Challenge: “Straight out of Camera” January 13th - 15th, 2020
Jan 13, 2020 08:25:15 #
CivilEngineer
Loc: Northern Virginia
Here are a few examples. The "after" shots were used for previous challenges, so now I get to include the "before" shots as well.
- First set - minor color correction and lighting adjustments on a RAW file ETTR.
- Second set - major color correction lighting adjustments, plus cropping to highlight the curve of the antler versus the curve of the rock wall in the background.
- Third set - tweaked contrast and sharpness, straightened a bit, and then converted to B&W for a more dramatic effect.
- First set - minor color correction and lighting adjustments on a RAW file ETTR.
- Second set - major color correction lighting adjustments, plus cropping to highlight the curve of the antler versus the curve of the rock wall in the background.
- Third set - tweaked contrast and sharpness, straightened a bit, and then converted to B&W for a more dramatic effect.
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Jan 13, 2020 08:48:57 #
From the archives. 1- SOOC, 2 and 3 obviously changed in post. My preference is the B&W. Comments appreciated. ( Good, bad, or whatever). OOPS, got the order wrong. 2 is the original
Jan 13, 2020 09:36:36 #
Transbuff1985 wrote:
.... It will require 2 photos of the same shot taken. In other words the first photo posted will be Straight Out Of Camera only, no touch up.
And the second photo will be what you did to make the same shot look more interesting, enticing or just “POP”. Or even just re-cropping for better composition. And give a brief explanation of what you did in the 2nd photo. ....
And the second photo will be what you did to make the same shot look more interesting, enticing or just “POP”. Or even just re-cropping for better composition. And give a brief explanation of what you did in the 2nd photo. ....
Life is too short to look for exotic ways to make photography more complicated than necessary.
This image was hand-held at about sundown. The exposure was at ISO 400 1/250. The aperture (f/11) is not in the EXIF because the lens was a manual focus Zeiss on an A& II with a Metabones Leica M E mount adapter. The camera was set to Daylight WB. The scene's DR was very wide. The shutter speed was selected by watching for the start of the Zebra warnings in the sky.
The only adjustment in the edited image was some shadow recovery using Capture One 20. I did not touch the Exposure slider, color or anything else. I wanted to preserve the feeling of the time of day.
You can find a little noise if you pixel peep. I could have avoided that by shooting at 1/60 and ISO 100 but the shadows are very dark.
It is, after all, a snapshot.
Jan 13, 2020 10:42:05 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
boberic wrote:
From the archives. 1- SOOC, 2 and 3 obviously changed in post. My preference is the B&W. Comments appreciated. ( Good, bad, or whatever). OOPS, got the order wrong. 2 is the original
#1 is my fav, Bob...Like the low hanging fog ! pg.2
Jan 13, 2020 10:46:39 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
Out of the archives..Canon Power Shot Sx30-jpg. Iso 400 F7 9/2012
Mirrored shot-#1 SOB
#2 Cropped, vignetted, and some sharpening...photos taken for insurance purposes.
Mirrored shot-#1 SOB
#2 Cropped, vignetted, and some sharpening...photos taken for insurance purposes.
Jan 13, 2020 10:46:51 #
First is unedited second one I checked horizon,then selected gallery effect sunset, then used exposure, saturation slider. I also cropped a little.
Jan 13, 2020 10:49:15 #
boberic wrote:
From the archives. 1- SOOC, 2 and 3 obviously changed in post. My preference is the B&W. Comments appreciated. ( Good, bad, or whatever). OOPS, got the order wrong. 2 is the original
I like the black and white most.
Jan 13, 2020 10:49:29 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
photophile wrote:
First is unedited second one I checked horizon,then selected gallery effect sunset, then used exposure, saturation slider. I also cropped a little.
Much more effective, Karin!
Jan 13, 2020 11:17:55 #
Jan 13, 2020 11:21:55 #
First one is original, then I selected gallery effect enhance sky-sunset, then used sliders: darken ,saturation and clarity. I use Smart Photo Editor.
Jan 13, 2020 11:29:54 #
Transbuff1985 wrote:
I want to thank Larry for his Free Sunday challeng... (show quote)
For those who haven't tried color infrared photography, they look pretty bad SOOC. Processing included the red/blue channel swap, and tweaking saturation on each color channel. A lot of the fun is seeing what colors I can "pull" from the IR capture.
Jan 13, 2020 12:38:17 #
CivilEngineer
Loc: Northern Virginia
Here's another set for the challenge, this one from Ford's Theater in DC.
SOOC
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Post processed (tweaked, darkened background, removed distractions in background)
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Jan 13, 2020 13:07:21 #
Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson from our patio (2010) at sunset - mountains to our East with reflection from sunset. D300 1/60 at f5.6 with iso = 200. Not cropped but “some” color adjustment for drama.
Jan 13, 2020 13:20:36 #
Sharon B
Loc: Orlando, FL
PP is an area I have very little experience with or knowledge of. Thank you all for taking the time to share your results and detail your work - I've bookmarked this topic for (a lot of) future reference!
Jan 13, 2020 13:28:42 #
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