Addition.

Exercise: Addition.

This exercise has given me a great deal of trouble and the techniques involved are still a work in progress.  

The first two images are the basis for my meld image.  Their problems as pictures speak for themselves, with high contrast, burned out sky and deep shadows.

The third one is the result of a merging of the images and some further correction.

Clearly not the scene as seen but a more pleasing picture.

The first of the cliff images is as taken.  The white of the chalk is a dull grey with hints of blue from the sky.  By using a layer mask I was able to lighten the cliffs but leave the sky a deep blue.  A degree of colour correction has finished the job.

Manipulating images in Layers is a new tecnique to me and one I am struggling with.  I am working through a couple of Photoshop instruction manuals to prepare myself for the rest of the course.