June Free study - revisits - DPChallenge Forums

07/09/2010 01:14:51 AM · #1

Thanks to

bassbone and

giantmike for the comments on all the photos. For those of us who are necomers and wanting to learn, they are invaluable tools.

Taking the comments to mind, I revisited my photo from the June Free Study - Does this make a marked improvement? Any ideas or suggestions welcome! - I'm still learning PSE so I know there's far more I could do, but haven't figured out yet.

Entry:

Revisit:

If anyone wants the original CR2 Raw file, drop me a line and I can email it to you.

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

07/09/2010 02:08:42 AM · #2

comparing the 2, i think i would've scored both at about the same level. the 2nd one does look a bit cleaner with tighter crop but there is just too much negative space and the subject doesn't really have impact for me. the lighting and exposure looked good but nothing grabbed my interest.

i gave your original a 5.

07/09/2010 11:17:17 AM · #3

Thank you - I've probably been reading too much... I was actually aiming for the negative space, but probably should've found a subject that popped out more - or maybe did a different take with editing the front leaf into red...

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

07/09/2010 09:48:26 PM · #4

Well I decided to revisit my dud. Here's the entry:

Based on comments, I cropped it to be simpler, and added color to the sky, which is probably a no-no per DPC rules since there wasn't any color there in the original. Also lightened the foreground.

I don't think that worked. I think my best bet was not to enter. :-)

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/09/2010 10:00:44 PM · #5

I had given your original a 7 - I probably would have gone down a step with the re-edit... While the color is beautifully done, it splashes too much over the person on the right and doesn't look like a natural lens flare. I really thought the dog made the picture - perhaps cropping it just between the dog an the farthest right person... course yours did better than mine, so who am I to say... Ha!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

07/09/2010 10:02:45 PM · #6

There's nothing wrong with doing color shifts, Deb. Look at it this way; since you can make something that IS color B/W, how can they keep us from making something that is NOT color, colored? The only restriction is that you not create new shapes or features when so doing. Can't add a rainbow to a gray sky :-)

R.

LevT

OM System OM-1

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

07/09/2010 10:08:29 PM · #7

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Message edited by author 2010-07-10 00:44:14.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

07/09/2010 10:09:24 PM · #8

I thought the original was wonderful, gave it an 8 and fav'd it during the challenge. Now, I know that I don't have lousy taste, so it must mean that other people do!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

07/09/2010 11:26:51 PM · #9

Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to do better than 50% in challenges. Maybe next time! :-)

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

07/09/2010 11:51:11 PM · #10

Originally posted by Melethia:

Well I decided to revisit my dud. Here's the entry:

Based on comments, I cropped it to be simpler, and added color to the sky, which is probably a no-no per DPC rules since there wasn't any color there in the original. Also lightened the foreground.

I don't think that worked. I think my best bet was not to enter. :-)

Another attempt based on additional feedback regarding HDR to bring out the foreground. Used Topaz, but sorta the same thing. Also cropped to a different aspect ratio. I may like this one better other than the noise from the processing. I actually quite like it (noise and all) in B&W.