Color Boost Challenge for PP Enthusiasts (Page 2): Galaxy S4+ Snapseed.

Sburgess

Galaxy S4+ Snapseed.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Sburgess wrote:

Galaxy S4+ Snapseed.

Amazing lighting on this one! WOW! Nice capture.

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

Shakey wrote:

Here is an image which has been published online.

Your challenge is to produce a similarly color boosted image (or better - richer colors and brighter) from the .jpg or the RAW file posted below.

The first image is the published image.

The .jpg original is below the published image.

The RAW file is below.

And here's my version

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blackest Loc: Ireland

SalvageDiver wrote:

And here's my version

Hi ,what did you do for noise reduction and sharpening with this one, clearly a lot less noise in the ladies faces than my effort.

thankyou

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

blackest wrote:

Hi ,what did you do for noise reduction and sharpening with this one, clearly a lot less noise in the ladies faces than my effort.

thankyou

Hi blackest,

Overall, I found the image reasonably sharp. I used LR's default sharpening setting at 25. After my edits, I used Topaz Denoise before exporting.

Mike

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

Sburgess wrote:

Galaxy S4+ Snapseed.

Wonderful image, Snapseed. Please post again this time click the 'store original' box. That we we can see your image in all it's glory, and I can critique accurately.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

BrentHarder wrote:

Amazing lighting on this one! WOW! Nice capture.

Welcome to the Challenge, Brent. Here you don't get to comment until you have posted your interpretation. Why the restriction? Because too many members give advice on how to do it but don't join in the fun of the challenge. We would love to see your work here, so don't be shy, create your interpretation and post it. I'll only be as hard on you as I am the others.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

SalvageDiver wrote:

And here's my version

Excellent work, SalvageDiver. Colors, illusion of depth, sharpness, no noise, etc, all great. However, top left is a blank space, you could have cropped it out or filled it in. A photo editor would either mark it to be cropped or rejected it. It's a minor point but important. The image is so good you get five thumbs.

fjrwillie Loc: MA

Shakey wrote:

Here is an image which has been published online.

Your challenge is to produce a similarly color boosted image (or better - richer colors and brighter) from the .jpg or the RAW file posted below.

The first image is the published image.

The .jpg original is below the published image.

The RAW file is below.

A renedition

Willie

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Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

fjrwillie wrote:

A renedition

Willie

Another attractive image, Willie. However, in your eagerness to get rid of noise you over shot and moved the denoise slider too far. This resulted in an almost painterly image. Also note the white space at top left. It looks as though you started to fill it in but stopped short. On the ground the fallen leaves should have had more color, typically autumnal yellow, green, and brown. This one gets you four thumbs.

ejrmaine Loc: South Carolina

Here's my version, This was done in Luminar 2018, used the Accent AI, Foliage Enhancer and Polarizer filters.

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gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

lloydl2 wrote:

Hey Shakey, hope you are doing well! I can never resist an opportunity to PP photos.. Here is my rendition of the one you posted

Lloyd - I love the colors! I'm not expecting a full workflow, but could you please give a few hints of how you got those colors? Thanks.

MCHUGH Loc: Jacksonville, Texas

Shakey wrote:

Here is an image which has been published online.

Your challenge is to produce a similarly color boosted image (or better - richer colors and brighter) from the .jpg or the RAW file posted below.

The first image is the published image.

The .jpg original is below the published image.

The RAW file is below.

This is my try. To me the published image had a green cast to it. At least it did on my computer screen.

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Shakey wrote:

Here is an image which has been published online.

Your challenge is to produce a similarly color boosted image (or better - richer colors and brighter) from the .jpg or the RAW file posted below.

The first image is the published image.

The .jpg original is below the published image.

The RAW file is below.

I'm relatively new to PP and trying to improve my skills. My go at it.

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Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

ejrmaine wrote:

Here's my version, This was done in Luminar 2018, used the Accent AI, Foliage Enhancer and Polarizer filters.

Welcome, ejrmaine. Thanks for posting your interpretation, plus your explanation of how you did it. I don't know your program so I cannot advise you on which tools to use. I suggest you spend some time viewing training videos to get the best from this 2018 version of your software.
Here's my critique: the foliage has been thinned out as you can see. The fall leaves on the floor have lost their color. There is noise in the photo, particularly in the faces of the ladies.
The aim of the challenge is to enable members to improve their skills to a level where they can get their work published. You may prefer to simply improve your skills, that's fine.
Members who have been here from the beginning of the challenge series would, I'm sure, add to that critique. But that is as much as I want to say at this time. You need to work on those areas mentioned. I like your attempt, I'll give you three thumbs for effort. I hope to see more of your work as we progress.