[Irma]

I have seen this kind of manipulation in some pictures. I like it a lot and I practiced it with this picture.... My question here is about the grass. Should I reduce the effect in the grass not to be so orange? The thing is that if I reduced the effect in the grass I would introduce another color.





Thanks for your comments and advice...

[NT73]

Why introduce another colour. Just select the grass and change saturation.
You must have red and yellow already in the picture so what's a touch of green.

[Irma]

Thanks NT
You say something like this?

[smarti77]

I prefer the second image. The red / orange would appears similar to a haze... The haze would have far less impact on the foreground allowing the green to show through... (Just my interpretation...)
Shane

[NT73]

I was thinking that but I am not sure now. It is a personal taste.

[Irma]

Thanks Shane, NT for your comments...

I was thinking also that I can crop a bit of the foreground, and concentrate more the attention in the building... I'll try tomorrow...

[shuttertalk]

Nice, Irma! I actually quite like the foreground, especially how you see 2 distinctive "layers". I think it adds depth...

I like the colour treatment by the way..

[Toad]

I like the color treatment - it is very warm and sunny. I don't like the foreground much in either version though. It dominates the scene because it is in sharp focus and a darker tone. I don't think that this is what you want to highlight in this picture.

How about a crop like this?

[Irma]

ST, that was the original idea, to have two different layes in the landscape, unfortunately the colors are too sad in the color version, that is why I treated this way.

Toad, I like the crop, I could work a 1:1.62, which I like a lot, and try to place the building in the upper right crossing.

Thanks a lot for your comments..

[EddieS]

Hows this one?

[wulinka]

the crop is a very good idea, because the foreground was really drawing attention to it and too dark. But I think you should leave a slight bit more than you did now. To be honest, I am unsure abou the color. I think I would go for your first one, but overall change the hue slightly away from the orange.... Sorry not to be more helpful,

uli

[Irma]

Thanks Uli for your comment. I'll work again with this picture...