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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

My Daddy's Barn

This is the back view of the largest barn that is on my daddy's farm.   We used to play in and around this barn the most when I was a child.  This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago on a mostly cloudy day.  The the sky is blown out, as well as the tin roof.  This shot is SOOC other than a little bit of cropping.


I tried adding several textures, but was unable to get the look I was after.  Finally, I decided to use Topaz Adjust after making some basic edits with PS Elements.   My friend Steve introduced me to this wonderful product and I highly recommend it!  You can try it free for 30 days, as well as all of their products.  Topaz Adjust is a plugin that is compatible with PhotoShop, Lightroom and PS Elements (and more I am sure).  It is reasonably priced and you can find the link on Steve's page. 

This is after my edit with Topaz Adjust.  There are different presets to choose from (this is Spicify), and Topaz allows you to have full control over the strength of various settings including hue/saturation, detail strength, sharpness, contrast, noise reduction and much more.   I am pleased that the sky is no longer washed out and details of the barn and tin roof are more visible.   What do you think?

I will share additional photos/views with in the coming weeks over at Barn Charm.  I found a pretty neat surprise underneath this particular side of the shed and hope to be able to edit it as a single HDR image in the next few weeks.  




I am also linking up with The Creative Exchange over at Lisa Gordon Photography.   The theme of The Creative Exchange is "Your Camera in One Hand, Your Heart in The Other."  This fits perfectly with my love of all old barns, but especially this family treasure!

xoxo,
SouthernSass

23 comments:

  1. Wow. Makes it look like an oil painting. :) I like the SOOC shot too tho!

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  2. Oh this does fit perfectly, and I thank you SO much for sharing it! How fortunate you are to have this to photograph. It is such a beautiful structure, and the work you did with Topaz is just amazing. It really is a fantastic tool for the price.

    I wish you a wonderful evening.

    lisa.

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  3. Excellent processing on this shot. It turned out perfect.

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  4. My favorites have always been the barns. Great picture!

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  5. I'll bet lots of hours spent in playing hide and seek in this beautiful old barn. Like the Topaz treatment!

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  6. Very cool - what a gorgeous barn.

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  7. It's wonderful! I love to see the before & after shots, that's why I do the 'mouse over' thing so much! LoL!
    I don't have Photoshop, though... but I am working on a pic right now in my editing program, Paint Shop Pro, & hopefully it'll be done for next Barn Charm...

    Thanks so much for joining in... I really appreciate you! =)

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  8. Thank you Kim....your barn is awesome.

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  9. I want to see inside, although I'm sure it's not even safe to go near it. What was it used for? Was that a car port on the front? I'm so curious now!

    Great shot, love the edit. The contrast is very striking.

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  10. That's a great edit! Amazing how the sky looks!

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  11. I love the finished photo...going over to check it out now! Thanks for sharing1

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  12. Your editing looks wonderful.. I love that blue sky in the background. I just might have to go check that out...

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  13. Love this old barn and shed. I bet you have lots of good memories playing there. I would. MB

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  14. Very nice image holding childhood memories! The Topaz editing made it really special!

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  15. The treatment certainly makes it look like a piece of art! Funny how a little adjustment can make it look like it does in our mind's eye...when the camera disagrees! Nicely done.

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  16. Oh wow, what a processing! I love old barns so much and I love how that processing enhances its charm! Thanks so much for sharing the link! And thanks also for visiting my blog and leaving such lovely comments!

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  17. Love the Topaz...makes it look so rich in color!

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  18. What a terrific adjustment! I love this photo.

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  19. Wonderful photographs and memories. My cousins and I had great fun playing in Grandpa's barn.

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  20. I like all of the things everyone did with their barn pictures. I'm not that fancy. :) Maybe someday!
    RE-Joanne--I've been blessed to know her in life having met her through blogging. She is wonderful and I miss her!

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  21. Without reading your comments I would have thought this was an HDR photo...I do love what you done with it...and I am glad you showed the original.

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