Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge

Sorry I'm running late, but back to work and all that. Excellent Kodachromes Martin. They remind me of my childhood and my Dad's Kodachromes!


Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge
...now compiled into a single, easy to locate thread, that can be added to your subscribe/follow list!

Rules are simple:

• Download the image file from the current week
  
  
• Contestants will have 7 days to edit the image and post their edited version to the thread (as many entries as you like)
  
  
• The owner of the original image will choose a winner
  
  
• The winner will copy & paste this post and include a new downloadable image link
  
  
• The new image must be unedited / SOOC (straight our of camera), full-resolution, and in a RAW format, ie. CR2, DNG, TIF, etc
  
  
• (Dropbox works well for uploading and linking these large files)
  
  

SNS-HDR > Photoshop > Topaz DeNoise > Adjust levels > brushwork on chpmunk > big crop > Topaz AI Sharpen

Thanks guys - sorted now.

That was quick! Now you will be able to have a go at Mark's tough challenge

NigelD wrote in post #19122459
Thanks guys - sorted now.

Glad to hear it Nigel! Hope you have time to edit my chipmunk.

I was working on it as you wrote! Adjusted exposure, white and black points, lifted shadows and dropped highlights. Denoise with Topaz Denoise AI, crop, dodge and burn and sharpen.

free crop.
in acr removed color noise
in ps, removed noice
back in acr, adjusted exposure, and added a radial filter.
back in ps resized to 1600 pixels
added sharpness in the dark and light parts.

Time's up! All great edits and very hard to choose winner, but I think Mozes's edit is a tiny bit better than the others with Nigel coming in second. So, what's it going to be Mozes?

Thx

Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge[/SIZE][/B]
...now compiled into a single, easy to locate thread, that can be added to your subscribe/follow list!

Rules are simple:

• Download the image file from the current week
  
  
• Contestants will have 7 days to edit the image and post their edited version to the thread (as many entries as you like)
  
  
• The owner of the original image will choose a winner
  
  
• The winner will copy & paste this post and include a new downloadable image link
  
  
• The new image must be unedited / SOOC (straight our of camera), full-resolution, and in a RAW format, ie. CR2, DNG, TIF, etc
  
  
• (Dropbox works well for uploading and linking these large files)
  
  

rrblint wrote in post #19125388
Time's up! All great edits and very hard to choose winner, but I think Mozes's edit is a tiny bit better than the others with Nigel coming in second. So, what's it going to be Mozes?

It was a tough one, Mark, but it's good to struggle sometimes. I certainly did!

Stiga wrote in post #19125697
It was a tough one, Mark, but it's good to struggle sometimes. I certainly did!

Yes, I struggled with it too, several years ago. I've changed computers twice since then and couldn't find my edit, so couldn't post it. Maybe I'll do it again since I have better equipment now anyway. IMHO this contest should involve some struggling, it's all about learning from each other and improving our editing skills.

Martin I redid my edit and am pleased with it. Denoised, added lens corrections, raised shadows, adjusted contrast and vibrancy, and added a vignette all in DXO Photolab 3.

rrblint wrote in post #19126219
Martin I redid my edit and am pleased with it. Denoised, added lens corrections, raised shadows, adjusted contrast and vibrancy, and added a vignette all in DXO Photolab 3.

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Good to see your own version

All done in Photoshop; and, no, I did not use Dehaze in ACR. All achieved with selected use of Levels and Brightness. The uninteresting sky was replaced using a nik Effects Graduated Filter. Finally altered aspect ratio, resized and sharpened with Topaz Sharpen AI

Martin I didn't steal your idea, I just had the same idea. In DXO Photolab 3 lens corrections, NR, adjust contrast and vibrancy=> Affinity Photo replace sky and add extra balloons and crop.