Everyone is using the Milky Way as a component now and replacing night skies with it because it's such a dynamic background. For some, this may be getting old, but I still think it's an exceptional visual. So, I tried something different. I took a shot in daylight of the horses from my last workshop (with a shutter speed of 1/1250), darkened the image, added blue, and desaturated the colors to look like a night shot. Then I added the Milky Way (take with a 20 second exposure) using a layer mask, and with the gradient tool blended the bottom of the stars with the horses. Finally, I selected the top part of the picture with the rectangular marque tool, copied it to the clipboard, pasted it into the shot, and flipped it using: Edit > transform > flip vertical. I used the move tool to move that layer into place to complete the mirror reflection. Finally, I brought the flattened image back into camera RAW (Filter > camera RAW filter) and added clarity for some additional punch. This kind of picture is impossible to take, but it's fun to imagine.
6 Comments
May 18, 2018, 2:58:46 AM
Jim - Richard -- no cancellation for the PS workshop at the end of June. Sorry. If you want to take this workshop, the next one is in Nov.
May 18, 2018, 2:23:41 AM
Jim - Thanks, Richard. Yes, I used the 1Dx Mark II and the Sigma 14mm for the stars.
Next PS workshop is Nov.16, 17, but I might have just had a cancellation for June. I will let you know.
May 17, 2018, 11:52:27 PM
Bob - Agree with Richard. Spectacular image! I also am curious about lens choice(s) for this.
May 17, 2018, 11:26:28 PM
Richard - Wow,love this. Congrats.Was this your new 14 Sigma 2.8 for Milky Way & 24-105 for Horses with 1DX Mark II? When is your next Photoshop class? Thank you very much,Richard.
May 17, 2018, 6:34:14 PM
Jim - I tried, Skip. And for the first time, it didn't work. I will have to reinstall it or something. Have to figure out the problem.
May 17, 2018, 5:59:28 PM
Skip Kask - Jim:
Probably could have used Flood for the reflection, no?
Skip