Next a composite layer (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E) of the image was created and converted into a Smart Object, and then opened up in Viveza 2. Noise and clean up corrections need to be done first before applying the beautiful color and light effects that the Viveza plug-in adds. Brown’s Edit Layers with ACR script to get rid of noise in the sky and blue water.
(It gave a great result since it lets you pinpoint exactly where the problem areas will be.) The tone-mapped image was processed in Photoshop and the first thing done was to use Dr.
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The final result was processed with PhotoMatix Pro 4. It was very windy and I had to really work hard to get a good HDR shot since the tree leaves and waves were moving so much. This image was taken on the road up to the incredible Waipi’o Valley – it represents how the Big Island of Hawaii felt and looked to me while I was there. I only used the plug-in after I had processed an image in Lightroom (or ACR) and could not get back to make adjustments*. I have owned Viveza since it first came out and never used it that much since I thought it was like Adobe Camera Raw. In his excellent workflow, that is discussed in my earlier blog, he talked about using Nik’s Viveza 2 plug-in, a powerful plug-in to selectively control color and light in your photographs. (See my blog “ Digital Landscape Effects with Nik Software.”) Don Smith runs a great website called Nature’s Best by Don Smith Photography. A while back I listened to a really good webinar at the old Nik site called Incorporating Nik Software into your Daily Workflow with Don Smith.
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