2016 Project 52, 2nd quarter by Judith Noble (Urbanflyer) C & C desired always

[Urbanflyer]

For me the pp version is more appealing. I live the bolded colours and increased contrast.

The pp version is actually closer to the true colors. The soil was incredibly dark and loamy!

[Geoff F]

Can I be difficult and say somewhere between the two for me.

[Urbanflyer]

is it the crop or the colors that give you pause?

[CormacD]

Judith, that is certainly an eye catcher, I would have done the same, stopped and taken a shot. Your PP version has turned out very well, clear and bold, the lines of crops are amazing. I don't know what makes it purple, must be the particular crop.

[CormacD]

Week 21--Every Which Way But Up
Still catching up from being away. This is a cell phone photo taken from a moving car. It does lack some sharpness but I still liked it. C & C always welcome.

I really like what you have done here Judith, the structure has turned out very clear and bold and the lane lights add some interesting context to what could just be another structure.

[Urbanflyer]

Week 24--
Spring Rain
This is an old photo taken with an early Coolpix. I took a workshop from Michael Wood who developed the Miksang approach to photography. It influences my shooting and my post processing. I liked this photo but, until recently, did not have the skills to turn it into what I wanted it to portray.

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After Post Processing

[joebranko]

Beautifully done Judith!

[Urbanflyer]

Beautifully done Judith!

Thank you!

[IzzieK]

Tibetan art of seeing. Simple pleasures. Sometimes it is really very hard "to see". But here you took a wonderful flower the way you saw it after the rain with the emotion you feel for the drops around the petals. It sounds poetic, Judith. Your crop is also very effective. I am not aware of Miksang until you mentioned it. I googled it came upon a website. The definition reminds me of a topic here recently about Lew Lorton's "Handling Kvelling".

[Urbanflyer]

Week 25 --Divergent Paths

Although my eye was caught by the two paths shown, using a cell phone my image was far from my idea. Hence a good candidate for post processing magic. I think I am about 90% of the way there with this one.

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After Post processing

[joebranko]

Good eye Judith. I doubt if I would have seen this 'picture within the picture ' here. Well done on the processing too!

[Urbanflyer]

Good eye Judith. I doubt if I would have seen this 'picture within the picture ' here. Well done on the processing too!

Thanks! Had to learn a bunch about compositing to get this to work. Also finally spurred me to get my Wacom pad out and start using it.

[joebranko]

Thanks! Also finally spurred me to get my Wacom pad out and start using it.

Your what pad? Had to Google it. 🤔. Never knew about it.. looks interesting.

[Urbanflyer]

I won it at a drawing at our photoshop users group. Many folks at C in C use them. gives you more control over edits than the mouse.

[Geoff F]

The edit looks fine, maybe not a prizewinner but perfectly acceptable.

Joe. There were several recent threads about drawing tablets in the Cameras and Equipment Forum.

[Urbanflyer]

Week 26--just play

Working at more proficiency with Photoshop and using my Wacom--as per my stated goals at the beginning of the year. In order to work through a video on compositing I chose two images from our most recent trip--not to make a great photo but to push on my skills.

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Composite

[joebranko]

[QUOTE=Geoff F;61401

Joe. There were several recent threads about drawing tablets in the Cameras and Equipment Forum.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Geoff.:. I have read the threads on the Tablets. Personally I think I have several areas in which I need to improve before thinking g of this. However thanks for sharing this info.

[joebranko]

Cool shot

[Geoff F]

Yes, that has worked well.

[bnnrcn]

Sorry for being a bit late But I love the PPed image, very nice composition and nice contrasty colors

Week 23--Never the twain shall meet---

Leaped out of the car with my Coolpix S9700 when I saw this--no time to find my bigger Nikon. I love lines! Camera was set shutter priority with a high shutter speed for using from a moving car and I didn't think to readjust it. I am pleased that my post processing skills are improving.

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After PP