Post-Processing Help

[BrokenBiker]

I was able to get some aerial pics a few weeks ago and I'm still doing some processing. It was a pretty hazy day, but that correction is fairly simple. One of the problems I have is correcting windshield glare through part of the picture. Attached are the "before and after" images. A simple fix is to just crop part of the picture, but there are other images where that's not really an option.

I'm open to any help.

[boomerd35]

I don't think I could do any better than you did on correcting the haze. Nice photo.

[vibhav]

Great job in post-processing a difficult picture for the haze....in my view, I might be tempted to crop from the top as it does not add much to the picture....

Also, for some creative purpose, you might want to apply either a warming filter in photoshop or an orange color gradient mask layer on top of it and change the layer property to overlay (or something similar) for some sunset type light....if I get some time tonight, I might be able to work on it..

-Vibhav

[RaymondShay]

1. Color Correct the image,
2. Set black and white points,
3. Set neutral point,
4. Add 50% Gray layer (soft light blending mode) ; add mask and darken in reflection area.

I possibly should have lowered the contrast a little, these very low resolution images will get contrasty too quickly, but this is just an example of removing the bad areas. Also, I left just a shade of a magenta shift ( I wanted it a little warm), but you get the drift. I hope this is sort of what you had in mind..

[BrokenBiker]

Thanks for the replies. I'll try 'em out and post some when I'm done.

[vibhav]

I played with it and came up with this...a morning foggy look....

[BrokenBiker]

I did just crop that original photo, but there were others that cropping really wouldn't work. Here are the before and afters of another pic.

Thanks for the help.

[BrokenBiker]

Oh! And just as a point of interest, all that farmland used to be the Mississippi...a long time ago. At its largest point, it was about 10 miles wide.

[barP]

i think you figured out why the pros shoot with the window open!

i wonder, though....would a polarizer have fixed that?

wp.

[boomerd35]

Originally Posted by barP

i think you figured out why the pros shoot with the window open!

i wonder, though....would a polarizer have fixed that?

wp.

I always try to shoot with the window open, but the folks at Continental Airlines tend to get upset when I do that

[BrokenBiker]

The windows in this little plane didn't open. From what I understand, a polarizer would've helped but I don't have one...yet. It's on my wishlist!