This is not a very original idea, I have seen it done a couple of times before and decided to give it a try, I wanted to go for a magical feeling.
PP was a bit tricky:
+ Changed color temp in RAW to get the blue colors in the bulb
+ Usual changes in Shadows, Brightness and Contrast in RAW
In PS:
+ Played with levels in Blue and Red channel separately
+ Played with curves in Blue and Red
+ Saturation
+ Brightness and Contrast
+ Crop
+ Sharpness
I wanted to get rid of the dust particles in the bulb but that is impossible in the Basic Rules (and probably very difficult even in Advanced, I would have to do a selective sharpening and then massive healing brush) but I like it the way it is.
This time I am aiming for a ribbon, GO GO GO GO!!!! time to get back to ribbon zone ;) let's see how this ends, and let's hope I don't get bashed bye DNMC nazis
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Place: 24 out of 279 Avg (all users): 6.4762 Avg (commenters): 8.9167 Avg (participants): 6.1412 Avg (non-participants): 6.6467 Views since voting: 3453 Views during voting: 549 Votes: 252 Comments: 18 Favorites: 4 (view)
As you can tell from the comments during the challenge, you have an exceptional image. On the technical side, I would be foolish to even attempt to tell you how to improve your image. I see you had expectations for a ribbon and the quality of your image was worthy of one. However, I think your score reflects the number of high quality actions shots entered in this challenge and the fact that your image didn't have a lot of physical action to it. I can't say enough how much I like this image and I wish you the best in future challenges.
I plan on only voting for the "not your typical" shots this challenge. What an electrifying shot. Must have been a bit time consuming. Looking forward to setup details post challenge. Good luck -8-
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