While wondering around in our backyard recently I spotted this old man’s face staring right at me. He looks like an old man, to me, with the white crustation at the top of the rock- I believe it is some sort of limestone deposit.
I cropped to 5x7, did some sharpening and cloning in ACR, along with a bit of color balance and levels adjustment in PS. Also burned down the “white hair” a bit.
Is the white hair a distraction? Would the image be better if the white were cropped out or cloned out? Do you see the old man?? Any other thoughts, comments and suggestions are welcomed.
Nikon D7200, f/13, 1/00sec., iso 500 @105mm, tripod. Use an iso of 500 because it was an overcast day.
Thanks.
Linda, the “face” is a neat find, especially in your own yard. I think the whites look good in the original, although a bit of burning along the upper left and along the right edge might look better. I’m having fun imagining putting a couple of red lights in here come Halloween.
Thanks, @Mark_Seaver. Still working on the best method of burning down the white without make a gray mess. Definitely going to have to keep this rock in mind come Halloween.
Yes, the burning-in is challenging. Best done in a spot like this using a luminosity mask targeted at the brightest tones. Even then too much burning will give you the infamous gray mess.
