DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
This image is not a part of any challenge.
Portfolio Images
2-june 08. before&after. a cow
2-june 08. before&after. a cow
roz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Collection: 017 - JUNE 08. BEFORE & AFTER
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: in our paddock
Date: Jun 1, 2008
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2008

Viewed: 390
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

 this is the unprocessed version ..


processing steps were ..
open jpeg in photoshop cs3 ..
did lucisart/exposure ..
color efex pro/glamour glow on background ..
nik software/color efex pro 3.0
cloned out tree ..
color efex pro/bleach bypass ..
i then duplicated the last bleach bypass layer, did a gaussian blur on it and a blending mode multiply .. i erased it in certain areas and then i merged the gaussian blur layer with the bleach bypass underneath ..
did a levels adjustment layer where i increased the contrast and adjusted the colours a bit ..
resized to 2000 pxls width and did a noise ninja erasing the effect from the eye ..
sharpened and did a b&w conversion but made it 70% opacity .. cant remember now ..
cropped a bit off right hand side ..
then i did a vignette and border ..
put in my logo ..




Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 06/06/2008 11:05:41 PM
Oh Roz, you made him look so handsome! Thanks for the processing steps; I haven't tired the duplication of the bleach bypass, I'll have to try that :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2008 11:18:46 AM
Very nice Post Processing! You did a wonderful job in the removal of the blueish tones that dominated the original. Now we can enjoy the deep black tones of the cow's fur as well as the wonderful highlights that illuminate it's fur (the gleam in the cow's coat just increases visual appeal). The original had flat contrast were one really could not make out much detail at all. And wow! Now we can see the cow's eye and even the bumpy texture on the nose. Excellent job in pulling out details that were lost in the original.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 01:17:06 PM
Very nice job to show detail so well in the black face !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 12:53:07 PM
Excellent move removing that tree. It was a total distraction. I like the colour and depth you achieved with this edit. It really brought out the cow's nose and hair (not nose-hair :P). Nice logo too :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 12:24:00 PM
When I saw the original, I thought to my self... oops, he had his camera set for incandescent when he was out doors. Why would I think that, because I do it all the time. Silly me...

You recovered very nicely. I don't know why the previous commenter saw a green cow, I don't.

When I looked at the after image, my eye was drawn to the blur around the cow's right ear... where you cloned out the tree. At first glance I didn't recall there was a tree there and I assumed this was a case of Gaussian blur going wrong when bumped against an edge. I tried such things and always end up with an obvious blur ring around the non-blurred subject. However, I am not sure that is what happened here because I don't see the same thing on the other ear.

In any case, nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 12:14:27 PM
I had to take your original and just color correct it to see what you'd really done. I like the cross processed, high contrast look. It makes a simple cow edgy and arty. I'm not sure whether or not I like the fact that the cow is now green, but I'm also not sure if the cross processed look would work with a cow colored cow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/19/2024 11:31:07 PM EDT.