Looks like quite a train ride.
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I liked the overall composite of the scene so No cropping on this one. Tried to deal with brightening without losing details in the smoke. Adjusted the shadows. Subjectively added a fisherman at the river. Also added a slight vignette.
terry44
Loc: Tuolumne County California, Maui Hawaii
Found the problem here is the finished product.
terry44 wrote:
oops lets try again wish we had a raw to work with could have done more.
Shakey wrote:
In this Challenge bring the mountain railroad to life with bold bright colors.
1. The cars of the train need to be bright red to make the color the focal point.
2. Crop the image - or not - as you wish.
3. Zoom in on the engine - or not - as you wish.
4. Enhance the image in any way you please.
5. Bold Bright Colors essential.
Context: to sell tours of Switzerland to tourists.
No RAW file. You'll be fine with the .png file below.
Here is my try at this.
I didn't crop very much because I liked the overall composition, but I did need to get the train out of the image center. The stream added to the image of a train passing thru a gorge. The tracks at the right provided a path for the incoming train to pass out of the picture. I also liked the tree at the top left as it helped frame the image providing a nice foreground element but needed to de-emphaized it. Since it was daylight and had strong shadows, needed to lighten and provide much more contrast. And I loved the smoke from the old steam engine. It looks like its pulling a heavy load uphill.
Mike
Shakey wrote:
Good effort, NJ. There is no doubt the greens are ... (
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Once again thanks for posting and your critique
Shakey wrote:
In this Challenge bring the mountain railroad to life with bold bright colors.
1. The cars of the train need to be bright red to make the color the focal point.
2. Crop the image - or not - as you wish.
3. Zoom in on the engine - or not - as you wish.
4. Enhance the image in any way you please.
5. Bold Bright Colors essential.
Context: to sell tours of Switzerland to tourists.
No RAW file. You'll be fine with the .png file below.
Alrighty, you convinced me to make an attempt and follow your instructions so here is the result. Most of the actions were done inside ACDsee Pro 10 and finished off in Affinity Photo.
Shakey
Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
Shakey
Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
SalvageDiver wrote:
Here is my try at this.
I didn't crop very much because I liked the overall composition, but I did need to get the train out of the image center. The stream added to the image of a train passing thru a gorge. The tracks at the right provided a path for the incoming train to pass out of the picture. I also liked the tree at the top left as it helped frame the image providing a nice foreground element but needed to de-emphaized it. Since it was daylight and had strong shadows, needed to lighten and provide much more contrast. And I loved the smoke from the old steam engine. It looks like its pulling a heavy load uphill.
Mike
Here is my try at this. br br I didn't crop very ... (
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Excellent thinking behind your interpretation, Mike. The varied greens make it stand out. Well deserved five thumbs.
Shakey
Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
Shakey
Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
Thought I'd try again since you were so patient with me on the Sweden image with the red buildings. Crop decision was a little difficult as I like the little stream on the left, but felt it drew the eye away from the train/smoke trail a little too much and I loved the smoke. Couldn't think of anything other than painting down the upper left corner and removing noise with the crop I chose. If I'd had more of the pine trees, might have tried cloning in pine trees. I use Photoshop and many layers. Bev
Shakey
Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.
NikonGal wrote:
Thought I'd try again since you were so patient with me on the Sweden image with the red buildings. Crop decision was a little difficult as I like the little stream on the left, but felt it drew the eye away from the train/smoke trail a little too much and I loved the smoke. Couldn't think of anything other than painting down the upper left corner and removing noise with the crop I chose. If I'd had more of the pine trees, might have tried cloning in pine trees. I use Photoshop and many layers. Bev
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A very good effort, Bev. Imaginative crop. Clear focal point and varied greenery. Well done indeed. Five thumbs for you, Bev.
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