Last Saturday, we had an Oregon Outback morning. We drove south of Silver Lake, Oregon to get a good view of the annular eclipse. Unfortunately, the clouds never cleared during the peak minutes of the eclipse. For today’s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge, I decided to make lemonade out of lemons.
Beautiful cloudscapes hung over the land, highlighting the Basin and Range topography. We stood in the middle of a basin surrounded by low mountains and buttes.
I used Corel PaintShopPro 2021 for different photo processing effects. In the original image I slightly increased the contrast and fill light and cropped the edges.
Oregon Outback morning photo effects
The first two show the original photograph and the same picture with a Black and White effect. For this image I went to Effects>Photo Effects>Black and White Film. I used the BW Heavy setting because it works well on clouds.
The next two show the original photograph and the same picture with a neon effect. For this image I went to Adjust>Hue & Saturation>Hue map>Neon glow. I liked how this effect enhances the mysticism associated with High Desert environments.
The next two show the original photograph and the same picture with an illumination effect. If you can’t see the real sun, you can use a photo editing program to add one. 😀
For this image, I first went to Effects>Photo Effects>Film and Filters. I used the Vibrant Foliage and Night Effect, deep blue filter. Then I added the illumination effect. I went to Effects>Photo Effects>Illumination> Sunburst>Rays Top Center. The light spot and brightness of the rays settings were slightly increased. I liked how this effect gave me the sun I was unable to see. Yes, with a little work I could have added a dark circle over the sun to imitate an eclipse, but I decided not to.
You never know what nature will do when you’re waiting for a big naturally occurring event on an Oregon Outback morning. Focus your lens on other parts of the environment and you might be surprised at what you can capture.
Those are grwat! I’m a huge fan of black and white and other filters that mute color. Love all these.
Thanks, Bonnie! Yeah, I’m always looking for an opportunity to use the heavy black and white effect. 🙂
Excellent lemonade making! I love the drama of the B&W image while the neon one looks like an alien landscape 👽
Thank you, Sarah! We didn’t see any little green men on that particular trip. 😉
I love the drama in the black and white. It suits the timeless beauty of the land and sky scape.
Yes, I agree! It’s my favorite effect for that picture.
that’s too bad about the clouds and the eclipse, Siobhan, but the clouds in your photos are impressive in its own way, so tightly and neatly arranged like that!
Yeah, we were sorry it clouded up right then, but the clouds were impressive!