New Challenge Proposal

[BAXTING]

It would be better to change the Sharing Settings | Visibility Options on the file to either :-

1. Public on the Web or
2. Anyone with the Link

Then you don't have to request/grant permission every time.

Similar to anyone who has a DropBox account, if they put it in the Public Folder, anyone can download it.

I've put in a Request, for now ......

HTH.


Les.

Ok I fixed it. Sorry bout that, I was in a hurry when I set it up. Everyone should be able to DL by clicking on the link now.

 

[LeoS]

That's a tricky one ...

In this version, I try to pull out the core shape of the tree and to contrast it against the background..

Creep

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and the second version is the 'omg, what's shining it from above' version...

Springtime

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[mkee]

Here is my shot at it for now, going to work on another rendition of it.

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[sac]

My attempt...

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[greyelm]

A quick tinker on Snapseed for iPad

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[lubov]

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[hazwing]

I don't know what I'm doing, just messing around with all the lightroom tools

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P1040398 by hazwing, on Flickr

 

[robbie36]

PP

Great idea for a thread. My PP skills are pretty poor and it is great to see other peoples ideas....

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[Bob T]

Great thread, excellent PP work so far.

I would love more info from those posting pictures...what software, what tools used, that sort of thing.

 

[yekimrd]

This looks like a fun challenge. Here are my PP attempts (that sounded dirty ) with LR4.

First image with faux HDR...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yekimrd/8287805268/" title="PP01 by yekimrd, on Flickr"> View attachment 247009 "601" height="800" alt="PP01"></a>

2nd image in B&W...
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[greyelm]

Another Snapseed for iPad makeover.

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[Vincen77o]

Funny how we see the 'natural' tree and colours in a different light. I've tried to go for a look without too much contrast. PP in LR3.5 + PS CS2 from RW2 into DNG (that's tog code for ya).

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P1040398 by Vincen77o, on Flickr

 

[savvy]

After my first two were "normal" treatments using LR4, here are two extremely stylized "HDR"s using Photomatix, the second one being quite extreme!!

HDR1

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Baxting_savvy-HDR1 by savvy249, on Flickr

HDR2

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Baxting_savvy-HDR2 by savvy249, on Flickr

 

[spatulaboy]

Very interesting seeing all the different takes on it.

Here's my take:
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[jloden]

Here's my take, I did 3 different styles of post-processing on these. Often if I'm not sure how I want a photo to look I will try a few different approaches to see if anything jumps out at me, which is what I did here.

First, the straight-ahead color rendition. I made too many adjustments to list here, but it included tone curve, clarity, exposure, a bit of adjustment on green channel hue/saturation, selective adjustment to darken and add contrast to the leaf litter, sharpening, and just a touch of vignetting to pull more focus to the center.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30940068@N02/8288543647/" title="PP Challenge #1 - Color by jloden, on Flickr"> View attachment 247055 "601" height="800" alt="PP Challenge #1 - Color"></a>

Here's a B&W rendition, done in Silver Efex with a slight modification off the default preset with a bit more grain, and a few minor adjustments on contrast brightness and structure. Also added a touch of vignetting.

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Last is taking the color version into Color Efex and applying a Bleach Bypass preset I use. This is the most common reason for me to use Color Efex, when I want a desaturated bleach bypass look I tend to use this preset. I bumped the saturation and contrast up a bit more than the default to give it a teeny bit more life and color.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30940068@N02/8288545645/" title="PP Challenge #1 - Bleach Bypass by jloden, on Flickr"> View attachment 247057 "601" height="800" alt="PP Challenge #1 - Bleach Bypass"></a>

 

[sam_m]

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Lightroom > CS5 with Alien Skin exposure 4 / Colour - Golden hour - orange, colour intensity 70%

 

[clockwise]

I saw this tree as sort of a dark and brooding old thing, so I lowered the contrast, pulled the highlights way down, added some fog, did some burning and dodging and added a light vignette, and voila:

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[BAXTING]

Wow, I really like some of the work Ive seen so far. I think I will make a judgement 24 hrs from now. I will pick three final images and mention how I came to choose them. The ultimate winner of the challenge will then be able to submit a new file for a new challenge or ask someone else (runners up). Great work so far! :smile:

 

[robbie36]

More punch

I decided to give my original edit a little more punch....

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[RDM]

Very interesting seeing all the different takes on it.

Here's my take:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vftsai/8289322654/" title="Mu-43.com Baxting Challenge1 by Vincent-F-Tsai, on Flickr">

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I like this one the best so far..
Can we vote on these?