Hi all, this is my first attempt time-blending stars into a sunrise. Please let me know if you have nay feedback or suggestions on the blending or in general!
Hi all, this is my first attempt time-blending stars into a sunrise. Please let me know if you have nay feedback or suggestions on the blending or in general!
haven't done it yet but looks fun guess ill have to try it.
looks nice
Two things I noticed immediately is that your colors seem a bit flat (maybe that was by choice) but also a decent amount of noise. Unless the blend caused something to happen, looking at the snow it looks like there is noise everywhere.
Should be straightforward in PS, shoot stars, boost contrast then blend them into the original image using screen blend mode, adjust with opacity, done.
Firstly - I love the pink-purple tone! It looks so cozy and peaceful!
In that note, though, I feel that the sky is a bit burned by the sun light. Those clouds on the top left would pop up more, as now they are either not visible enough, or too visible to look like not intended.
On the star blend - I see that the stars have little trails, which makes them look blurry. Also, the stars in the clouds look a little superficial to me.
I agree with Alex about the overall noise and somehow the trees look over blur-reduced somehow..
Thanks for the comment! I agree after reading that the stars don't look great blended over the clouds haha.
Unfortunately I shot this handheld with high noise while waiting for the sunrise over the mountain, and didn't realize it's potential until I got home and saw it on my computer!
I think the stars how they captured don't contribute to photography as it is imagined (especially over the clouds). Time blending is therefore pointless in this case.
This is my vision of your shot, but it can't replace a technically well-made image. I support the idea and invested effort.
Like your edit, Radisa - but why the mirror image??? Puzzled. To "read" from left to right, up towards the heavens?
Yes, Chris we unconsciously look from left to right to the brightest part (natural visual flow), just because that. Thanks!
Here's a quick edit of what I think you were going for.
I like this shot! Love the colors and subtle blend of the stars. I find that using a similar focal length for the stars and the main image really helps sell the look. There are many ways to pull this kind of composite off but I generally will edit the picture of the stars to my taste, boost the highlights and contrast maybe add some clarity, then import everything to photoshop, I mask the star layer invert it, then brush it in with a big soft brush set somewhere between 10-30% opacity.