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Challenge: “Straight out of Camera” January 13th - 15th, 2020
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Jan 13, 2020 13:42:02   #
Photogirl17 Loc: Glenwood, Ark.
 
Transbuff1985 wrote:
Nicely Done Lesley. For me I like both of them. But by doing what you did help bring more color, saturation and detail into the finished photo.


Thanks Bob..

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Jan 13, 2020 13:43:59   #
Photogirl17 Loc: Glenwood, Ark.
 
RichardTaylor wrote:
That worked well.


Thanks Richard, much appreciated..

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Jan 13, 2020 13:45:18   #
boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
 
photophile wrote:
I like the black and white most.

Thanks. I think that this is one of those scenes where color is actually a distraction.

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Jan 13, 2020 13:45:48   #
Photogirl17 Loc: Glenwood, Ark.
 
Fred Ann wrote:
#1 straight out of the camera

#2. I went to lunapic.com and first adjusted the sharpness a bit,then I used a surreal effect to get some pop.


Nicely done FA..

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Jan 13, 2020 13:47:01   #
Photogirl17 Loc: Glenwood, Ark.
 
SueScott wrote:
I like to convert snapshots to B&W portraits. Here are a couple showing the progression from SOOC to the final product.


Nicely done Sue..pg. 2

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Jan 13, 2020 17:02:17   #
19photo30 Loc: Olympia, WA
 
Fantastic idea! Now I feel motivated to look at some (most) of my shots. Thank you.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:41:59   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
Fred Ann wrote:
#1 straight out of the camera

#2. I went to lunapic.com and first adjusted the sharpness a bit,then I used a surreal effect to get some pop.


Nice difference Fred Ann, helped to brighten it up.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:42:35   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
SueScott wrote:
I like to convert snapshots to B&W portraits. Here are a couple showing the progression from SOOC to the final product.


Nice transition Sue, Like that Portrait. Hope he had a great Birthday
Party looks like it.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:43:26   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
CivilEngineer wrote:
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.
Here are a few examples. The "after" sh... (show quote)


Very fine examples here. Really like what you did to #2, #3. Do I see 3 giraffe’s in first set!! Well Done.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:44:04   #
GiGiMac103 Loc: Garden State
 
Transbuff1985 wrote:
I want to thank Larry for his Free Sunday challenge and Lorima for hosting “In-Complete or Unfinished” and those who posted in “The No Host, Just Post” all has a lot of great post in them.
This challenge may not be what some people think. 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.

Or if someone has a picture that they want you to process it for better results.

#1 Straight out of Camera.
#2 Cropped to remove the houses to better show straightness with trees, and remove hand.
Added wording to explain weather. A lot of you have seen this one previously.

#3 Straight out of Camera
#4 Added to the HUE's and stepped up the colors, cropped to center flags a little better.
I want to thank Larry for his Free Sunday challeng... (show quote)


Great topic for a challenge and great start as well. Here are my first set:

#1 SOOC / Raw converted to JPG
#2 Using Photoscape X: checked the Magic Color box, upped the contrast a tad and sharpen a tad.

SOOC converted to JPG
SOOC converted to JPG...
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PP - Magic Color/upped contrast and sharpened
PP - Magic Color/upped contrast and sharpened...
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Jan 13, 2020 17:44:06   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
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


Nice examples boberic. Like both processed, maybe over cropped in B/W version, like the tire marks help draw to center of pic. Just my opinion.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:44:24   #
User ID
 
Contrast, Color, Noise, and Perspective


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Jan 13, 2020 17:44:51   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
selmslie wrote:
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.
Life is too short to look for exotic ways to make ... (show quote)


Mighty fine example here selmslie. You gave good explanation of what you did and why you did it. Like the end results. Thanks for sharing.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:45:27   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
judy juul wrote:
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.


Nice examples judy like the process, almost look real.

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Jan 13, 2020 17:46:02   #
Transbuff1985 Loc: east central Iowa
 
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.


Nice set Karin like the processed one better.

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