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12/27/2010 12:46:59 PM · #1 |
[thumb]I took this last night during the snow storm, and I feel like it has potential to be a great shot, but I cant seem to help it enough in post, I have photoshop CS4, which admittedly I dont know how to use half of the features it offeres. Please take a crack at this and give me some pointers. The 1st is the unedited shot the second was with some adjustments
[thumb]926742[/thumb]
hmmm thumbnail wont link for the 1st so this is the url //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=926742
Message edited by author 2010-12-27 12:49:07. |
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12/27/2010 02:43:49 PM · #2 |
I don't have time to edit right now, but I would start with a Curves adjustment layer through a graduated mask fading diagonally from upper left tolower right, to "even out" the lighting/tones a bit. Also, you might say what it is you want it to look like so that anyone trying to help won't go in the "wrong direction" ...
I think your first thumbnail isn't showing because you have an extra opening [thumb] tag at the beginning of your post. |
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12/27/2010 03:06:26 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by nlghttrain:
I took this last night during the snow storm, and I feel like it has potential to be a great shot, but I cant seem to help it enough in post, I have photoshop CS4, which admittedly I dont know how to use half of the features it offeres. Please take a crack at this and give me some pointers. The 1st is the unedited shot the second was with some adjustments
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But to really help you we need a full-size image; you can load one in your workshop and link us to it.
R.
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12/28/2010 06:53:44 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
But to really help you we need a full-size image; you can load one in your workshop and link us to it. |
I uploaded the unedited, original size jpg to my workshop here is the URL:
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=926954
Thanks :) |
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12/28/2010 07:48:25 PM · #5 |
Finally!!!
Ok, so here's my very quick edit:
basically just denoised and then enhanced details. The I converted to b/w, played with levels and contrast, and added a deep blue photo filter. |
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12/28/2010 08:00:54 PM · #6 |
//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Polyp.jpg
Message edited by karmat - under 500 on the longest side, plz. |
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12/28/2010 10:09:07 PM · #7 |
Here's my shot at this, but Slippy has clearly won already...
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12/28/2010 10:21:20 PM · #8 |
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12/28/2010 10:44:23 PM · #9 |
| I like both of these takes on my shot. How is it that you were able to get the bush to really push off the background, and have nice contrast without developing digital "muck". As I was playing with it adjusting the levels and curves i just couldnt seem to get the contrast right without it looking overprocessed. |
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12/28/2010 10:50:24 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by nlghttrain:
I like both of these takes on my shot. How is it that you were able to get the bush to really push off the background, and have nice contrast without developing digital "muck". As I was playing with it adjusting the levels and curves i just couldnt seem to get the contrast right without it looking overprocessed. |
Both of us used liberal doses of topaz...
For me it was Clean , Denoise and Adjust..
As for Bear, it looks like he used Simplify |
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12/29/2010 12:38:26 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by nlghttrain:
I like both of these takes on my shot. How is it that you were able to get the bush to really push off the background, and have nice contrast without developing digital "muck". As I was playing with it adjusting the levels and curves i just couldnt seem to get the contrast right without it looking overprocessed. |
Both of us used liberal doses of topaz...
For me it was Clean , Denoise and Adjust..
As for Bear, it looks like he used Simplify |
Plus I started with a lot of clarity bumping in Camera Raw before moving to CS3. And I gave it a kick in the DeNoise as well. But mostly Topaz Simplify, yeah...
It's called "local area contrast control"...
R.
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12/29/2010 01:38:39 AM · #12 |
High contrast doesn't look to bad. |
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01/02/2011 12:27:54 PM · #13 |
I gave up and made dots!
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