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 03/18/2003 07:03:37 PM · #1
I am being reviewed for my second. The first time in "Bridges" for "Niles Canyon Railway" and this week in "Green" (can't say which one). I know the rules and I follow them, that is part of the challenge and the fun! Photoshop is an amazing program, so much can be done inside the rules. I guess I will have to start making notes when I edit my pics.
 03/18/2003 07:25:58 PM · #2
Not in relation to disqualification, but how did you get that effect on your bridge photo? Is that purely in Photoshop?
 03/18/2003 07:31:30 PM · #3
Originally posted by kidyin:
Not in relation to disqualification, but how did you get that effect on your bridge photo? Is that purely in Photoshop?


I second that! How the h*** did you do that? A tutorial would be nice. :-)
 03/18/2003 07:36:55 PM · #4
i got one for this weeks green challenge as well
 03/18/2003 07:39:43 PM · #5
All done in Photoshop. While I was editing the "Bridge" pic I didn't track what I did exactly but here is what was done (as best I can remember).
1. adjust levels
2. adjust curves
3. gaussian blur blue channel (approx 15 pixels)
4. adjust hue and saturation ( master and individual colors)
5. adjust selective color (yellow ΓΆ€“ black relative method)
6. adjusted contrast down a little
7. adjust variations
8. finally, used smart blur

I have come close to reproducing it. I guess I should track each step I take. Most of the time I just sit down and start tweaking till I like it.
 03/18/2003 07:59:14 PM · #6
Do that much PS work and you will get a DQ requested every time. Most here aren't as skilled as you in PS and with that inexperience comes the inability to understand how it is done without a mask. I like your two images in question. NIK creates a filter set that almost does your bridge shot to a T. Excellent job!!!

JMO - Dave
 03/18/2003 10:57:26 PM · #7
Out of curiosity, how do you do a gaussian blur on just one color channel? I've been poking around for a bit, but I can't seem to conquer that one :)


Originally posted by Tarbini:
All done in Photoshop. While I was editing the "Bridge" pic I didn't track what I did exactly but here is what was done (as best I can remember).
1. adjust levels
2. adjust curves
3. gaussian blur blue channel (approx 15 pixels)
4. adjust hue and saturation ( master and individual colors)
5. adjust selective color (yellow ΓΆ€“ black relative method)
6. adjusted contrast down a little
7. adjust variations
8. finally, used smart blur

I have come close to reproducing it. I guess I should track each step I take. Most of the time I just sit down and start tweaking till I like it.
 03/18/2003 11:07:03 PM · #8
Originally posted by alansfreed:
Out of curiosity, how do you do a gaussian blur on just one color channel? I've been poking around for a bit, but I can't seem to conquer that one :)


Next to the layers tab is a channels tab. In there each color channel is listed and you can select them individually.
 03/19/2003 12:45:01 AM · #9
Originally posted by Tarbini:
I am being reviewed for my second. The first time in "Bridges" for "Niles Canyon Railway" and this week in "Green" (can't say which one). I know the rules and I follow them, that is part of the challenge and the fun! Photoshop is an amazing program, so much can be done inside the rules. I guess I will have to start making notes when I edit my pics.


Don't get too bent out of shape -- if anyone makes a request and it's not obvious as to what you did, we have to request proof.

It helps also to include how you did it in your details.
 03/19/2003 01:28:55 AM · #10
Originally posted by langdon:
Originally posted by Tarbini:
I am being reviewed for my second. The first time in "Bridges" for "Niles Canyon Railway" and this week in "Green" (can't say which one). I know the rules and I follow them, that is part of the challenge and the fun! Photoshop is an amazing program, so much can be done inside the rules. I guess I will have to start making notes when I edit my pics.


Don't get too bent out of shape -- if anyone makes a request and it's not obvious as to what you did, we have to request proof.


It helps also to include how you did it in your details.


Well, I am not "bent out of shape" at all. Sorry if I came across that way. Including how I did it in my details is a good suggestion. Thanks. By the way... how many requests do you get a week? also who does the reviews? Just curious.
 03/19/2003 07:35:49 AM · #11
My estimate would be we probably get about 10-12 requests every week. In some cases, it is clearly evident from the information we have whether a photo should or should not be disqualified, but often we need additional information (the original and the steps followed) to make a decision. In the majority of cases, we are able to validate that the rules were, in fact, followed, and will add a note to that effect.

-Terry
 03/19/2003 12:38:04 PM · #12
Originally posted by Tarbini:
I have come close to reproducing it. I guess I should track each step I take. Most of the time I just sit down and start tweaking till I like it.


That's exactly what I do Tarbini, I never write down my changes as I do it unless I'm making an "artistic" picture (not for challenges) that takes a lot of steps. And even with a few steps it's almost impossible (I've found) to duplicate a picture again if you haven't written down EVERYTHING step by step.

A lot of people don't realize how much you can alter a picture legally for challenges, just using the items you say you used. It's amazing. :)
03/19/2003 01:32:22 PM · #13
Originally posted by greenem2:
Next to the layers tab is a channels tab. In there each color channel is listed and you can select them individually.


Actually, that's one of the things I tried... but it still applied the effect to all channels rather than just the blue...?
 03/19/2003 02:25:18 PM · #14
When you are goin to work on the image you want to submit, you could perhaps track your steps by creating an action. Just let it record what you are doing and after saving the picture, save the action in the same folder or something like that.
 03/19/2003 03:55:56 PM · #15
Originally posted by Azrifel:
When you are goin to work on the image you want to submit, you could perhaps track your steps by creating an action. Just let it record what you are doing and after saving the picture, save the action in the same folder or something like that.

Doesn't PS 7 create a "History" of the steps (to allow multiple/selective "undo"s)? Maybe there's a way to print that or export it to a text file.
 03/19/2003 04:32:12 PM · #16
I don't know about PS7, but I didn't find a way to do that in PS6. The history is also only shown up to x entries, no undo when it drops of the list. Mine is set at 20 (Preferences), but when I work with cloning or background tools and stuff I need to up that number, or else I cannot undo it because 20 changes are easily made. For DPC I seldomly go over 20 steps as you cannot do that much.
You can record what you have done in an action and that can be saved and later be reread. It could also offer the option to sent the action with the original to let a council member mimic the process on his own pc with just a click on the run button. If the end result is the same and the action doesn't contain illegal entries then it is a valid entry.
I think it is a bit too much to ask however, but could be useful for your own memory. :)

03/19/2003 04:48:04 PM · #17
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Doesn't PS 7 create a "History" of the steps (to allow multiple/selective "undo"s)? Maybe there's a way to print that or export it to a text file.

If you can make the History palette big enough to display all steps then hitting the Print Screen key on your keyboard would place a screen grab on your clipboard which could then be pasted into a new image, croppped & saved.

I like Azrifel's action suggestion though - it's just a case of remembering to do it!
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