[Gandhi]

I'm not looking for a critique of the photo here, Just the photoshop work. The image was shot by one of my friends on a recent trip to Scotland and I did the post-processing. Hence the two images in the post.....


Before




After

[Matty]

well youve certainly made the picture stand out more! the texture etc is really nice now, though i think the center of the image needs to be bought out more

[Gandhi]

brightened or sharpened? more contrast?

[Matty]

well to me it looks too pale? i suppose more contrast

[Steep]

You certainly brought the image out, but I think the vignetting is too harsh/obvious.

[Matty]

Originally Posted by Steep

You certainly brought the image out, but I think the vignetting is too harsh/obvious.

thats what i meant, i really must learn to speak engleeesh

[Gandhi]

I think you might both be right!

I'll have a go at making the feathering a bit more subtle tommoz and post the results when I've done it.

If anybody else fancies a go then feel free to interpret the image however you like!

[Gandhi]

I've softened the effect and dulled down the centre of the image a little bit, as I think it was the contrast between the two that was spoiling the effect......


any better?

[dod]

much

[Steep]

Looks a lot better yes!

[Steve]

The last shot almost nails it perfectly but could do with the top section of the centre image being dulled just a little more to remove all the whiter area, almost to the edges of the seaweed.

I must add that there is a huge difference in the pictures that you have shown here and the progress has been great to see. I bet your friend who took the shot is stuned with the improvement.

[Joe T]

That last one is indeed very very good! I would also echo Steve's comments about the very white area towards the top of the image.

[Matt]

I would like to see it with a bit more saturation, and less of the vignetting effect.

Here are two variations, using the burn tool and a saturation layer just to give an idea.

Its a pity the original shot hasn't got a little bit more depth of field, the shot still has a lot of potential though.

[Matty]

looks much better, i really like what Matt has done, i cant seem to recreate that effect though...any clues Matt?

[Gandhi]

I like the idea of matt's but I think I prefer the more natural saturation of my version. The others are just a bit too dayglo for my tastes!