Before & After #192

[Spidy]

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 1024 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 72hrs 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 & After #193".

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

This round will end Thursday June 11th 7:00 pm PST USA.


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h62/Spidy5005/Ducks%20Geese/IMG_5339.jpg

[Lore]

levels, curves x's 2, color balance, channel mixer, brightness/contrast, shadows/highlights, selective - burning/sharpening/saturating, gamma/exposure, vignette
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/silentlore/bna192.jpg

[ChristineTx]

I am new this this forum and image editing. Can I use any editing software? I ask this because I don't know what you mean by "Image Editing OK" turned on.
I might be to new for this. If so that is OK.
ChristineTx

[monty28428]

Rotate/crop, upsized 2x, USM, down size to 800x533, duplicate layer - soft light, clone out female, blur on green background

[monty28428]

Christine - feel free to use any software you like to edit.

To enable image editting click on User CP then click Edit profile - under Additional Information select Yes to allow image editing.

And Welcome to POTN

[FstopMiami123]

Color adjustment layer
spot burn
drop shadow frame
some sharpening


http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9606/img5339fix.jpg

Original

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h62/Spidy5005/Ducks%20Geese/IMG_5339.jpg

[masterwillems]

Monday the 11th?:P anyway:

In lightroom 2:
Saturated the green, blue, and aqua
sharpend

in photoshop:
added the bubble and the Quak!

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t173/masterwillems/quak1of1copy.jpg

[Spidy]

Monday the 11th?:P

Oops ... sorry! I changed it :oops:

[Saphire]

I have only done a very simple fix.

1. Cropped to remove the Mallard on the left.
2. Color effex Pro Tonal contrast using the brush tool only on the birds.
2 Saved without any sharpening.

[Shadowblade]

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Place the duck on a clean chopping board and remove any excess fat from the neck and body cavities.
3. Rinse the duck thoroughly, inside and out, under a cold running tap and pat dry with a paper towel.
4. Pierce the skin of the duck all over with a cocktail stick or a thin bladed knife, at 1 inch intervals.
5. Rub salt and pepper into the skin of the duck, inside as well as outside.
6. Position the duck on a rack placed in a roasting tray, breast side up.
7. Pour a few cups of boiling water over the duck and into the roasting tray and place into the preheated oven.
8. Roast the duck for up to 3 hours or until no fat remains and the skin is crispy and brown, turning the duck over after every 30 minutes. Basting the duck with the juices may help to release more fat whilst cooking, although this is not necessary.
9. Once the duck is cooked, remove it from the oven and transfer it onto a carving board. Let it rest for 15 minutes before carving and serving.

http://www.palacechinese.com.au/images/big/b_Roast_Duck.JPG

[masterwillems]

Waow! you must be a photoshop pro!

[ChristineTx]

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo169/kcballard/Ducks-1.jpg
I added a border..made the photo to look old...and auto adjusted the color

[NeverSummer]

-Local contract enhancement via USM
-Sharpening via High Pass filter set to overlay
-Contrast/Brightness adjustments
-Hue/Saturation adjustments
-Add vignetting
-Large amounts of cloning... you can see where
-Curves for color correction

http://i42.tinypic.com/20gchfo.jpg

[NigelD]

Duplicated background
Adjusted levels in LAB mode
Cropped
Added bubble and text
Added red face to duck
sharpened

[-Douglas-]

added high contrast curves layer
cropped
flattened and duplicated background
edge sharpened
edit menu fade sharpen effect set to darken
added mask to hide sharpening in the grass areas
added border and text, flatten and save for web


http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp49/dougle/POTN/talkingducks.jpg

[Photo-by-Leal]

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Place the duck on a clean chopping board and remove any excess fat from the neck and body cavities.
3. Rinse the duck thoroughly, inside and out, under a cold running tap and pat dry with a paper towel.
4. Pierce the skin of the duck all over with a cocktail stick or a thin bladed knife, at 1 inch intervals.
5. Rub salt and pepper into the skin of the duck, inside as well as outside.
6. Position the duck on a rack placed in a roasting tray, breast side up.
7. Pour a few cups of boiling water over the duck and into the roasting tray and place into the preheated oven.
8. Roast the duck for up to 3 hours or until no fat remains and the skin is crispy and brown, turning the duck over after every 30 minutes. Basting the duck with the juices may help to release more fat whilst cooking, although this is not necessary.
9. Once the duck is cooked, remove it from the oven and transfer it onto a carving board. Let it rest for 15 minutes before carving and serving.

http://www.palacechinese.com.au/images/big/b_Roast_Duck.JPG


Now that's what you call PhotoChop Duck!

[Spidy]

This was a fun one for me because I just loved this picture. The drakes were trying to impress the hen and the competition was on.

Lore: You did a nice job with the colors and contrast. I did not even notice the vignette until I read it and was a nice touch. I would have preferred a different crop, but all in all a nice edit.

Monty: The colors of the ducks looked true enough, but the grass was a bit too green .... might be my monitor. I liked the crop, but not feeling the slant. Very nice edit.

Fstopmiami123: Seems a bit blown to me, but I'm thinking you were going for this effect. Looks kind of cool after looking at it for a while, kind of cartoonish. Again, I would have preferred a tighter crop.

Masterwillams: Quak! LOL ... that was cute. The overall picture looks a tad dark to me taking away some of the detail of the drakes. I knew someone would come up with a Quack ... or, I mean a Quak!!

Saphire: I loved the crop, and the birds and grass look as they did when I was there. I also like this type of framing. Nice job.

Shadowblade: It's amazing what you can do in photoshop these days!! Yikes! Thanks for the laugh :lol:

ChristineTx: This was interesting. The vignette was a bit much. Your rendition looks more like a piece of film rather than an old photo ... but thanks for trying something different.

NeverSummer: I really liked what you did with the grass, it was very different. BUT ... you deleted one of my favorite ducks!! :shock: Also the color on the ducks changed completely. I do like how you enhanced the detail though. Nice edit.

NigelD: A red head!! LOL! Thanks, this was funny.

Douglas: A very tight crop, but kind of works with what you have going on here with the frame.

This was fun, and thank you everyone for taking part. I found myself peeking into this thread more then before just to see what everyone had done with my ducks :lol:

All of these were good edits in their own right, but there can be only one winner. My choice was Saphire.

[-Douglas-]

Congrats Saphire!

Nice edits everyone :cool:

[NigelD]

Can't wait for #193 - good selection here everyone :D

[Lore]

great gob everyone!

congrats sapphire!

[Saphire]

Wow" What a wonderful surprise Thank you I have only just come home from shopping I will post a photo very shortly.

[monty28428]

Congrats Saphire!!

Nice go at it everybody.