Show Us Your RAW Conversions, BEFORE And AFTER

tonylong wrote in post #10312279
Jeffrey, thanks for the contribution, you got nice results! Please read the introductory post for this thread, though -- external editors (even if they are plug-ins) are outside the scope of this thread!

Thread rules strike again!

JK I agree with you....please dont hit me

^^^ You might want to rephrase that...

tonylong wrote in post #10312279
Jeffrey, thanks for the contribution, you got nice results! Please read the introductory post for this thread, though -- external editors (even if they are plug-ins) are outside the scope of this thread!

Aw shoot. Sorry about that. Thanks for the compliment anyway even it was just being nice.

JeffreyO wrote in post #10313601
Aw shoot. Sorry about that. Thanks for the compliment anyway even it was just being nice.

Heh! You did get nice results! Have you seen the "best HDR" thread in the Competitions section? Jump in and share your stuff!

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=373150

To redeem myself here is one of mine. Sorry for the reverse order--after > before. It was done in Canon's DPP. This wasn't a professional assignment, it was just me going out and quickly taking some pictures of tree trimmers for the fun of it. As most know, the program is pretty basic so it was mainly levels, saturation, sharpness and curves. I may have overdone it a little bit.

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tonylong wrote in post #10313639
Heh! You did get nice results! Have you seen the "best HDR" thread in the Competitions section? Jump in and share your stuff!

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=373150

Thanks but it's not HDR. I like to do tone blending and then make it look like HDR because I don't want to buy Photomatix and don't feel I need it. But I suppose we're getting off topic.

Strolling around St. Thomas....

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SRisonS wrote in post #10382904
Strolling around St. Thomas....



After darkening the edges some and adding borders with GIMP (I finally know how to do all of that in Lightroom)....

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sRisonS,

Outstanding job on this PP conversion. One of the best I have seen.

JH

All work done in LR3.

Crop
Contrast
WB
Exposure
Clone/heal stamp
Vibrance
Light curve fun
Sharpening
Spot sharpening
Adjustment tool (exposure for eyes, sharpening on lashes, soften skin for face)
Export

Before:

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I had shot a squirrel in manual outside and then half an hour later when I was inside, I quickly grabbed the camera to get a couple of shots but they turned out 2 stops under exposed. By the time I had changed the settings he was long gone.
This should have been ISO 3200, 1/100s, F5.6 250mm instead of ISO 1600, 1/200s F/6.3. At least it's a lot better than no pic at all

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Xcelx wrote in post #10393410
I had shot a squirrel in manual outside and then half an hour later when I was inside, I quickly grabbed the camera to get a couple of shots but they turned out 2 stops under exposed. By the time I had changed the settings he was long gone.

Your conversion looks overexposed to me and some highlights are clipped. I prefer the original, actually.

Visited Disney's Hollywood Studios with some fellow Flickr Disney Geeks.

Tower of Terror....

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dche5390 wrote in post #10393058
All work done in LR3.

Crop
Contrast
WB
Exposure
Clone/heal stamp
Vibrance
Light curve fun
Sharpening
Spot sharpening
Adjustment tool (exposure for eyes, sharpening on lashes, soften skin for face)
Export

Before:

After:

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1DsMKII + 24-70L and some crazy lighting I don't understand. Haha.

Amazing job with this.

Xcelx wrote in post #10393410
I had shot a squirrel in manual outside and then half an hour later when I was inside, I quickly grabbed the camera to get a couple of shots but they turned out 2 stops under exposed. By the time I had changed the settings he was long gone.
This should have been ISO 3200, 1/100s, F5.6 250mm instead of ISO 1600, 1/200s F/6.3. At least it's a lot better than no pic at all

PhotoCupcake wrote in post #10394701
Your conversion looks overexposed to me and some highlights are clipped. I prefer the original, actually.

I kinda agree. Maybe just add some fill light???? And possibly turn down the luminance of the green.

dche5390 wrote in post #10393058
All work done in LR3.

Crop
Contrast
WB
Exposure
Clone/heal stamp
Vibrance
Light curve fun
Sharpening
Spot sharpening
Adjustment tool (exposure for eyes, sharpening on lashes, soften skin for face)
Export

1DsMKII + 24-70L and some crazy lighting I don't understand. Haha.

I like the edit in general, but I'm not a fan of the light remaining in her eyes -- in the "after," since I'm looking first at her eyes, the spots really distract me. In a situation like this, do you touch-up in PS? (I know this is a RAW conversion thread, so I understand if the "final" image isn't the "after.")