where is control adjusting logarithmic gradient in latest raw converter 17.1 or prior ?

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January 18, 2025
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Hi,

Pshop 26.2 RAW converter 17.1.1
I have a photo taken within a helicopter, after applying dehaze which is an awesome, tool, the sky is now an atrocious cyan colour bleeding down across the farthest part of the landscape, I reach for the mask and gradient tool, drag it down to where the cyan over the landscape ends, and adjust to a better blue BUT the effect fizzles out halfway down the gradient.

This needs a logarithmic gradient, so where is the midpoint controller to drag down or even up for those users that dont need effects evenly spread throughout but more near the top ?

Gradients need such adjustability on the logarithmic nature of them.

Cheers

Merlin3

Windows

jane-e

Community Expert

@Merlin3

Instead of dragging top to bottom or bottom to top, try starting midway or partway down/up. Choose undo inbetween until you get something you like.

Jane

M

Merlin3Author

Inspiring

Hi, here is the image needing a non linear grad.

(and yes It was treated to dehaze, the grass cropped off from this looked ok, could perhaps do with a grad filter for the dehaze as well. if I redo it.)

the sky went horrendous cyan. I have another thats also done so. horrible effect on skies. perhaps cos its a neg scan and not a digi raw file.

merlin3

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

You are talking about logarithmic gradients as if that would fix your image. I hate to be harsh, but that image was always beyond help. You shot into the sun through a dirty windshield, and held the camera away from the windshield. In situations like that, get the camera/phone whatever as close to the glass/plastic as you can to try and get those marks out of focus. You have also overexposed the image. The poor thing never stood a chance.

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Hi Merlin3
Can you please show us the two pictures (before/after). Then we have the same conditions and can try to give you specific tips.

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