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Before & After #330

 
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Dec 10, 2010 06:46 |  #1

This game is to help those of us who are trying to learn new editing tricks.

Here's the breakdown of the game. I will post a picture, re-sized to exactly 1000 pixels maximum on the long side. Outside of being re-sized 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.

The game will last 4 Days (96 hrs) 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 #331".

This game will end at 1pm GMT on Tuesday, December 14th. Have fun and enjoy.

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Dec 10, 2010 10:00 |  #2

LR2 - Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness/Contrast, Clarity, Vibrance, -saturation, Linear Curve Adjustments, Detail Sharpening, Exposure Brush, Clarity Brush
CS2 - Dodge Tool, Sharpen Tool, clone

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Dec 10, 2010 10:56 |  #3

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I cloned out the wire, copied 2 more layers desaturated the middle one used soft light blend mode on the top one made another copy of the original erased all but the clouds to get the details back adjusted the levels.

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Dec 10, 2010 11:15 |  #4

Adjusted exposure in ACR and then opened in CS4. Lens correction, perspective. Cropped. Adjusted levels. New layer 50% grey and painted horse's eye back a bit. Cloned out barbed wire. LAB colour boost, smart sharpen and stroke.


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Dec 10, 2010 14:05 |  #5

Just crop, levels ,curves contras and enhance

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Dec 11, 2010 13:38 as a reply to  @ surgeonhawkeye's post |  #6

Tried to punch up the image by giving it a kinda HD look.


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Dec 11, 2010 22:07 |  #7

Quick edit in LR3

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Dec 14, 2010 08:27 |  #8

I think I'll choose MJF830 as the winner. I really like the muted tones and think it works really well.

Lore's effort is a close second. I like the amount of detail that's been brought out with the processing, especially the catchlight in the eye. Had you cloned the fence out yours could well have been the winner.

If anyone is interested here (external link) is how I processed the shot when I took it.


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Dec 14, 2010 08:52 |  #9

Well done MJF830 - good adjustments there.


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Dec 14, 2010 08:55 |  #10

Thanks ill get something up this afternoon.


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Dec 14, 2010 10:26 as a reply to  @ MJF830's post |  #11

Well done everyone, congrats MJF830


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Dec 14, 2010 15:10 |  #12

#331 is up


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