Assignment #55: Creative Post-Processing

[Kayaker72]

On behalf of Neuroanatomist I would like to bring you Assignment #55: Creative Post Processing!

As described by Neuro:

I've been on a bit of a Photoshop kick lately, and I'd love to see what everyone comes up with. The idea is to experiment with different computer techniques to transform the original photograph into a stylized work…the final result must portray “altered reality”. The Finalists:

M_Six: excellent use of glass sphere, warping, shadow and highlight, cooling the color in the sphere is a great touch

http://bimmermail.com/PS/Salzburg137-sphereb2-sm.jpg


jrw: great capture(s) with editing resulting in a natural looking result that's hard to achieve

http://community.the-digital-picture.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2065&d=1385782432



Joel Eade: excellent detail and tone, a surrealistic effect without seeming overdone

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v132/p223424906-4.jpg


Sean Setters: great choice of panu subject, blended perfectly, the color palatte manages to look modern yet nostalgic at the same time

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/11172921324_bfc496d617_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/11172921324)




Jayson: amazing detail of a difficult to capture subject

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s5/v125/p271757780-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/p310823099/e1032b1d4)


Good luck to all the finalists!

The Poll will be open until Monday, 12/16!

[neuroanatomist]

Even though I'll have to recuse myself from competing in this assignment, here's a bump for the thread after I finally got around to Photoshopping some images from Halloween.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/10962515814_db8ac4591b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_brain/10962515814/in/set-72157624462568231/lightbox/)
EOS 1D X, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ 25mm, 1/250 s, f/8, ISO 200, Chroma Green backdrop and Photoshop CS6

[M_Six]

So I'm thinking a composite image is ok as long as I shot all the images used to create it?

[Kayaker72]

I am loving that picture....:D

[neuroanatomist]

So I'm thinking a composite image is ok as long as I shot all the images used to create it?

Absolutely!


I am loving that picture....

Thanks, Brant!

[M_Six]

Salzburg Sphere

http://bimmermail.com/PS/Salzburg137-sphereb2-sm.jpg

[UmiKaibutsu]

Tokyo Bay
http://foxy.ne.jp/images/photo/TokyoBay/TokyoBayHDRpano_thumb.jpg (http://foxy.ne.jp/images/photo/TokyoBay/TokyoBayHDRpano.jpg)

[Jayson]

I deleted this post and have posted my new entry.

[Joel Eade]

Without going too "crazy"....this is an image that is pretty straightforward. I re-processed it with Topaz ReStyle.

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v132/p223424906-4.jpg

[Sean Setters]

​http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/11172921324_bfc496d617_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/11172921324)

I'm not sure how creative the post-processing is, but it's probably my favorite 360-degree stitched panorama so far.

[Kayaker72]

Hi Everyone.....this is just a reminder than the entry period of Assignment #55 closes this Sunday. So, just a couple more days to submit your entry....

[Jayson]

This is going to be my entry.

We finally received some accumulated snowfall today. Here is a 13 shot stack of a snowflake. I need to do a little cleanup from the glove's fibers, but think it turned out pretty well.

Snowflake

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s5/v125/p271757780-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/p310823099/e1032b1d4)

[Kayaker72]

Thanks everyone. Some great submissions. Jan and I will wait for Johns selections for the finalists and will be posting the poll shortly.

[Kayaker72]

Congratulations to the finalists!

Thanks to Sean, the poll is now open!

[UmiKaibutsu]

yeah, so I wont bother participating in this nonsense anymore...

farewell silent forum, continue with thine silence and lack of content

[neuroanatomist]

yeah, so I wont bother participating in this nonsense anymore...

farewell silent forum, continue with thine silence and lack of content

Nonsense because your image wasn't selected? Your entry was an HDR panorama of Tokyo Bay - it was a very well executed shot, but the stated intent of the assignment was 'altered reality' and frankly, I didn't see it in your image. How was the image different from what one would see if standing at that vantage point and looking around? Perhaps there is a difference, but it's not evident from the photograph.

Reality:
2085

Altered Reality:
2086

The norm for these polls seems to be 5 finalists, (and I'll apologize in advance to Jayson for this), I had a hard time choosing between your image and Jayson's of the six, for which one to exlude. But Jayson's snowflake shot was something that one does not see in everyday life…unless one walks around wearing high mag loupe eyeglasses:

2087

Nevertheless, I'm sorry you feel so slighted, and looking at your post history, apparently not for the first time. Farewell.

[Jayson]

The norm for these polls seems to be 5 finalists, (and I'll apologize in advance to Jayson for this), I had a hard time choosing between your image and Jayson's of the six, for which one to exlude. But Jayson's snowflake shot was something that one does not see in everyday life…unless one walks around wearing high mag loupe eyeglasses:

No offense taken. Just glad to be able to actually do an assignment. :-)

[M_Six]

Thanks. That's an old pic taken with my Panasonic FZ-18, but I've worked it into several different versions. Photoshop is a wonderful thing.

I thought we'd see one of Denise's excellent flower-in-water images for this. I'm sure that would have been a top choice.

So where do we go from here?