Remove Horizon Line

[Fritz 12345]

Hi there, just wondering if anyone would be able and willing to share a workflow to achieve this effect where the horizon line is blurred / removed from the image: 

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @Fritz 12345

That image is a little too small to see what you want to achieve.
Would it be possible for you to share the full-size image so we can see it properly?
The answer could be simple but there will be lots of different answers depending on what the exact issue is.

Also, can you give us an idea (or, even better, the image itself) about what sort of image you want to apply that effect to?
It can often be more difficult to achieve something than it first may seem, so we need as much information as you can give us.

[Old Bruce]

On 12/5/2022 at 6:47 AM, Fritz 12345 said:

Hi there, just wondering if anyone would be able and willing to share a workflow to achieve this effect where the horizon line is blurred / removed from the image

I would use a Blur layer filter with a gradient on the mask

[NotMyFault]

On 12/5/2022 at 3:47 PM, Fritz 12345 said:

Hi there, just wondering if anyone would be able and willing to share a workflow to achieve this effect where the horizon line is blurred / removed from the image: 

Well - take the photo in September (north half of earth) with 95% humidity on a partial cloudy morning with lots of morning mist, and wait for the perfect moment when the sun just starts to come into play. 
 

Or fake it by de-saturating, clarity with negative strength, curves to flatten contrast etc.

[RichardMH]

Pretty sure that is one of Gary Gough's images. Think he'll have a video about how he edits.

[NotMyFault]

Yes! Google will give his website and the actual photo in color an B&W edits, and (paid? ) tutorial videos.

Again, the vanished horizon is captured in camera, not photoshopped. He has many more shots of the same subject in different lighting, some with harsh contrasts. 

[NotMyFault]

30 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

Really?
 

Ok, he is one who can fake it. I must admit that he captured some good images, but most of them are good examples of severely over-processed.

my own image was done in camera, only slight editing to keep the atmosphere.

[Fritz 12345]

On 1/11/2023 at 3:29 PM, GarryP said:

Welcome to the forums @Fritz 12345

That image is a little too small to see what you want to achieve.
Would it be possible for you to share the full-size image so we can see it properly?
The answer could be simple but there will be lots of different answers depending on what the exact issue is.

Also, can you give us an idea (or, even better, the image itself) about what sort of image you want to apply that effect to?
It can often be more difficult to achieve something than it first may seem, so we need as much information as you can give us.

Thanks, Garry. Here's one of my own images. As one can see, the horizon in the center part of the image is almost invisible due to the haze. That's the look I want. I'd like to edit the photo so that the horizon becomes invisible throughout the image, creating a more dreamy atmospheric look.

I know Gary Gough has a tutorial for this for photoshop, but a) I'm using Affinity Photo, and b) I'm hoping there could be a simple solution that doesn't have to be behind a paywall

[firstdefence]

On 1/11/2023 at 7:26 PM, NotMyFault said:

Well - take the photo in September (north half of earth) with 95% humidity on a partial cloudy morning with lots of morning mist, and wait for the perfect moment when the sun just starts to come into play. 

lol!

[GarryP]

The Inpainting Brush Tool will probably do most, if not all, of the ‘heavy lifting’ for you for this sort of thing.
See attached video – pardon my slow machine.
You might need to do a bit of tweaking afterwards with other tools such as the Healing Brush Tool or Clone Brush Tool, or others, but the Inpainting Brush Tool can do most of the work.

[RichardMH]

Healing brush with 0% hardness and 30% opacity and "painted" on. Could do better with more patience. Clone tool with Lighter Color blend mode is also an option.

[iconoclast]

A good way to get this kind of misty horizon is to use Assets. There once was a package with Mist and Fog Assets (and Rain, Snow and others too), that could be downloaded for free from Affinity. At least for owners of the software. I recently purchased James Ritson's "Atmosphere" package from the Affinity Store, that contains some nice Fog Assets too. But notice, that you should take care for realistic appearance. The small tower in your example looks too clear for me. It should be slightly covered by a little bit of fog too.

Edit: There is also a Tutorial for how to use Ritson's Assets. You can find the link on the Affinity Store site.

[Fritz 12345]

Thanks all for the support! Gave me a couple of great ideas to pursue!