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09/03/2006 02:39:59 PM · #76
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09/03/2006 02:51:20 PM · #77
More "sensor gravel" than sensor dust



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Steve

09/03/2006 02:54:59 PM · #78




This one barely squeaked by in validation.. Barely.. and by barely I mean, had one more SC member said no, I'd have been gone. lol.

My suggestion, DON'T TRY IT.

Still, it shows what *can* be done to follow a vision. For me, the end result is all that matters, which is why I rarely submit to DPC these days, and especially rarely submit to basic rules challenges. I'm all about getting what I want no matter what.
09/03/2006 03:01:41 PM · #79
Whew...all of my personal top 5...can't believe I found all the originals. I have such a stellar image organizational system. ;)











Message edited by author 2006-09-03 15:37:58.
09/03/2006 03:02:53 PM · #80
Originally posted by laurielblack:



ahh.. the good ol' days eh? When we all used prosumers, and stared in awe at the lucky few with DSLRs ;)
09/03/2006 03:03:03 PM · #81
09/03/2006 03:03:05 PM · #82
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09/03/2006 04:25:00 PM · #83
No where near a ribbon - barely over a 5 in fact - but my highest scorer.

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09/03/2006 05:16:37 PM · #84
my second highest but i'm most proud of the processing.
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09/03/2006 06:14:17 PM · #85
Originally posted by larryslights:


-->My favorite with basic


wow. that one is amazing. you got such great color out of something that started so dark. thats inspiring.
09/03/2006 06:27:53 PM · #86
Originally posted by dr_timbo:

My highest score so far and highest finish (fith with 6.693 in Desolation II) - just a little bit of photoshop work...


Here is the original


It was shot in RAW so it was a simple matter of increasing the exposure and a bit of saturation


this ones very dramatic too. not sure why i never checked out this thread before. its quite the learning experience. nice work. all of you!
09/08/2006 10:48:36 PM · #87
Here's my shot of stars over the Alps from Free Study XII. Broke every personal DPC record by a good distance. :)

I spent more time editing this one than others because it took some doing to get the stars to come out while keeping the noise down. Note that I didn't clone any stars; in fact, the only cloning was to remove a few bright blue specks that popped out of the noise.

One huge thing I learned is that USM will bring out dots of light very well. That's a problem sometimes, but not when you want to see those dots that are there. :) It's also much more effective after sizing downward, so you need lower settings after that point. Many, many thanks to Kirbic for the tip!

I couldn't do the same level and number of sharpening/noise reduction cycles on the mountains or they changed to look plastic, so I used a mask for the first time. But other than that and a few clones, most of this would've been legal in basic rules.

All of which is my way of saying to relative post processing newbies like me that you should try it! Take something you think is too dark, too blurry, too low contrast, or whatever, and give it shot. Learn by doing. :)

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09/08/2006 10:51:37 PM · #88


My highest scoring entry yet and the post processing really made all the difference.
09/08/2006 11:22:12 PM · #89
Originally posted by trnqlty:



My highest scoring entry yet and the post processing really made all the difference.


sure, the processing helped your score, but it's a powerful picture right out of the camera.
09/08/2006 11:32:09 PM · #90
I only have two ribbons and the other shot wasn't a real dramatic change. But here's the Before & After of my Take Two Ribbon photo.
09/08/2006 11:51:47 PM · #91
Originally posted by jenesis:

I only have two ribbons and the other shot wasn't a real dramatic change. But here's the Before & After of my Take Two Ribbon photo.


I assume you mean "After and Before" - the top one's the entry, right? :)
09/08/2006 11:55:23 PM · #92
Entry/Original





With the exception of the fly, my *ribbons* were way back when, mostly under "classic" editing, I believe, and one of them was "straight from the camera." :) My other higher scores were also "way back when"

For me, (and this thread as affirmed that) knowing how and when and where to crop can make a HUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGEEEEE difference in a shot.

Message edited by author 2006-09-08 23:58:06.
09/09/2006 12:08:05 AM · #93
Just as an aside, I don't know if kosmikkreeper, Breeee123, or elsapo want to share their originals from the FreeStudy, as they are still being validated, but I was very suprised at the amount of post processing (or lack thereof) that went into them, compared to some of the other winners we've seen.

Especially the "Hoops" shot.
09/09/2006 12:26:24 AM · #94
Originally posted by levyj413:

I assume you mean "After and Before" - the top one's the entry, right? :)


Ummmm, yeah. :-)

Message edited by author 2006-09-09 00:27:08.
09/09/2006 12:35:43 AM · #95


More info in this thread
09/09/2006 12:52:40 AM · #96
The highest scoring original I still have on my hard drive is this one, which is my second highest score to date.

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09/09/2006 11:02:38 AM · #97


09/09/2006 11:22:52 AM · #98
Another Another
Another Oh crud, these weren't even entered into challenges. Sorry Folks.

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09/09/2006 11:46:00 AM · #99
Originally posted by keegbow:

..To me the original and the photographer share a common beginning but then they separate with the creativity of the photographer taking over in the processing stage and then they converge together with the end product to produce the image.


There is usually much talk and curiosity about technique (processing, in this case) and little interest in vision.
This does not surprise me, as 'technique' can be seen and measured quite readily, while 'vision' is a difficult thing to articulate and relate. Yet,

without 'vision' there's no sensible 'technique'. Obviously, those of us who shoot RAW understand how far we have to take an image from here to there in order to approximate that which motivated the shot in the first place.

And yes, I too have had the incredible fortune to point and click and sharpen only to wake up to some sort of eureka. Ah well, the thickest peasant finds the biggest potatoes, sometimes. I just want to wager that soil, weather and care have something to to with it.

If we have causation, we have direction. It is, in my view, the causation (that which motivates the shot in the first place) that requires and determines technique. There are gazillions of ways to process images, but very few, in the end, remain relevant to the individual and personal way in which we see.

The camera, really, 'interferes' with this. A good technique reduces such interference, because it is dependent on what we see, long for or need to show or say, which are specifics, facts - the 'real' of photography, no?
09/09/2006 12:13:50 PM · #100
My vision often doesn't come through for me till during processing. I mean, I can somewhat have an idea of a photo during shooting, but most of my vision happens in photoshop, probably the reverse way it ought to be, but it is what it is. I think most of us know that whatever photo we take either with or without vision can be made better during the editing process. I just think it's really interesting how each individual given the same original pic, will head off in different directions with it given the chance, thats more about where the art is than capturing the photo sometimes. I like to think of my work as beautiful disasters because there is no rhyme or reason to what I do, and I cannot explain my inspiration or editing techniques. It seems to be somewhat spontaneous.

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