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Challenge- Jan. 11-13- 2021 Do Over Photographs
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Jan 11, 2021 14:43:15   #
tdozier3 Loc: Northern Illinois
 
Photogirl17 wrote:
Great results Tim D...


Thanks

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Jan 11, 2021 14:43:38   #
tdozier3 Loc: Northern Illinois
 
captivecookie wrote:
Yep, that's better.


Thank you

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Jan 11, 2021 14:50:32   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
judy juul wrote:
I've had some fun cruising my archives and finding many photos that I had never PP'd! It's amzaing how many

just needed a "Push" - Cropping, adjusting light, defination, sharpening, vinette, shdow reduction, etc. All can

bring out the true properties that you wanted! So show us the original shot and what you did to improve it AND of

Course, THE FINAL SUCCESS!


Gorgeous final image💕 Wow⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Jan 11, 2021 14:52:51   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
tdozier3 wrote:
Here is an image of a Grey Squirrel that I took. Wasn't really happy with the branch on the right side of the frame so I removed it with the clone brush in Corel Paintshop Pro 2020, then darkened the bright background a bit with the Grad Filter Pro Plug-In in Corel Aftershot Pro


It's great The only thing he needs is a squirrel-sized bottle of beer to complete the guy-leaning-the-fence look⭐

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Jan 11, 2021 14:53:49   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Rolk wrote:
Awesome idea for a challenge, Judy! I'm really looking forward to everyone's submissions.

You did a great job in adding some "pop" to your image...nicely done.

The image below was one I touched up and posted in yesterday's "Free Sunday" Challenge.

Had to make a lot of adjustments to this one. I was playing around with ETTR, or expose to the right, which supposedly allows you to capture more info in the RAW image that can be manipulated in post processing.

When I got to "post," that was the first thing I corrected. Went from +1.5 to -1.5 stops; then I adjusted both the shadows and blacks to -100, increased clarity to +47 and vibrance to +58. Then it was time to mask out a lot of the background, especially all the white elements like the stove. After all that, I corrected the horizon; again, normally I'm pretty careful with that when taking a picture, but if you look at the stove in the background, I blew that as well.

Normally, I am a little more careful with my placement of subjects/objects, but when this image was captured, the house was an absolute wreck...thus lots and lots of "masking." LOL
Awesome idea for a challenge, Judy! I'm really loo... (show quote)


Like someone did magic💕⭐

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Jan 11, 2021 14:55:31   #
CivilEngineer Loc: Northern Virginia
 
Here are two where a little work made a world of difference. For the first one, I liked how the squirrel's tail mimicked the branch, but the other branches were distracting. Pruning those in Photoshop and then tweaking a few settings helped the overall shot. For the shot of Abe Lincoln at Ford's Theater in DC, the original was too dark and I didn't like the distractions in the background, so after removing those, toning down the background, and then boosting the shadows in the foreground, it got much closer to what I wanted.


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Jan 11, 2021 14:55:51   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
judy juul wrote:
I'll add another simple adjustment here...I really loved the back lit effect and the reflection...


Lovely work⭐ Just a little tweak - and voila 😘

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Jan 11, 2021 14:58:03   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
GiGiMac103 wrote:
Very nicely done Judy! Thanks for hosting another great subject. I enjoy learning how other's process their work.
Here is a nice Buck I saw on Assateague a few months back. I was actually following a doe and lost her but found him!

It was difficult to get perfect focus with all the brush and a way too big of a job to remove branches so for this one I just sharpened and cropped using Photoscape Pro X.

Nancy


Wonderful💕 All the difference in the world. You highlighted your impressive subject perfectly⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Jan 11, 2021 14:59:47   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Bbarn wrote:
No cropping, just some sharpening, increased saturation, and shadow/highlight adjustment. Makes even a simple photo snap more.


You took it from 🤔 to ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! So🆒

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Jan 11, 2021 15:01:33   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Rufe wrote:
The Champion Burr Oak near McBaine, MO. Which is close to Columbia, MO. Wouldn't really call this a do over, I took this in 2014 and had never worked it up until a couple of days ago. Was looking for another photo and found this one. Ran thru Photomatix and then CCS to finish it. Largest Burr Oak in Missouri, takes about 8 people holding hands to stretch around the tree.


😃 Hard to believe it's the same tree💕 A world of difference

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Jan 11, 2021 15:02:18   #
GiGiMac103 Loc: Garden State
 
Julie Ames wrote:
These are great! I had never heard of Photoscape Pro X. i am going to have to check it out.


Thank you - There is a free version available. I used it for about a year before I purchased the Pro X version. I highly recommend!

Nancy

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Jan 11, 2021 15:03:30   #
GiGiMac103 Loc: Garden State
 
Photogirl17 wrote:
Good results Nancy..


Thank you!

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Jan 11, 2021 15:04:26   #
GiGiMac103 Loc: Garden State
 
CivilEngineer wrote:
Here are two where a little work made a world of difference. For the first one, I liked how the squirrel's tail mimicked the branch, but the other branches were distracting. Pruning those in Photoshop and then tweaking a few settings helped the overall shot. For the shot of Abe Lincoln at Ford's Theater in DC, the original was too dark and I didn't like the distractions in the background, so after removing those, toning down the background, and then boosting the shadows in the foreground, it got much closer to what I wanted.
Here are two where a little work made a world of d... (show quote)


both nicely done CE

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Jan 11, 2021 15:04:52   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
photophile wrote:
Here's one: I used Spring in Water gallery effect in do over.


OMG💕 You turned it into a breathtakingly spectacular fine art piece of work

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Jan 11, 2021 15:04:58   #
GiGiMac103 Loc: Garden State
 
joecichjr wrote:
Wonderful💕 All the difference in the world. You highlighted your impressive subject perfectly⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Thank you very much!

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