It is time for Stacy over at Visual Venturing, One Photo Focus Challenge. Please make sure you click on the link to see how everyone edited the photo submitted by Helen Chen — HHC Blog. Here is her original photo.
I found Helen’s photo tricky for me to edit. I knew I wanted to crop it and tried a few different crops. I finally decided to crop out the right side and some and the sky which was a little burnt out. I wanted to keep the focus on all the super cool roots that surrounded the building. So here is basically what I did.
- Adjusted for Helen’s camera and lens.
- Dehazed the photo slightly.
- Turned it into black and white, because I think it shows the detail more.
- Cropped the image.
- Brought up the clarity to define the roots and bricks better.
- I also lightened up the inside of the building so you could get a better sense of the depth in the building.
All my editing was done in Adobe Bridge.
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Cee
Cee, you are right that in B&W, it shows a lot more details. I am a little surprised, I don’t know why 😉 I particularly like how you lightened up the inside of the building. I can almost see my footprint. I’m definitely going in! 😉 Thank you so much!
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I’m glad you like what I did with your photo. It’s always a little intimidating (but fun) to have people edit your photo. Glad you like it. 😀
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It wasn’t an easy picture to crop, but I love that your crop increased the focus on the tree roots. They are amazing aren’t they, its reassuring to think of nature taking back something in that way! You got a nice amount of contrast inside the building, just enough for you to wonder what’s in there. And belated birthday wishes. 🙂
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Thanks Katie for your birthday wishes. 😀
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Like your cropping really leads the eye into the room of mystery.
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Thanks Carol. 😀
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Ha ha! You’re right about us thinking alike. It looks good – different take than mine too. It’s always interesting how different we can all be.
Nancy
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Hi Nancy, I thought your take was better than mine. 😀
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I think it was the difference between using Adobe Bridge versus Topaz. Bridge – like Lightroom – does a ton of stuff. But after a while, it can’t be tweaked enough. That’s why I started using Topaz so heavily. It has refinements to the presets that I just can’t get on my own. If you want to try it, they give you a trial period. Thanksgiving is coming up soon and they often do a sale on Black Friday that’s a good price. So try it now and then buy it if you like it.
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I have Nik. But I’m starting to see more people using Topaz and I like what they are coming up with. I just might have to try it. 😀 Thanks for the advice.
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The detail of the roots really does shine in your edit, Cee. It’s so interesting to see the different crops – most who cropped chose to crop the left side, but your crop and chosen aspect ratio really work well. That’s what I find so fun about this challenge. Seeing how others see 🙂
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I agree that is what is fun about your challenge. And photography in general. I love it when Chris and I are shooting the same thing. Looks like we were on two different photo shoots. We all see things so differently.
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👍🏻😃
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We had a similar thought process with the B&W conversion and focus on the roots. Your edit has really brought out the details.
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Thanks so much for such a nice comment.
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Lovely processing. My daughter does all her processing in Adobe Bridge – I tend to use Lightroom a lot but must try Bridge out soon.
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I have both Lightroom and Bridge. I vote for Bridge because the photo manager is much easier to use. Otherwise they do about the same thing.
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I struggled with the crop too. Love the B&W!
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Thanks Laura for commenting.
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You’re welcome! Have a great day. 😀
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This is a great edit! One of my favs!
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Hi Jessika, glad you like it. 😀
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I like the black and white and the composition you’ve chosen after cropping.
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Thanks Debbie 😀
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I like that the focus is all on the entrance.
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Thanks Lois for your comment. Have a great weekend.
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