2016 Project 52, 3rd quarter by Judith Noble (Urbanflyer) C & C desired always

[bnnrcn]

I like it Judith , IMO the image has potential for other crop options too

[Urbanflyer]

I like it Judith , IMO the image has potential for other crop options too

Thanks! I agree there are lots of options in the original. What appeals to you as an alternative?

[purplehaze]

I really like that moving car reflection shot, Judith; I would be tempted to play around with the colour and crop to see what more I could get out of it.

[joebranko]

I really love your exposure from the car titled 'Just for fun,'.

[bnnrcn]

IMO right part of the image has some potential too Judith. For instance I would crop about 2/3 of the image from the LHS and may be 1/5 from the top for another composition

Thanks! I agree there are lots of options in the original. What appeals to you as an alternative?

[Urbanflyer]

IMO right part of the image has some potential too Judith. For instance I would crop about 2/3 of the image from the LHS and may be 1/5 from the top for another composition

Yes, I can see that possibility. Thanks!

[Urbanflyer]

Week 35--Looking In

Taken many years ago on slide film with a bellows macro set up. Scanned and remastered using the photoshop skills I have been working on. Window was likely not very clean at the time the image was made--slide was not in very good condition and likely not well cleaned before scanning. Thank goodness for the healing tool!

Original scan



After remastering (Post processing)

[bnnrcn]

Great work Judith !

[Wavelength]

Great work

[Urbanflyer]

Thanks Binnur and Nandakumar!

[Urbanflyer]

week 36 Before the Fall

I continue to challenge myself to explore photoshop. The original was a 35 mm slide I took long ago and which did not live up to its potential. I scanned and remastered it, adding a tad of grain on purpose from the texture module. Lots of work to get the translucent quality I was looking for. I feel like I finely am comfortable with masking and with using brushes. This C in C challenge has helped me focus. Thanks all.

Original image




Remastered image

[bnnrcn]

Why did you add grain on purpose Judith ?It might look better without the grain

[Urbanflyer]

Why did you add grain on purpose Judith ?It might look better without the grain

Just a whim. It was ok without the grain. Always experimenting. Thanks for your thoughts!

[joebranko]

Beautifully remastered!

[Urbanflyer]

Week 37--Canadian Bread Basket

Taken driving through the Canadian Heartland last May. As with most drive-bys, some post processing was needed to convey the wide open space and expansive sky that struck me at the time.

Original image



After Post processing



C & C always welcome

[Dave Humphries]

Hey Judith,

I see I have missed this thread for at least the last 3 weeks

I think you're doing really well with your PP progress this year (the stated aim of this for you); three weeks of images I don't feel I could do a better job with (I haven't looked further back).

I do especially like the moth Looking In (week 35).


The latest is an example of good processing, but if I have a gripe, it is only that there's nothing to hold the viewer's eye in the distance, just something on that horizon line for the eye to settle on would be great - but, if it ain't there, there's not much you can do - and besides, your reason for taking the shot was the sky, from which you have recovered a good amount of detail.

Talking of which, apart from the wires, I see you removed the aircraft contrail, probably a good idea since its angle wasn't fitting with the cirrus clouds.

Going back to the wires; I wonder what tool you used to remove them?
I ask because (under very sustained examination) I'm not sure if there isn't some residual 'smudging'.
Personally I used to use the spot healing tool a fair bit in CC 2015, but it changed (and not for the better) in 2015.5, which I note you have used. I found this has forced me back to using the straightforward clone stamp tool more often recently.

Keep it up, Dave

[Shadowman]

Nice composition and post-processing.

[joebranko]

Good job in removing the wires. I have not had good success in doing that myself, so am curious as to how you did it.

[Urbanflyer]

Good job in removing the wires. I have not had good success in doing that myself, so am curious as to how you did it.

I used the spot healing tool. As Dave commented, there are circumstances where cloning might be better and this may have been one of them. I think I did do some cloning when I saw some issues with the spot healing tool. But also was not completely satisfied when I posted this at the end of my day.

[Urbanflyer]

Thanks, Dave--I have missed your good advice! I had hoped that the aggregation of clouds at the horizon on the right would substitute for something--but also that the point of the photo was endless nothing--

I did use the spot healing tool and have noticed that it changed somewhat. I then went in and did some cloning but clearly was not satisfied when my day was done and I posted the shot. Glad you mentioned that to confirm my discomfort--I can be a little anal at times.

I feel like I have really grown a lot this year through the focus that the 52 week challenge has demanded. I am moving on to blending modes so may soon start a series of digital collages--something a little different than what I usually see posted. We will see how quickly I get to that point!