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Hi,

I made a picture of the Capitol a couple of weeks ago, and I really liked my angle etc. However, it was a very overcast day, so the sky was completely white. Therefore, I pasted in a nicer sky from another picture (which I had to uprez a bit). Do you think I succeeded, or does it scream "Fake pasted sky!" at you?

Thanks for your opinion.
Rick





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'The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.' Friedrich Nietzsche
 
Looks fake to me but sometimes I like that look. That color sky is what you see when you're looking through an airplane window up towards space and not on the ground.
 
It is difficult to say how well you have succeded with the extraction and replacement without having the original for comparison, but to my eye, the blue is much too saturated and as the previous responder said, looks somewhat fake. Try overlaying this result above the original and reducing the opacity of the top layer a little.

Regards...Allen
 
You can improve your extraction/masking. Some parts of the Capitol are missing and the edge is too jagged and cut-out in appearance. It is obvious at 100% crop. Are you using a mask or cutting the subject out? I would use the selection for making a mask and clean it up with the Quick Mask tool. Then I would use Refine Mask to smooth and blend the edges better.



Ronny
 
Also: The reflections in the windows show an overcast sky.
 
Allen Gerdes said:
It is difficult to say how well you have succeded with the extraction and replacement without having the original for comparison, but to my eye, the blue is much too saturated and as the previous responder said, looks somewhat fake. Try overlaying this result above the original and reducing the opacity of the top layer a little.

Regards...Allen
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Well that's interesting, because the sky comes from an actual picture, and was as seen, but indeed it does look very saturated.

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'The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.' Friedrich Nietzsche
 
Ronny Harris said:
You can improve your extraction/masking. Some parts of the Capitol are missing and the edge is too jagged and cut-out in appearance. It is obvious at 100% crop. Are you using a mask or cutting the subject out? I would use the selection for making a mask and clean it up with the Quick Mask tool. Then I would use Refine Mask to smooth and blend the edges better.



Ronny
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Thanks, I'll try that. I definately need to improve my extraction skills, that's why I posted. I'll try out your tips.

It was really hard to select the capitol and not the sky, because there was virtually no contrast between the two. I'm not saying that correctly, there was no contrast between the two...

Thanks

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'The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.' Friedrich Nietzsche
 
If that is the case, then it may be that the high saturation look of the sky is due to the contrast with the Capitol building, especially given the close crop. On a wider angle view with some foilage and other elements in the image, then the sky might not appear so saturated, but I doubt it.

Just my opinion and if you like it as is, that is all that matters.

Regards...Allen
 
The lighting on the Capitol is flat and that kind of sky would show more contrasty on the building. I see some banding in the sky. Plus, as the others said, the extraction could use some work. I think a flatter looking sky, one with some clouds would fit better. Here's a sample for you.





Also with the flag flipped.





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Tom
 
Same as I noticed.
Ronny Harris said:
You can improve your extraction/masking. Some parts of the Capitol are missing and the edge is too jagged and cut-out in appearance. It is obvious at 100% crop. Are you using a mask or cutting the subject out? I would use the selection for making a mask and clean it up with the Quick Mask tool. Then I would use Refine Mask to smooth and blend the edges better.



Ronny
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