Before and After #38

[TheSonofDarwin]

This game is to help those of us who are trying to learn new tricks when it comes to editing.

Here's the breakdown of the game. I will post a picture that I choose, resized to exactly 800 pixels maximum on the long side. Outside of being resized it has to be unedited...meaning no adjustments to any levels, it has to look like it did as it came out of the camera.

The game will last 48hrs and whoever can produce the best edited image (as judged by me) will be picked and it'll be their turn to post their unedited picture for all of us to take a crack at.

The participants must have their "Image Editing OK" turned on and they must provide at least a simple breakdown of how they edited the image, some entrants are a little vague on this point, please give us all details so we can learn and share tips. For instance if you use the unsharp mask tool or Smart Sharpen, provide us with the adjustments you used so others can try them out.

You can post multiple images, but the first image you post will be the one that is judged - all other images will be considered for knowledge and tip use only.

Also, please keep all comments, be they positive or negative, to yourself until after the game has ended.

If you happen to be the winner of the game please start the next one with the title of the game and the following number. For example…the next game should read (Before and After #39)

This is all about having fun so have at it!!!

This game will end on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 10pm EST

I took this picture while walking my dog near the river yesterday. This is the new Constitution Bridge, we blew up the old one (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zormsk/487026420/sizes/o/)* a few years ago, unfortunately, as the old one looked better!

* Not my flickr account

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/thesonofdarwin/bridge_contest.jpg

[lmulderi]

Cloned out light poles
Adjusted brightness, contrast, curves on original layer
Added northern lights with layer mask
Added slight vignette
Added supernova and lens flare
Added frame border

(Edited using GIMP)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2365083126_c44439be12_o.jpg

[Blender7]

Alright this is my submission.
Mirrored
Multiplyed
Given fantasy look
upped the saturation a bit
sunburst added and blended
gave a little warm feeling to it

[ilmk]

My attempt...

- color boosted crazy!
- slight blur
- cut out my daughter
- resized her into the picture
- color boosted to match
- added boarder....

Simple but it was fun.

[thepaul]

minimal pp

[Flo]

My attempt...

- color boosted crazy!
- slight blur
- cut out my daughter
- resized her into the picture
- color boosted to match
- added boarder....

Simple but it was fun.

That is sweet!

[thekid24]

Duplicate layer
Open up a new texture
overlay texture with duplicate
set blending mode to screen and lower ocpacity to 44% or so
duplicate texture layer and then change blending mode to multiply
adjust ocpacity a lil higher
then on the two texture layers adjust levels to desired darknesses
add fill layer with white
marquee tool a circle
feather at 120 pixels
inverse
use brighten/contrast adjustment layer to get the vignette to preference
then set fill layer to multiply...
DONE

[SQuiP]

Oh boy, now I have to remember...

Flipped vertically, selected half and used history brush to mirror (sorry blender, only saw yours after...)
Curve adjustment
Added layer with robot
Added shadow using burn
Diffused
Inserted lighting and lens flare
Burnt and dodged stars
Saturated selected areas
Border

Robot suicide ;-)

[BitterSweet]

-Layer of contrast
-duplicated and added a glamour glow filter
-duplicated first layer added 2 different sunshine filters, one for the sky and one for the hill.
-added color to the water and bridge
-added a midnight filter to reduce some of the blow out made by the glamour glow.
- border.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/bittersweetphoto/ba38.jpg

[azsteve-o]

256871

selected, pasted & resized portions of bridge & light post to extend beyon borders
adjusted hugh/saturation
adjusted exposure
sharpened
added lighting flare to lamps
faded border/edges

[ilmk]

Robot suicide ;-)



:lol: lol that's clever!!

[SilverHCIC]

Copied layer
Increased blue in water & sky
Bumped saturation to add color to dried grass
Copied layer to crop for Polaroid @ 2.5x2 aspect ratio
Added white Polaroid border, followed by 5 pixel gray edge
Copied Polaroid layer & rotated 6 degrees to lay one on top of the other
Extracted bridge from original layer
Sharpened bridge via high-pass filter @ soft light blend
Cleaned up bridge by removing light posts and top rail
Increased canvas size of entire image
Added bridge via layer mask back to Polaroid layer
Increased canvas size with deep rich brown color
Added ripple border to simulate edges on a postage stamp
Added text on sides of “stamp” image in black
Increased font size and changed font color to match rich brown stamp border
Added “41 Cents” text
Flattened image & resized to post
Probably missed a few steps, but I tried to remember everything I did
azsteve-o gets credit for inspiring me on this one. I liked his earlier edit and figured I’d give it a go. … After all, that’s why we’re doing this right?? (To learn new tricks!!!) – The hardest part was to reveal the bridge cleanly via a layer mask.

[TheSonofDarwin]

I hate making this decision when there are so many good edits.

I'm giving this one to SilverHClC. Even though the price of stamps will probably be $0.53 before I finish typing, it would make a good stamp!

Bittersweet, I always love your edits because they more fall with my style. I think you can make any image printable :)

Squip, I laughed so hard at yours. It was so random, but well done!

Just for reference, here is what I did with it
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2355610375_a7d1a7dcfe_o.jpg

[BitterSweet]

Congrats SilverHCIC.

Thanks TheSonofDarwin i'm glad you like my edits and thanks you for the great compliment. I love your edit that you did the bridge looks great.

[lmulderi]

Congrats Silver, great idea!

[firu3000]

Congrats SilverHCIC

[SilverHCIC]

Wow. ... I'm really surprised!!! I really liked some of the other edits and I wasn't even going to give it a try. But then I remembered something azsteve-o did about a month ago and I decided to try something new. ... I have learned more tricks here in Before & After than anywhere else in the forums, and my PP techniques have gotten way better by trying to match what some of you can do. You are all amazing!!

I'll have to look for a picture to post. ... It should be pretty easy, since I am really good at taking lousy pictures :rolleyes:.

[SQuiP]

Good job Silver!

I really enjoyed playing with this one :)

[ilmk]

That's awesome! Congratulations Silver!

[Spidy]

Is there going to be another game?????????????????????

[TheSonofDarwin]

Once SilverHClC goes through his collection of masterpieces and finds a picture for us to work on :D

[SilverHCIC]

Sorry,
I'm at work right now. ... I'll post one as soon as I get home.

[ZeroOne86]

Congrats SilverHCIC.

[SilverHCIC]

B&F # 39 is up. ... Sorry it took so long, I was stuck at work :(

[monokrome]

bmk'd