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France
Ecumes (18)
razorback
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 86 W: 3 N: 19]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-s.gif) (1489) |
Channel mixer to B&W | AdrianW
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 131 W: 131 N: 105]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (307) [2005-07-06 21:04:21] [10] | Just a different way of presenting it really :)
I used Channel Mixer to convert to B&W (Mono, Blue 112%, Constant -38%). Then I sharpened it with a HighPass - NewLayerViaCopy, Filter/Other/HighPass 10px, merge mode Hard Light. Flattened image.
Added a quick frame using Canvas Size.
I hope you like it :) |
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United States
Wood Art (8)
lilycat
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 33 N: 208]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1770) |
Levels, HowTo | | AdrianW
(307) [2005-04-05 20:50:15] [11] | Just a quick adjust using Levels to bring the colours slightly closer to reality.
Image/Adjust/Levels, then click on the dropdown and select Red - look at the histogram, and move the top marker down to the top of the main bump. Repeat the process for the other channels. That's it :)
I hope you find this useful! |
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Canada
Spring colors (4)
rosana
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 310 W: 2 N: 248]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (3319) |
Shadows, Levels, Colours, USM | | AdrianW
(307) [2005-03-20 19:16:50] [2] | Just adding a bit more punch to your image.
What did I do? Well, I used Shadows/Highlights to bring out some of the shadow detail. Then I used Levels and brought down the top marker until it hit the main bump of the histogram.
Then I used Photo/Filter (81) to add some warmth to the image.
Finally I created a new layer and applied some UnSharp Mask to it, to bring out the detail of the flowers (10%, 20px, 0)(40%, 1.2px, 0)(20%, 0.8px, 0). Then I used a soft-edged eraser to remove the background since it didn't need sharpening.
I hope you like it :) |
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United Kingdom
The camera never lies... (39)
AdrianW
(307) |
The reality... | | AdrianW
(307) [2005-02-26 10:31:19] | As you read in my note I used a cushion to create the blue sky, and an off-shoe flash with a warm diffuser to create the illusion of sunlight.
Here's the actual scene - I took this one today, so the snow has melted away a bit more, but in reality there was only snow left on the plant pots anyway! |
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United States
Heron Sunrise (14)
jimilagro (30) |
Rotate, NeatImage, USM | | AdrianW
(307) [2004-11-11 05:15:59] [3] | First ran NeatImage to reduce the grainyness of the image - used a patch of sky to generate the profile. Sharpened the brightness channel 215% fine, 110% medium, 30% coarse.
Loaded into Photoshop, rotated 0.9°CCW to straighten the horizon.
NewLayerViaCopy to create a layer for selective improvement. Used USM on it to add some extra bite to the line between the hill and sky (35%, 2.4px, 0), then used a soft edged eraser to knock out the areas I didn't want to sharpen.
Finally cropped, and added a simple frame using Canvas Size.
I hope you like it :) |
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India
burst of water (5)
adind (15) |
Colour correction, horizon | | AdrianW
(307) [2004-10-10 16:14:08] [5] | Corrected the horizon using the skew tool - used Select/All to grab the image, then used Image/Transform/Skew to pull the top left hand corner upwards - normally you'd use rotate, but in this case the bottom of the image was correct, so we needed to do something different.
Next I adjusted the colours to a more natural balance, using Levels. Image/Adjust/Levels, and then selected the Red and Green channels - and pulled the top marker down until it touched the main part of the histogram. Then I moved the Blue channel midpoint up a little to balance the midtones a little more.
I hope you like it :) |
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Brazil
Retired with Honors (8)
Robert-E
(1656) |
Selective desaturation | | AdrianW
(307) [2004-09-07 20:20:27] [7] | As requested in your note!
Here's how I did it. Used the quick mask option, on the Tool palette it's the white circle on a grey background - selected Airbrush, hard edged with pressure set to 100%. Painted over the train roughly, trying to avoid any areas where I thought the background might be showing. Clicked the white circle on a white background to make the mask. Then I used Image/Adjust/Desaturate to remove the colour from the background that we'd selected.
Finally touched up any areas I'd missed with the Sponge Tool (it's an alternative option on the Dodge/Burn tool), set that to 100% and covered any areas I thought shouldn't have any colour.
This is just a quick example, and if there's any part you want me to explain further just say! |
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United States
Swan Lake (1)
dlipman (2) |
Rotate, Levels | | AdrianW
(307) [2004-08-13 17:57:15] [8] | Used the measure tool to find a horizon using the reflections in the middle of the image - rotated 1.68°CCW.
Then used Levels to create some true black and remove a slight orange cast. Red channel, pulled the low marker up to the base of the main bump, then pulled the midpoint to the other side of the main bump on the histogram. Repeated for Green and Blue. That sorted out the slight lack of contrast and made the colour balance a little less orange.
Finally used NewLayerViaCopy and performed a GaussianBlur (19px) on it to make it soft, then used a soft-edged eraser to clear back the areas I wanted to keep sharp - this removed the JPEG artifacts from the sky.
I hope you like it :-) |
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Philippines
Being Herself (16) *
manny
(11941) |
Colour correction | | AdrianW
(307) [2004-08-02 04:51:20] [5] | Just a quick play with Levels, since the actual levels appear OK it's a matter of playing with the midpoint values until the image shows a slightly more natural cast. In this case I moved the midpoints as follows: R 1.41, G 0.97, B 0.91.
I hope you like it :-) |
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France
My hairdresser is an idiot! (46) *
ornis
(842) |
| | AdrianW
(307) [2004-07-06 11:09:44] [11] | Purpose: To illustrate my critique suggestions :)
Method: Contrast Masking, to reduce the shadows and bring out some more detail - NewLayerViaCopy, Desaturate, Invert, Blur/Gaussian 20px, merge mode set to Overlay at 100%. Applied a little more sharpening to bring out some more detail - usual USM values applied to L (brightness) channel in LABcolor mode (10%, 20px, 0)(40%, 1.2px, 0)(20%, 0.8px, 0). Finally converted to LABcolor and applied a light Gaussian blur (2.4px) on A and B to reduce some marginal ISO colour noise in the shadows.
Of course the shot becomes less of a portrait, but it's an alternative! I hope you like it :-) |
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