PhotoShop Guru's Help.

How can I make this meteor more realistic looking?



so far it looks like something from an animated movie.




any help?

cheers.

Here ya go with just a quick adjustment..



You can load a skyline under it like the other.
Nice shot by the way.. :twothumbs
X..

cool. what settings did you use? as i have to apply it to the HQ original.

thanks.

just messing with lens flare

My attempt:


Ooops...I noticed after I posted this, that you were trying to create a meteor, not a comet. A meteor would not have the curved tail, and would probablly be brighter, and less diffuse. In my opinion, the original "meteor" is too saturated/ cyan and could probably be toned down with a reduction in opacity.

Other than PhotoShop which I love but requires a min to load with all it's plugins etc..

There is only one quick image editor with support for all formats etc..
That would be XnView, absolutely free and free of ads.. I can't pronounce the mans name that makes it but he knows his chit.. ')
I put it on every system I own and all I build for others as it also has extensions for file manager. Be sure to get the full ver.

Just do a Google on xnview download and it will pop along with many excellent reviews of same.
After loading your image just goto IMAGE then LEVELS and pull in the right pointer, whala.. gl.

X/BillyD..