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“Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.” Red sun rising … the bright sun red burned out to white as the camera tried to see through thick smoke from 4 wildfires. Normally, the Sierra Mountain ridge, about 60 miles away, stands sharply visible below the eastern sky. This morning’s smoke from those wildfires hid the ridge. Above is the unedited original. Below are Elements 14 (Photoshop) edits.
First, on the left, I matched the photo’s sun to the red sun my eyes had seen. Selecting and filling the selection was easy peasy. Oh yes, I cropped the top and bottom edges.
Then, on the right, I applied the haze removal tool.
The left is the same version as the above right. But now, on this right is a solarized iteration of the version with the burned out sun.
Which version do you prefer?
The Squirrel Chase One-two-three Photo Processing Challenge–August 2021
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August 27, 2021 | Categories: DSLR , Skyscapes | Tags: consequences , dawn , heavens , natural light , one-two-three , solarized , summer | 22 Comments
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When you can’t ski down … pull up a seat! Summer at Northstar
Pull Up a Seat – 2021 Week 30 – July 23
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July 23, 2021 | Categories: Activities , DSLR , Places , Play | Tags: California , Pull Up a Seat , skiing , summer | 11 Comments
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Inland Northern trail near Mt. Shasta, laboring up the dusty trail, hot and sweaty. But look up, where “… over everything the glory will be a canopy.”
Becky’s Squares – July #TreeSquared
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July 17, 2021 | Categories: Cell shots , Nature , The Book | Tags: hiking , Isaiah , Mt. Shasta , SquareUp , summer | 15 Comments
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Pull up a seat on the beach at Lake Tahoe.
Pull up a Seat — Week 28 July 9
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155 — On the water
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July 12, 2021 | Categories: DSLR , Places | Tags: boats , dawn , escapes , Lake Tahoe , Lens-Artists Challenge , Pull Up a Seat , quiet , summer , water | 3 Comments
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Looking south from the trail …
Or looking north from the top of The Nipple, “I see skies of blue” above the Pacific Crest Trail.
Weekend Sky
It’s a Wonderful World — Lens-Artists Challenge #15
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June 20, 2021 | Categories: Cell shots , Landscapes , Places , Skyscapes | Tags: clouds , hiking , Lens-Artists Challenge , mountains , PCT , summer , Weekend Sky | Leave a comment
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Bridalveil Fall to Half Dome from Tunnel View
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June 22, 2017 | Categories: Landscapes , Places , Seasons | Tags: California , mountains , national park , snow , summer , waterfalls , Yosemite | 2 Comments
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Yosemite’s June surprise . . . overnight snow lingers on Mount Hoffman. As seen through retreating fog from Glacier Point.
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June 18, 2017 | Categories: Landscapes , Places , Seasons | Tags: 2017 , California , mountains , snow , summer , Yosemite | 4 Comments
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Is it summer or is it snow?
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June 17, 2017 | Categories: Landscapes , Places , Seasons | Tags: 2017 , California , mountains , snow , summer , Yosemite | 1 Comment
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Take a hike
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August 13, 2016 | Categories: DSLR , Landscapes , Nature , Play | Tags: 2016 , California , hiking , summer , Woods Lake | Leave a comment
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July 4th USA
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July 11, 2016 | Categories: DSLR , Events , Holiday | Tags: 2016 , colors , edited , fireworks , flags , Fourth of July , summer | Leave a comment
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Ferris Daze of Summer
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June 19, 2016 | Categories: Activities , Cityscapes , DSLR , People , Play , Seasons | Tags: California , colors , El Dorado County , fair , ferris wheel , Photography , summer | Leave a comment
reflections on summer heat … Long Valley Caldera
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July 21, 2015 | Categories: Landscapes , Places | Tags: 2015 , California , clouds , colors , escapes , reflections , summer | Leave a comment
Bridge to Summer Past … Come back! Come back! … Or Summer Future?
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October 15, 2014 | Categories: DSLR , People , Places | Tags: 2014 , bridges , California , Coloma , HDRish , Marshall Gold Discovery Park , runners , summer | 2 Comments
Colors of summer
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June 23, 2014 | Categories: Places , Play , Seasons | Tags: 2014 , bits n pieces , boats , Cameron Park Lake , colors , El Dorado County , recreation , summer , water | Leave a comment