PP Challenge #14

[Donald]

PP Challenge 14 - Let's get going.

The closing date for entries into this thread is 27th August 2012.

The purpose of the challenge is to provide all members with the same image and with it, an opportunity to explore and develop their post-processing skills and to examine and learn from how they and others approach the task. Although there will be a vote, the idea is not to be competitive, but to engage in a learning process. So, discussions and exchanges of views as we go along, are encouraged, although it would be helpful to avoid the 'Wow', 'I love it' type posts if we can.

The image file:
The file for this challenge has been provided by Dave Humphries. This is one on which you can start letting your imagination get to work to see what you can come up with. It also, I think, presents something of a challenge.

And the image?

You can download:
The DNG file (11Mb) here
A TIF version (35Mb) here
And a JPG (2Mb) version is here

The culture and values of CiC as embraced by its members makes the need for over-formalisation of procedures & guidelines largely unnecessary. However, we cannot always know who is joining the forum and some formalisation is required, particularly to protect the work of the person who has offered the image for post-processing.

These procedures are:-

You download the image, process it and then post it back up to this thread.
Photographs should be posted in this thread before the closing date (don't leave it too late).
No voting allowed for your own entry.
Each entrant will be allowed one submission.
All entrants must work on the file made available for download (at the bottom of this post). Any other image posted into the thread will be deleted.
Entrants may use appropriately licensed images to assist in the creative process, but the original must remain the basis of the finshed product and the entered image be a representation of that original.
The image file made available for the challenge will remain the sole property of the person who made it available for the purpose, under a Creative Commons SA Licence. A full copy of the licence can be viewed here

Any person downloading the image offered for editing in this challenge, whether they submit an entry in the challenge or not, is deemed to accept the terms of the licence and to be bound by it.
A decision to pursue a claim against anyone breaching the terms of the licence shall be a matter solely for the copyright holder; i.e. the member who offered the image for download in this challenge. ‘Cambridge in Colour’ cannot be held responsible or liable for any breach of the Creative Commons SA Licence.

NB - The best way of dealing with this formality is to resolve that the only thing you will do with the image you downloaded is work on it for entry in this challenge and that you WILL NOT use it for any other purpose.

Voting, Choosing the next image file and telling us How You Did It:-

When announced, voting (open to any member) will be by Private Message (PM) to Donald, over a period of two days or so. This will ask you simply to say which you think demonstrates best PP skills and artistic presentation. Automated voting may be introduced at a later stage.

The ‘winner’ of one challenge will be asked to provide an image for the next challenge, or delegate that ‘honour’ to a Mod. The ‘winner’ will also be invited to tell us what they did (so keep a note).

Have fun ... and good luck!

[Ken Curtis]

#1

Here is my entry.

[huggins37]

#2

Here Is my updated entry. I did some more work on it.

[conkerwood]

You can always trust a cat to find a nice warm place.

Peter

[vinodpillai]

#4

[Krellion]

#5

First time at trying to upload something here.

My version. Did most of it in Camera Raw as a tiff file so I could control individual colors better. 80% of changes in exposure, contrast, blacks, highlights done while here. Then moved it to CS6 where I finished it off. Wanted an almost industrial feel as it is a train. But also wanted it to appear as if under moonlight conditions contrasted with sun like shadows on the ground. Makes the mind question what is going on thus we study it longer. Made the sky take on a blue tint to make the red pop better without looking oversaturated. Made conductors shirt purple/blue and highlighted him separately in PS so I could make his presence stand out better.

[Fstop Manalo]

#6

I brightened the picture. Cropped some part of it then softened the picture for a looking good kind of picture. then I adjusted the white balance and added an ALL ABOARD and then im good to go.

[RickHpyVly]

#7

All post processing was done in Lightroom 4. Applied Matt's 300 preset, increased exposure 1.67 stops, fine tuned contrast, highlights, blacks, shadows and clarity. Increased exposure in the light to simulate it being on. Decreased exposure on the smoke from the stack to increase contrast with sky.


untitled-14.jpg by Rick_HpyVly, on Flickr

[Pinecone]

#8

OLYMPIC SPECIAL

[MrB]

#9

Role Reversal:



Philip

[Trina]

#10

Fun Challenge

[RockNGoalStar]

#11

[Nate]

#12

[ggt]

#13

[mikebellows]

#14

My effort (And 1st Post!!!)...

[sreejithcv]

# 15

The Power of a Pencil

[Rock Balany]

#16

High-speed train. (my 1st entry to the challenge )

[doclutfi]

#17

Black & White HDR

[UKDivemaster]

#18

[Diane]

#19

Added green colours which to my eye enhanced the red engine . Lightened the sky ,added light souce to erased conductor ,coloured the sleeve of platform worker to brighten the saluted arm. Used my ancient coreldraw program.
diane