ABFriday: Week 32 – Lost in the Fog

Here is my entry for Stacy’s After-Before Challenge for her week 32. Last weekend Chris and I were driving around Canby on a foggy morning trying to find anything to capture that wasn’t gray. This farm just outside of town caught my attention.

Here is my before photo. Yes, this was taken with my new Sony a7ii camera with my 18-200 lens.

Here is my After final photo. Some of the editing I chose to do on this photo was to

Crop the photo just a little bit
Brighten the red barn and green grass by adding just a hint of yellow
Made the fog seem a little more dense
Added a gradient layer making it appear as if the fog was lifting slightly

Qi (energy) hugs

Cee

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Snow's Fissures and Fractures says:

January 20, 2015 at 06:46

Very nice edit, you brought vibrancy to the image with just a little touch.

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blueribbonfair says:

January 19, 2015 at 13:25

Breathtaking.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 19, 2015 at 18:48
  
  So glad you like this photo. Thanks.
  
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Alexandra says:

January 19, 2015 at 11:29

love the result!! the red and green really pop in the fog… beautiful capture, Cee!!

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 19, 2015 at 18:48
  
  Thanks so much Alexandra.
  
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rogershipp says:

January 18, 2015 at 05:27

Watching what you guys can do with photos —– I will never “trust” another photo again. I love the pictures!

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 18, 2015 at 08:41
  
  I can be amazing at times. Thanks for commenting and appreciating the art.
  
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loisajay says:

January 16, 2015 at 16:05

I love the post-process–just beautiful. Green field, red barn, and fog. Perfect.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 17:40
  
  Thanks Lois, I’m thrilled you like it.
  
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Emilio Pasquale says:

January 16, 2015 at 14:17

All great decisions, Cee. The fog really is more distinct and actually looks like it is lifting.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 17:39
  
  Thanks Emilio, I’m glad you like it. 🙂 The fog that day never did lift. It was color less and blah all day long.
  
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lulu says:

January 16, 2015 at 12:48

Love photos taken in the fog.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 13:13
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
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Stacy P. Fischer says:

January 16, 2015 at 12:41

Ah, fog and a red barn – two things that always capture my attention and make me smile. So the combination of the two is wonderful, especially with how you’ve post-processed. Genius to use a gradient with the fog 🙂 Thanks for submitting this to ABFriday, Cee!

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 13:13
  
  Stacy, believe me the pleasure is all mine. I adore your challenge..when I’m organized soon enough. I always look at those who enter, even if I don’t. It a must for me to see.
  
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  - Stacy P. Fischer says:
    
    January 16, 2015 at 13:20
    
    What a nice thing to say, Cee. Happy face 😀
    
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Ben Rowe Aperturef64 says:

January 16, 2015 at 12:03

I really like the idea of enhancing the fog, something I would not have thought off. Sometimes if I want to add fog I create a new layer and fill with render clouds set the blending to screen and apply with a brush at a low opacity.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 13:12
  
  I actually usually low the contrast so the fog goes away, but this time I thought I really wanted the fog to be in the photo. Thanks Ben for commenting.
  
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Robin S. Kent says:

January 16, 2015 at 11:23

Nicely done. I particularly like the enhanced fog.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 13:12
  
  I just pulled the contrast down for that. It seemed to work well.
  
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jpeggytaylor says:

January 16, 2015 at 10:18

I like the post-processed image, Cee. Thank you for sharing the ‘how’ too … it is useful to know what the separate processes were, so that whatever post-processing software we use, we can give it a try 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 13:11
  
  I never try to get to specific for that very reason. Although in my tips and tricks I’m a lot more thorough than this. Thanks Peggy.
  
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  - jpeggytaylor says:
    
    January 16, 2015 at 13:25
    
    Yes, I like how you do your tips and tricks – they are always really useful too.
    
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sonyavdg says:

January 16, 2015 at 09:36

I really like the effect. Which sliders did you use to thicken the fog?

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 10:07
  
  Basically it was lowering the contrast. Thanks.
  
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Mental Mama says:

January 16, 2015 at 07:52

You’re going to inspire me to get better with Photoshop yet. 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 08:01
  
  Thanks. I did my revision in Bridge.
  
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  - Mental Mama says:
    
    January 16, 2015 at 09:27
    
    I’ve never worked with that before. Because of working for the university I get the Adobe Creative Cloud quite cheap and Photoshop is part of it. Your photo manipulations are really lovely.
    
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Mary says:

January 16, 2015 at 07:38

Very nice. The processed photo is fantastic with that pop of color in the barn.

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 08:00
  
  Hi Mary, I’m glad you like what I did.
  
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katieprior says:

January 16, 2015 at 07:15

Nice work Cee, I love the enhanced fog and how you have made the red barn stand out. 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 08:00
  
  Thanks Katie. 🙂
  
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Marilyn Armstrong says:

January 16, 2015 at 06:45

I actually love mist, at least to look at and photograph. Great misty pictures 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 07:05
  
  Thanks Marilyn. I adore fog most of the time 🙂
  
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andy1076 says:

January 16, 2015 at 05:21

Got to love starting the morning right with a foggy greeting by nature 🙂

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- Cee Neuner says:
  
  January 16, 2015 at 07:05
  
  I usually adore the fog. But we’ve had some long days where it never cleared and that was not fun. 🙂 Thanks Andy.
  
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  - andy1076 says:
    
    January 16, 2015 at 07:17
    
    yeah, I imagine that the fog doesn’t help much before sunrise huh :O
    
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