{"id":33596,"date":"2016-06-07T03:20:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=33596"},"modified":"2016-06-10T08:47:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T12:47:20","slug":"a-funny-story-about-the-horrific-abominable-blue-door-photoshop-lesson-getting-the-gray-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2016\/06\/07\/a-funny-story-about-the-horrific-abominable-blue-door-photoshop-lesson-getting-the-gray-out\/","title":{"rendered":"A Funny Story about the Horrific, Abominable Blue Door&#8211;Photoshop Lesson: Getting the Gray Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>On Day 4 of the first Palouse IPT we had a great morning exploring a variety of situations. Images soon. <\/p>\n<p><center><noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/55973;1705289;0;209;0\/?ft_width=728&#038;ft_height=90&#038;url=9277912\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;205;gif;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/noscript><br \/>\n<script language=\"Javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar ftClick = \"\";\nvar ftExpTrack_1705289 = \"\";\nvar ftX = \"\";\nvar ftY = \"\";\nvar ftZ = \"\";\nvar ftOBA = 1;\nvar ftContent = \"\";\nvar ftCustom = \"\";\nvar ft728x90_OOBclickTrack = \"\";\nvar ftRandom = Math.random()*1000000;\nvar ftBuildTag1 = \"<scr\";\nvar ftBuildTag2 = \"<\/\";\nvar ftClick_1705289 = ftClick;\nif(typeof(ft_referrer)==\"undefined\"){var ft_referrer=(function(){var r=\"\";if(window==top){r=window.location.href;}else{try{r=window.parent.location.href;}catch(e){}r=(r)?r:document.referrer;}while(encodeURIComponent(r).length>1000){r=r.substring(0,r.length-1);}return r;}());}\nvar ftDomain = (window==top)?\"\":(function(){var d=document.referrer,h=(d)?d.match(\"(?::q\/q\/)+([qw-]+(q.[qw-]+)+)(q\/)?\".replace(\/q\/g,decodeURIComponent(\"%\"+\"5C\")))[1]:\"\";return (h&&h!=location.host)?\"&ft_ifb=1&ft_domain=\"+encodeURIComponent(h):\"\";}());\nvar ftTag = ftBuildTag1 + 'ipt language=\"javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" ';\nftTag += 'src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;201;js;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?ftx='+ftX+'&fty='+ftY+'&ftadz='+ftZ+'&ftscw='+ftContent+'&ft_custom='+ftCustom+'&ftOBA='+ftOBA+ftDomain+'&ft_referrer='+encodeURIComponent(ft_referrer)+'&cachebuster='+ftRandom+'\" id=\"ftscript_728x90\" name=\"ftscript_728x90\"';\nftTag += '>' + ftBuildTag2 + 'script>';\ndocument.write(ftTag);\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>The Streak<\/h3>\n<p>Today\u2019s blog post marks a totally ridiculous 214 days in a row with a new educational (and fun) blog post. And I still have dozens of new topics to cover; there should be no end in sight until my big South America trip next fall. As always-\u2013and folks have been doing a really great job recently\u2013-please remember to use our B&#038;H links for your major gear purchases. For best results use one of our many product-specific links; after clicking on one of those you can continue shopping with all subsequent purchases invisibly tracked to BAA. Your doing so is always greatly appreciated. Please remember: web orders only. <strong><em>Please remember that if you are shopping for items that we carry in the BAA Online Store (as noted in red at the close of this post below) we would appreciate your business.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/old-farmhouse-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/old-farmhouse-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa.jpg\" alt=\"old-farmhouse-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa\" title=\"old-farmhouse-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa\" width=500 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This in-camera HDR Art Vivid image was also created on Wednesday afternoon south of Spokane, WA with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906\">Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/<a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/973129-REG\/canon_5176b002_ef_200_400mm_f_4l_is.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2004004IS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2004004IS\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (at 388mm) and the mega mega-pixel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering +\/-3 stops around a base exposure of +1 stop: 1\/25 sec. at f\/13. WB = K4000. Live View with 2-second timer. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #1: Old farmhouse door with blue color cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7628&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>A Funny Story about the Horrific, Abominable Blue Door&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>In the &#8220;A Contrast in Styles&#8221; blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2016\/06\/03\/a-contrast-in-styles\/\">here<\/a>, many folks commented about the blue color cast on the featured image. As a side note, many folks, out of habit I guess, picked a favorite even though the question of the day was &#8220;Which image is closer to your vision?&#8221; More folks liked Denise&#8217;s infrared image than liked my blue door image. I was and am fine with that. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the comments on my horrific image:<\/p>\n<p><em>Art, your image does nothing for me and is too blue for my tastes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Unfortunately, the closeup just looks \u201cwrong\u201d to me and I find myself wanting to move on quickly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Your image is striking, for me, it\u2019s oversaturated in blue. There\u2019s even a ton of blue in the grass.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do understand that any object photographed in shade will naturally have a blue color cast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the funny story: when I processed the tight image of the doorway, I created a blue version and a gray version and shared them both with Denise Ippolito. She said, The image has a heavy cyan cast, but it has a fun look and if you are going for something creative, it&#8217;s fine, but you should reduce the blue a bit.&#8221; I did; the resulting image is the one that was posted in the original blog post and above. <\/p>\n<p>In short, I liked it as originally posted. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/old-farmhouse-gray-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/old-farmhouse-gray-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa.jpg\" alt=\"old-farmhouse-gray-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa\" title=\"old-farmhouse-gray-doorway-hdr-_t0a7018spokane-wa\" width=500 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This in-camera HDR Art Vivid image was also created on Wednesday afternoon south of Spokane, WA with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906\">Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/<a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/973129-REG\/canon_5176b002_ef_200_400mm_f_4l_is.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2004004IS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2004004IS\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (at 388mm) and the mega mega-pixel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering +\/-3 stops around a base exposure of +1 stop: 1\/25 sec. at f\/13. WB = K4000. Live View with 2-second timer. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #2: Old farmhouse door, gray version. Image copyright 2016: Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7628&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Photoshop Lesson: Getting the Gray Out<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the blue color cast I first created a duplicate layer. Then I hit Control + U to open Hue-Saturation adjustment on a layer. Then I selected the blue channel from the drop-down menu, moved the Saturation slider to the left to -80 (or to your taste), and moved the Lightness slider to the right to +10 (or to your taste). But the image still looked off. What to do? Select the cyan slider from the dropdown menu and repeat as above to your taste.  <\/p>\n<p>Then I added a Regular Layer mask and painted the color back in on the small sign. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/doorway-windows-gray-in-old-farmhouse-_t0a7050spokane-wa.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/doorway-windows-gray-in-old-farmhouse-_t0a7050spokane-wa.jpg\" alt=\"doorway-windows-gray-in-old-farmhouse-_t0a7050spokane-wa\" title=\"doorway-windows-gray-in-old-farmhouse-_t0a7050spokane-wa\" width=500 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This in-camera HDR Art Vivid image was also created on Wednesday afternoon south of Spokane, WA with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.9906\">Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/<a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/973129-REG\/canon_5176b002_ef_200_400mm_f_4l_is.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2004004IS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2004004IS\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (at 200mm) and the mega mega-pixel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering +\/-3 stops around a base exposure of +2 stops: 1\/50 sec. at f\/11. WB = K4000. Live View with 2-second timer. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #3: Wider view of the front of the old farmhouse<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7628&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>An Alternate Image Design&#8211;the gray version by popular demand..<\/h3>\n<p>The 200-400 with Internal Extender has probably been my most used lens through 3 1\/3 days of the first Palouse IPT. It is superb for creating images of Steptoe Butte&#8217;s rolling farmlands and of close-up details of relatively distant farmhouses and barns. I can go from 200mm to 784mm in a matter of seconds simply by engaging the internal TC and adding an external one. <\/p>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s Try This&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Please leave a comment and let us know which of the three images here is your favorite, and why. <\/p>\n<h3>Please Remember to use our Affiliate Links and to Visit the New BAA Online Store \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n<p>To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you get in the habit of using my B&#038;H affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your photo and electronics purchases. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6 tripod head<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/plates-and-replacement-feet\/wimberley-arca-swiss-style-lens-plates\/\">Wimberley lens plates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/digital-media\/\">Delkin flash cards and accessories<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/lenscoat-covers\/\">LensCoat stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As always, we sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I would of course appreciate your using our B&#038;H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. <font color=red><strong>For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we, and for everything else in the new store, we, meaning BAA, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font>  Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and those who will be visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a> as well.      <\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right. Tanks a stack!<\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors. Just be right \ud83d\ude42  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>On Day 4 of the first Palouse IPT we had a great morning exploring a variety of situations. 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