60 hour post processing challenge #664 - Closed, winners announced.

[RichardC]

Bird in flight fall.

Plenty of opportunity for improvement here.

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RAW file is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yrijz59ihf4476u/_R020700.ORF?dl=0

JPEG is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7bs64b6ylnw5zu/_R020700.jpg?dl=0



The challenge will close at the end of the day Sunday May 23rd, 22.00 GMT.

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Post-Processing Challenge Rules

1. The Challenge Master provides an image or images to be "improved" upon by way of post-processing, as well as a closing date for entries.
2. Entrants are to post their entries, visible in this thread, at a resolution of 1000 to 1600 pixels in the longest dimension, prior to the closing date.
3. Each entrant is allowed two entries in the Challenge.
4. At the close of the Challenge, the Challenge Master will select a Winner and Runners-up.
5. The Winner of the challenge is honored as the Master of the next Challenge.

Notes:

• Images provided by Challenge Masters must be their own. They are posted solely for the purpose of this Challenge; not to invite critique or criticism nor for other uses. If Entrants post their entries at a photo sharing site, they should credit the owner of the original image.
• "Improve" is a subjective term, and may include many creative ideas, as well as traditional "fixing". The Challenge Master agrees that Entrants may make any changes they deem fit in their entries.
• Entrants are strongly encouraged to share the tools and techniques used for their entries, however this is not a requirement for entry.
• Compositing is allowed, provided the use of the donor image does not violate any licensing or copyright restrictions.
• As we all know, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The Challenge Master is encouraged (but not required) to state the criteria used to decide upon a Winner. While we may not all agree with the result, the Challenge Master's decision is final. Please refrain from posting adverse comment.
• If the Winner is unable to post a new Challenge within five days, the honor passes to the next Runner-up.

 

[Hoffelijk]

Tuned color and contrast sliders in workspace, 5:4 crop

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[frankmulder]

Changed your lens to f/4 and your film to Agfa Vista 200.

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[RichardC]

Changed your lens to f/4 and your film to Agfa Vista 200.

I would quite like a 100-400mm f4

 

[frankmulder]

I would quite like a 100-400mm f4

I can offer you a 200-400mm f/4:

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Where do I send the invoice? And would you like a sherpa included with it?

On a serious note: the Panasonic 100-400mm f/4-6.3 has a maximum aperture of f/4.3 at 123mm, so you could have come close with relatively light and reasonably priced gear. But of course adding fake bokeh in post is also fun.

 

[RichardC]

I can offer you a 200-400mm f/4:

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Where do I send the invoice? And would you like a sherpa included with it?

On a serious note: the Panasonic 100-400mm f/4-6.3 has a maximum aperture of f/4.3 at 123mm, so you could have come close with relatively light and reasonably priced gear. But of course adding fake bokeh in post is also fun.

I would need to hire a Swedish Au Pair to carry that around for me.

 

[mcgillro]

Bird in flight fall.

Plenty of opportunity for improvement here.

View attachment 889104

RAW file is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yrijz59ihf4476u/_R020700.ORF?dl=0

JPEG is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7bs64b6ylnw5zu/_R020700.jpg?dl=0



The challenge will close at the end of the day Sunday May 23rd, 22.00 GMT.

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Post-Processing Challenge Rules

1. The Challenge Master provides an image or images to be "improved" upon by way of post-processing, as well as a closing date for entries.
2. Entrants are to post their entries, visible in this thread, at a resolution of 1000 to 1600 pixels in the longest dimension, prior to the closing date.
3. Each entrant is allowed two entries in the Challenge.
4. At the close of the Challenge, the Challenge Master will select a Winner and Runners-up.
5. The Winner of the challenge is honored as the Master of the next Challenge.

Notes:

• Images provided by Challenge Masters must be their own. They are posted solely for the purpose of this Challenge; not to invite critique or criticism nor for other uses. If Entrants post their entries at a photo sharing site, they should credit the owner of the original image.
• "Improve" is a subjective term, and may include many creative ideas, as well as traditional "fixing". The Challenge Master agrees that Entrants may make any changes they deem fit in their entries.
• Entrants are strongly encouraged to share the tools and techniques used for their entries, however this is not a requirement for entry.
• Compositing is allowed, provided the use of the donor image does not violate any licensing or copyright restrictions.
• As we all know, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The Challenge Master is encouraged (but not required) to state the criteria used to decide upon a Winner. While we may not all agree with the result, the Challenge Master's decision is final. Please refrain from posting adverse comment.
• If the Winner is unable to post a new Challenge within five days, the honor passes to the next Runner-up.

Must have been gut wrenching to just miss this shot. Did you get some good ones?

 

[RichardC]

Must have been gut wrenching to just miss this shot. Did you get some good ones?

No, my daughter was on sensory overload and had had quite enough of the zoo - we had to scarper. I got some sharp head shots though (https://www.mu-43.com/threads/share-birds.4838/post-1470852) photographed hand-held through a thick dirty backlit piece of glass. Very pleased with my Olympus 100-400 lens/EM1 Mk2 combo. It's good for Meerkats too.

 

[BosseBe]

Entry #1:

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[BosseBe]

Entry #2:

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[Zapp]

#1

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[Hendrik]

Unlucky mammal!

Exposure tweaks, crop, tidying in Adobe Camera Raw. Sharpening and noise reduction off.
Copied layer, next stop, Topaz Sharpen AI at full size. Masked to exempt background from sharpening.
Copied layer, next, Topaz Denoise AI at full size.
Export at display size, another trip through Topaz Denoise AI.

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[WhidbeyLVR]

Red-legged seriema? More of a terrestrial bird than arboreal. So I did a little "sky replacement", without the sky. I borrowed a background from my trip to Panama.

Entry 1

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[RichardC]

Red-legged seriema? More of a terrestrial bird than arboreal.

Spot on.

The enclosure is steeply built up. The bird hops across to the feeding table, then hops down to the ground.

 

[relic]

I didn't know what I was doing, except that I made a square crop. Interesting striated feathers or is that noise?

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[RichardC]

I didn't know what I was doing, except that I made a square crop. interesting striated feathers or is that noise?

Those are stripes although there will be noise in there too at ISO3200

 

[Dinobe]

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[Zapp]

#2

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[Zapp]

I can't see the picture.

Messesed up with editing - wrong image initially
Previous post deleted.

 

[roboroto]

Just 20% crops, boost contrast, highlight the bird, saturate, darken the corner, etc.

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