Hi Rich,
Yep, no surprises here when I selected real-world weather for this flight!
Regarding the editing, that lies in the magic of the "flood" filter by "FlamingPear"!
http://www.flamingpear.com/download.htmlWith most shots, unless they are dark already, I edit them in the Flood filter settings by doing the following:
1. Lower the water/horizon line down to off the screen (level 100). This way, the above the water line effects of the various filters within flood are only shown, while lacking the water effects.
2. Select "posterior" in the "glue" options on the selection screen under the Flood plugin.
3. Sometimes that is enough if I don't want water effects. It gives a nice color modification effect that can be seen in the last two shots of part one, and shots 2 and 3 in this thread.
4. When I want a water effect in addition to the posterior coloration.....I revert back to the "normal" glue setting, and raise the water line to where I want it. I then modify the waviness settings until I get something that reflects the weather conditions....from light rain, to downpour, to calm.
5. After that, I switch glue settings to something that allows for slightly transparent water, while not modifying the coloration of the picture too much or at all. Glue settings such as "ace", "jack", and "procedural +" can come into play here, for example.
6. After this, you should have a nice water reflection from your source, and the coloration will seem more lifelike and/or grittier than what a PC sim can provide.
7.
Sometimes as an optional step, I'll go into the normal filter range, and add white bloom to the image to make it glow and have a slightly softer focus.
One note: I am doing all of this simply in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0.
Last edited by SeanTK on Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
by Rich H » Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:41 pm 
How do you do this style of editing, quite similar to ones you usually do of Russian planes?
