures
It was too chilly and I used to be too lazy to convey the tripod with me. I set the digital camera to Auto ISO and shot handheld. By utilizing a wide-angle lens (10-24) with efficient picture stabilization, I safely shot at a gradual shutter pace of 1/25
Modifying & Processing
It was a single RAW processing workflow.
Lightroom (80%)
My first precedence was to ensure the horizon was straight. I take advantage of the method I described in-depth in this tutorial.
Subsequent, so as to enhance composition, I used the Crop Overlay instrument to vary the side ratio from the unique 3 x 2 to 4x 3. I additionally cropped the picture to make the composition tighter.
Subsequent, I used Level Lobos preset from my Panorama Preset Assortment as the bottom for Lightroom Speedy Modifying. Then I used TOOLKIT to spice up the Distinction and the Readability.
The Lightroom Preset Modifying System: Level Lobos (10, 17, 25, 32)
Photoshop (20%)
In Photoshop, I cleaned up the picture with the assistance of the Stamp Software. I additionally barely boosted the distinction and vibration selectively and decreased noise.
Whole time: 12min
Modifying Transformation
Lightroom earlier than and after modifying transformation, from unedited RAW seize to the ultimate JPEG model.
