Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge

My favourites this week

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cfdesigns wrote in post #19387400
Blurred background in Photoshop and adjusted color, highlights, shadows, etc.

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#2

RDWP wrote in post #19385537
I was trying to do the same with the background. I used the latest updated NEO to select/mask the people using AI and change the background to greyscale. It did a pretty fair job of selecting, but left some "confused" areas, especially around the mike stands, cords etc. Overall, I think that makes it a difficult one to mask - AI or by hand. Did a fair bit of selective de-focus on the background using the NEO portrait brush tools; then some other portrait adjustments. Next went to Luminar AI to do some touch-up cloning around edges (clone tool still not implemented in NEO). As you can see, not a perfect result, but suspect my skill level + impatience are more to blame. One interesting thing: when I opened the NEO edited image in Luminar AI, AI remembered the masking selected by NEO.

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#3

cfdesigns wrote in post #19387400
Blurred background in Photoshop and adjusted color, highlights, shadows, etc.

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#4

RDWP wrote in post #19385548
NEO for this version: sky replacement + reflections for an early morning look. Some selective lightening and colour shifts to yellow.

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#5

rrblint wrote in post #19385753

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Sop, as RDWP features twice, he is top dog this week

If he has no suitable image to upload please will cfdesign do the honours

Apologies - just checked in here for the first time in a few days. Will have a look for some suitable.

A variety to choose from. All need post help. Note that the top two images below are "stitchable".


Download the image file from the current week at https://www.dropbox.co​m …vsIf3jqeTSuZ-cusFbha?dl=0
Please let me know any problems accessing.


Rules:

Contestants will have at least 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 images will choose a winner

The winner will copy & paste this post and include a new downloadable image link

The new images must be unedited / SOOC (straight our of camera), full-resolution, and in a RAW format, ie. CR2, DNG, TIF, etc


"The purpose of this game is to be creative and learn new editing techniques. You must give some insight into exactly how you went about editing the image. For example, increased shadows sliders, reduced highlights, local sharpening, white balance adjustment, specific filters used, tone curve adjustments, etc. Comments and/or questions regarding the edits are encouraged."

Note: have added IMG_2832.CR3 to the download directory - gives a bit more of the scene on the left side, for stitching or otherwise.

RDWP wrote in post #19389284
A variety to choose from. All need post help. Note that the top two images below are "stitchable".

Nice idea. I've been meaning to share a stichable some time. That'll be fun.

Here's the Pano:

1.) Stitched in AP=>PL5 for all corrections. Original sky.

3.) number 1=>On1 for sky replacement. (2022.5 has a much-improved Sky Replacement module.)

Not competing, just practicing. No magic filters involved, just PS CS6, a basic cloning exercise, paste in cherry blossoms, crop for composition.

3 images

1. Stitch with MS ICE
2. Aurora warm landscape pre-set
3. PS > extend canvas upwards > content aware fill > crop to 16:9
4. Topaz Sharpen AI

+1 -- I'll tell ya, Mark, I think with 22.5, On1 has officially made it to the Majors. The sky AI and the Resize are tops. The color image below uses both and is a 57 MB jpeg. The water reflection feature for the sky seemed to work quite well. The stitching algorithm only allowed me to use 2 of the 3 images, though.

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/C320X9

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/17m4sM

I thought that this one needed a "Lonely little girl" vibe. Tired of her toys, decides to take a walk with her dog.

All corrections in PL5=>AP to extend the canvass.

Both of these two were processed entirely in PL5.

B&W had some clean up in On1 then made a blown out look in Silver Efex.

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/p06h88

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/495g11

All corrections in PL5=>LP for finishing touches.

1. pl5 > 3XPORT AS tif
2. ps > A LOT OF PRUNING
3. lUMINAR ai > BACKGROUND REPLACEMENT