Re: Thanks to all

John West Wrote:
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> I appreciate the feedback. It helps not only
> aesthetically, but also in learning how to use
> Photoshop. Both Kevin and Franklin made versions
> that I am having a hard time duplicating. Some
> interesting food for thought. Some times I have
> to chuckle at myself, I have been using Photoshop
> for over ten years, and often think I know what I
> am doing. But the alternative view is I have
> taught myself ten years worth of bad habits.
> Again, thanks.
>
> JBWX


John,
I don't know if you have it on your computer, but I used Adobe Bridge to open the jpeg in camera raw. Presuming you have it scanned as a tiff or something, you might be able to open it directly in raw without having to go through Bridge. Either way, once you get camera raw open, play with the temperature, tint and blue saturation and luminosity sliders until you get the snow correct. Then, work on the color with saturation and vibrance for the rest as best as you can. You can also work on shadows and highlights at this point as well, since I like the raw controls better. Now, open the image in photoshop, use a lasso tool to highlight the sky so you're only working on that area. Get it correct shade of blue. Then, use your filters and such to get the glint and everything else where you want it.

Photoshop is challenging. As soon as you think you know kinda what you're doing, someone changes your whole perception of how to do things.

Best of luck,
Kevin