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Sweden
Pink (18)
pvs
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1160 W: 255 N: 2634]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (11899) |
ACR | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2008-08-10 08:05:23] [2] [+] | Opened this in Bridge and edited in ACR. Fine-tuned in CS3
Quick overview workflow:
1. Bridge
2. Adobe Camera Raw
3. Sliders: 1.white balance
2.a tad more contrats and saturation
3.S-curve
4. CS3: 1. cropped
2. cloned the upper left 'black' corner
3. selective USM sharpening
4. white frame
Hope you'll find it useful, Paul.
Thanks
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Switzerland
Polyommatus coridon (44)
anel
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1211 W: 0 N: 2132]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (9006) |
JPEG in ACR | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2008-08-02 12:54:04] [3] | Well Anne,
You uploaded a beautiful image. Well done...
I usually develop RAW images in the ACR (Adobe Camera Raw). This time I used your Jpeg TN-upload though.
Quick overview workflow:
1. Color temperature: made the image a tad 'colder'
2. Recovery highlights: I wanted to try especially that one, 'cause this isn't a RAW image; the slider was set quite a lot to the right to get detail/info/data into the white parts as much as possible . Still have to compare the results online...
3.A little more vibrance or saturation. Maybe I made the colours somewhat too cold.
4.I mentioned in my quick note you managed to get a good compo through that square; well I figured out it wasn't exactly a square:-) I thought: what if I should try to get a square after all. This wasn't posssible at first sight. What I did was the following: I took the crop tool, draw a square and saw there was a white space above the image; I cloned this space with the cloning tool using the green background.
5.Finally I opened the image in Photoshop in which I did some selective sharpening through USM in a specific channel in LAB mode. In LAB mode I also blurred your background a bit, having inverted the aforementioned selection.
6. ...and a white frame
I hope it was somehow useful. Thanks and I wish a very nice day.
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South Africa
Lioness (34)
vanderschelden
(27634) |
Lion and Lioness |
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Bulgaria
Top view (8)
ivan (24) |
Miscellaneous | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2008-02-08 13:49:14] [4] | Hello Ivan,
You allowed me to provide a workshop.
First of all I want to say (type:-) I like your image as indicated in the critique.
I wondered if I could do something about the overall bluish through changing the white balance. At least that was my first idea. However through some trial and error I decided to adjust the exposure a bit and also to adjust the tone curve instead of the white balance.
Concerning the latter, I changed the graph in an S
shape. I have to say I did change the white balance a little bit as well; made the image warmer.
Finally I sharpened your work.
Quick overview:
1. exposure; made it brighther; not too much to avoid degrading the image
2. tone curve; adjusted the highlights, lights, darks and shadows by using the appropriate slider;fine-tune your S shape!
3. a tad more saturation
4. white balance; a bit warmer
5. sharpened
6. forgot to mention I cropped a bit, to apply the rule of thirds composition wise...
Hope you like it.
Kind regards,
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United States
vantage point (42)
fototab
(2145) |
white balance | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2008-02-06 09:10:37] [1] | Hello Tabatha,
What I did actually...
1. imported your work in an editor; Adobe Lightroom actually
2. slightly adjusted the exposure; made it a bit darker
3. changed the colour temperature; the white balance
4. adjusted the tonal curve; shadows, darks, lights and highlights.
5. Some minor touch up adjustments
6. neutral frame
Hope you like it...
Kind regards,
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Canada
Home on the Range (34)
Adanac
(14934) |
Hello Rick, | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2008-02-03 06:21:58] [6] | Once again , I hope you don't mind. You allowed me to edit anyway;-).
It is also maybe a bit of an experiment.
Workflow...
1. Imported the image in Lightroom
2. Go to the develop module (call it the edit tool)
3. Now the experiment: hit the crop tool and use the straighten tool and adjust it until the horizon is flat. Probably you will reply: Hey fellow, it is a hill. Well as I mentioned it was an experiment, Rick. Besides these 'runners' are getting faster going downhill(just kidding)
4. further did some touch up work in CS3 as
1. tonal curve and contrast
2. a tad saturation
3. USM sharpening in LAB color mode; the luminance channel...
Kind regards,
Annick |
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Brazil
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (72)
PeterZ
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Peter | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2007-12-21 12:23:08] [4] | Kon het nie laten, Peter.
Hoop dat je het niet erg vindt...
In English...
1. Did some levels
2. And contrast adjustment (more contrast)
3. Further on I selected the bird in luminance channel LAB mode
4. Sharpened somewhat
5. Some touching up through cloning
6. Blurred a bit the BG
7. Save for Web...highestt quality possible.
8. Frame through canvas
Regards,
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Indonesia
Grey-tailed Racer (12)
naturemandala (76) |
Hi Marc, | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2007-12-21 11:49:15] [2] | Very interesting image as I menntioned in my critique...
Was thinking what a crop might do.
What I did in CS2 was the following:
1. Cropping
2. Levels and contrast: quick automatic adjustments
3. Touching up cloning in left bottom corner
4. What I did (think it is a bit wrong in terms of TOS etc..)also is disconnecting the tail from the frame.
5. White neutral frame
6. Save for web; bring back slider to quality 200.
Hope you mind my quick attempt; like I said an interesting image!
Regards,
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South Africa
Leopard (72) *
vanderschelden
(27634) |
the little one | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2007-11-09 07:24:57] | Well here is the cub. Together again:-))
It is one of the two cubs, running away a bit scared
referring to my story.
Cloned a few branches though in the face area...
Should not post it but Horia's input made me do it anyway. Should be with mom after all...(the cub, not Horia;-)
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Netherlands
Tiger (32)
vanderschelden
(27634) |
size | | vanderschelden
(27634) [2007-07-23 02:10:41] | bigger and appropriate size
sorry for the inconvenience |
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