Episode 172: Chasing Ducks

In this show I explore the Color Balance tool to get the right mood into an image shot just after sunrise. These sliders push the colors around in the RGB color space. But how to push?

Then I compare the Curves and Levels tool and give both o them a shot at the image. Both results are fine on some parts of the image – just combine the two parts with a layer mask. An finally cloning out a disturbing sign at the edge of the canal.

After the recording I decided to do a crop of the image. You can see it on 23 and on flickr.

The TOC

00:20 Greetings
01:10 Morning at the Teltow Canal
01:50 Level or not? Measurement and perception
03:50 Mixed lighting by the morning sky
04:15 Colour sample points
06:10 Colour balance tool
12:30 Remove Colour sample points
13:15 Levels or Curves tool?
13:30 Curves applied
15:00 Curves explained
16:10 Levels applied
18:20 Levels explained
20:00 Layer mask for combining the images
22:45 Cloning out a sign
24:30 Good bye