Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge

I love all of these edits but my affinity for portraits leads me to choose one of these edits. RDWP, Mozes and NigelD's second edit are about at a tie. If I have to choose(and I do), I will choose NigelD.

Congrats Nigel and take it away!

Heads up for PP addicts, there is activity here!

Well done Nigel, I wonder what you have up your sleeve for us

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)

https://www.dropbox.co​m …zzeelye/_DSF386​1.RAF?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.co​m …8ud0aui/_DSF386​2.RAF?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.co​m …3fmq3q9/_DSF386​3.RAF?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.co​m …sbm25bx/_DSF386​4.RAF?dl=0

Here's a shot taken earlier this Autumn of a misty Scottish sunrise. I look forward to everyones' interpretations.

Thanks Mark for the win! Thanks Martin - no sooner said than done. Here you go.

from acr, without any adjustments to photoshop.
did make the reds a bit stronger.
new layer for some light strakes, in the warm color thats in the image already.
use off the radial filter (zoom and radial both) for the blur
corect white balans for a bit warmer tone.
Lifted the shadows and dark parts a bit with a new layer with the selected dark parts.
Now back to acr, and adjust the exposure, with, blacks and some more warm color with the temparature settings.
did a radial filter on the boot, to make the white's a bit stronger
ones again in photoshop removed the noise with one1 denoise.

Thats it.

its agreat image wel done kudo's for you.
I have a lot off presets, and with every one off them, the image still looks great.
I did not use any preset, it did feels like cheating

Stiga wrote in post #19314043
Heads up for PP addicts, there is activity here!

Thanks - hadn't seen this particular thread but activity there has been rather intermittent to say the least. Will have a go at Mr. (Mrs.?) Pelican. (Thanks 'Peano)

Nigel this is truly a gorgeous shot! If it were mine, I would have a poster-sized copy of it mounted on a prominent wall.

PL5: Optical Corrections and NR=>Aurora 2018(thanks Martin!): HDR treatment=>PL5: Further processing(tone and color, local adjustments)=>Landscape Pro: Add just a touch of Autumn warmth.

Thanks Mark - I need some new images on my wall.

Love the mood of the image, so I wanted to keep it moody. Gorgeous Capture .

Merged layers in LR and made basic adjustments, then into PS, ran it through Aurora back into PS for curves and color grading.

rrblint wrote in post #19314473
Nigel this is truly a gorgeous shot! If it were mine, I would have a poster-sized copy of it mounted on a prominent wall.

PL5: Optical Corrections and NR=>Aurora 2018(thanks Martin!): HDR treatment=>PL5: Further processing(tone and color, local adjustments)=>Landscape Pro: Add just a touch of Autumn warmth.

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This is stellar!

Eidelweiss wrote in post #19314790
This is stellar!

Thanks Chris. It's all due to Nigel's beautiful shot.

Not competing ... I agree, a lovely photo. Processed raw in ACR and further adjusted brightness in PS CS6. Color selectively adjusted in Topaz Clarity, selective sharpening in Topaz Detail 3. Cloned out small distractions on the left side along the road.

Second image: Just for fun, added some fog/mist on the canal.

I decided to give this lovely shat a wintry effect

1. PL4 lens correction and denoise
2. Aurora (Modesto preset)
3. ACR graduated filter (twice) and mist enhancement

Some good work here so far - judging time tomorrow so any late comers - feel free! I'll post my take on it as well.