Let’s play #31

[Ben Egbert]

See the let’s play guidelines above.

See what you can do with this image.

Here is a link to the image.

https://www.focalworld.com/index.php?resources/lets-play-31.49/

The embedded image is a small jpg of the raw, but use the download dng files for rework.

 

[JimFox]

This one is cool Ben! Usually Bodie is photographed under harsh midday light which really reflects bad off of all of that old wood. So this one will be a treat to work on.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

here's my take. Critiques are welcome

 

[BarryHamilton]

I like this scene a lot. I took it the scene was early morning (?) so I tried to go with that mood.
My stab....

 

[Ben Egbert]

Two very nice versions of this scene Eric and Barry. I was hoping to see a couple entries before I posted mine.

Here ya go:

 

[JimFox]

here's my take. Critiques are welcome
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Very nice Eric!

 

[JimFox]

In mine, I went for a B&W conversion at first and was going to do a B&W. But then I changed my mind, not because I didn't like the B&W, but just thought about doing this.

I did a technique that I like for the old time look and that's where I use Opacity on a B&W layer and a color layer. In this case I set the Opacity to 63% on the B&W which allowed a small amount of color to seep through. At first thought someone might think, couldn't I just desaturate the color by 63% (or whatever amount) and still come up with the same look? And generally speaking no. Having the B&W as the foundation seems to help keep it's strong tonality while then adding a slight amount of color back into it.

Anyway, it's something I use from time to time.

 

[AlanLichty]

Here is a quick hack from me:

 

[Ben Egbert]

Two more solid entries from Jim and Alan. Keep them coming.

 

[Travis Rhoads]

My take on it...its always interesting to see how others deal with a scene.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for joining in Travis nice b&w

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Tried a few different looks and settled on this one.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Looks like I was the only one with a bright version. This is nice Jameel.

 

[JimFox]

My take on it...its always interesting to see how others deal with a scene.
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Very cool Travis, that's almost what mine looked like until I decided to go with the false color look.

 

[Travis Rhoads]

Thanks for joining in Travis nice b&w

its a fun idea, and can be learned from.

Very cool Travis, that's almost what mine looked like until I decided to go with the false color look.

I have been in a black and white mood lately...just don't have much in the way of images other than work to edit...

 

[Doug P]

Well this is fun! I love editing other peoples photos ;-)

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice and bright, now I don’t feel alone. I like it

 

[JimFox]

Well this is fun! I love editing other peoples photos ;-)

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It’s fun huh Doug? Not sure why, but there is a freedom to play around that we wouldn’t do to our own.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

I'll play

 

[Ben Egbert]

Good one Darcy, this is very natural looking.