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Egypt
Sunrise (16)
Roky2005 (102) |
unsharp masking + noise reduction | Dpbours
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 430 W: 59 N: 398]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2066) [2007-12-27 09:00:22] [1] | I started with an unsharp mask 150%, 0.3 pix radius, 0 treshold. Then edit-fade to darker with 100% opacity.
Then an unsharp mask 150%, 0.3 pix radius, 0 treshold. Then edit-fade to lighter with 100% opacity.
Last a noise reduction with noise ninja plugin, only the sky at 18/20 reduction, 4/20 smoothness.
Hope you like it! |
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Netherlands
Winter in Holland (16)
A-lex
(2050) |
Noise Ninja | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-23 13:27:54] [2] | After the curves adjustments of the previous photograph, I used Noise Ninja Photoshop plugin to work on the noise in the background.
I selected the gradual points that were a bit noisy in the background, then +20/20 in the intensity of the noise reduction, but not too soft +5/20 in softness. The contrast was neutral. Hope you like it! |
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Netherlands
Winter in Holland (16)
A-lex
(2050) |
Curves | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-23 13:24:29] [1] | I thought the shot could do with a bit balancing to give it a bit more of a punch.
In the curves option, there is the option to set your white points, black points and neutral points. All other tones are referred to these three points.
The black point I took from the left top branch. The white point in the whitest snow and the grey on the front branch I have choosen for the neutral point. Hope you like it! |
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United States
Xpression (16)
OWO
(2335) |
A lot of various unsharp masks | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-22 12:32:26] [1] [+] | I made a number of unsharp mask actions. An action is like a macro. You can record it and play it later on. It's a second tab in the history menu.
I started with an USM+Dark action:
unsharp masking of 150%, 0.3 pix radius and 0 treshold. Then edit - fade to mask at 100% opacity and towards 'darker'.
After that an USM+Light option:
Unsharp masking of 150%, 0.3 pix radius and 0 treshold. Then edit - fade to mask at 100% opacity and towards 'lighter'.
The first one contrasts the dark areas, the second one works on the lighter areas.
After that the curves option. I set the white point in the white of the eye and the dark point in the shadow of the head. Those are the points that set my minimum + maximum tone. All other tones are now set to these reference points.
Last a final unsharp masking of 30%, 0.3 pix and 0 treshold. Hope you like the result! |
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United Kingdom
Port Lion (28)
macromania
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 671 W: 30 N: 420]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (7591) |
Unsharp masking | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-21 10:20:02] [1] | I started with an unsharp mask of 150% - 0.3 pix radius no treshold.
Then I faded it to darken with 100% opacity.
After that +5 contrast and a last unsharp mask at 30% - 0.3 pix.
Just that little punch to the edges, without getting those white unsharp masking lines. Hope you like it! |
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Poland
polish roads (20)
Iwon
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 187 W: 0 N: 65]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (5357) |
Curves, USM and | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-19 10:56:34] | I had the feel that the original had a bit of a red casting over the entire shot.
I started with a curves option, set the black point at the side of the road, the white point on the frame and the neutral point on the grey cloud.
Then a contrast enhancement of +10 and an unsharp mask of +5, 40 pix radius and 0 treshold.
A bit more intense to my feel and less red colour cast. The green of the field and blue of the sky feels better to me. Well, hope you like it! ;-) |
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Kenya
Early start (26)
VeeJayCee
(707) |
Crop and curves | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-19 10:37:22] [3] | I cropped a part of the right and a little of the bottom. Then a curve adjustment where I set the black and white points to make it a bit more intense.
Last a 10% orange photo filter layered over it, resized from 745 to 720 and a frame added.
Just a different version, not necessarily better ;-). |
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United Kingdom
london eye 2 (21)
strobe
(1682) |
Sharpen, sharpen, sharpen | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-05 11:47:31] [1] | :-) I did all in Photoshop CS3:
- Edge sharpening;
- Contrast enhancement of +20;
- Noise reduction on the dark sky with Noise Ninja plugin. Low noise reduction, low softness, average contrast;
- Unsharp masking of 20%, 40 pix radius, 10 treshold.
Hope you like it! |
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Portugal
Mosteiro da Batalha (4)
paulorodrigues
(1029) |
Curves, sharpening and contrast | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-02 09:43:27] [2] | | I started with an adjustment in the curves, just to bring the blacks out that little bit more. Then a sharpening. After that a contrast enhancement of +10, a little adjustment on the highlights of 4% and last an adjustment in saturation of +6. Hope you like the result! |
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Czech Republic
light (14)
jitro
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 96 W: 0 N: 38]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-s.gif) (512) |
USM and contrast | | Dpbours
(2066) [2007-12-02 09:12:44] [1] | | I added an unsharp mask of 30% - 50 pixel radius. After that +10 contrast and +2 brightness. Just a little bit more of a punch... |
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