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Before & After #186

 
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May 16, 2009 22:27 |  #1

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. As an option, a high resolution file may be made available for editing as LINK ONLY, and your final submission to the contest may not exceed 1024 pixels on the long side.

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 #187".

This is all about having fun so have at it!!!
This round will end Tues May 19th 8:30pm CST

(see below for link to XL version ) :cool:

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Here is the largest version of the image Photobusket would allow me to upload : here we have weighing in at 1001x1502 pixels your XL editable version :cool:
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May 17, 2009 10:01 |  #2

Is this the right thread :lol:

levels, three selective curve changes to head, body and tail, 3:2 crop/rotate, smart sharpen


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May 18, 2009 00:23 as a reply to  @ monty28428's post |  #3

The thread name should be changed Lore :p.
I will give my try this evening :)


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May 18, 2009 14:22 |  #4

okay... so clone clone clone clone, rotate, curves adj, vibrance adj, Sat/hue adj, dodge and burn the body, sharpen, increased contrast again..all cs4

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May 18, 2009 14:44 as a reply to  @ brennasg's post |  #5

I think a Red dragon fly is so much cooler!:cool:

Hue, Saturation, Luminance change, sharpening.

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May 19, 2009 13:20 |  #6

Thanks for the high resolution source file Lore, it helps a lot!

Just some fun this time to try and create a symmetrical object (3rd contest in a row I’ve done this), and playing with color.

  • Lassoed the dragonfly.
  • Rotated straight up and down.
  • Split the image - copy, flipped, pasted.
  • Merged both halves + narrowed the tail with distortion.
  • Added a wingtip to the top wing (copy, paste, rotate, scale, clone, smudge)
  • Added Frame.
  • Copy and pasted dragonfly 5 times.
  • Color Balance added to each.
  • Drop shadow.


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May 19, 2009 17:07 |  #7

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Done quite a lot of things to it, wouldn't have enough time or space to go through exactly what I did :)

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May 19, 2009 23:28 as a reply to  @ joroco's post |  #8

Sorry I'm a late on this GREAT edits everyone

joroco, very interesting... masterwillems, interesting coloring, brennasg AWESOMELY VIBRANT new coloring LOVE it!, monty, you totally made it pop! nice!

This round goes to Kendoway! FANTASTIC perspective! You turned the photo in to amazing art! :D


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May 20, 2009 00:35 |  #9

Great job everyone! Congrats Kendoway!! Can't wait for the next one!


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May 20, 2009 04:55 |  #10

Congrats Kendoway!!!

I feel bad that I missed it. I did edit it but didn't have the time to post it...then forgot what I did lol sorry. Here it is anyways.

Great job everyone...alot of the crops were awesome.


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May 20, 2009 08:39 |  #11

Congrats Chris - awesome job as usual!

Nice job everybody!




  
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May 20, 2009 08:57 |  #12

Golly whiz - thanks Lore, and esteemed Knights of the Before and After Roundtable!

Tracey, I'm glad you were late with that because I think you would have walked away the trophy :p

I'll have 187 up shortly.


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May 20, 2009 10:28 |  #13

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Congrats Kendoway!!!

I feel bad that I missed it. I did edit it but didn't have the time to post it...then forgot what I did lol sorry. Here it is anyways.

Great job everyone...alot of the crops were awesome.

OOOH! That is awesome :D


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May 20, 2009 10:53 |  #14

187 Is Up And Running

I'm already cringing in terror at what the results of this may be...


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May 20, 2009 15:58 |  #15

Kendoway wrote in post #7956117 (external link)
Golly whiz - thanks Lore, and esteemed Knights of the Before and After Roundtable!

Tracey, I'm glad you were late with that because I think you would have walked away the trophy :p

I'll have 187 up shortly.


Thanks ^_^ but I do think you're was way more creative.


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