The new "Edit the RAW" thread.

fallbayuk · 12 Feb 2013 at 23:46

An Exception · 12 Feb 2013 at 23:51

Devrij said:
That's very close to what I did, although I think I went with the tighter crop that cut the tree out, although it messes with the symmetry a bit. I'll post my edit up tomorrow when I get a moment. Ha! I cloned out the old couple as well (just noticed ksanti did as well)!

I suppose the tree is technically a 'distraction', but considering the composition it adds 'balance' to the image.

fallbayuk · 12 Feb 2013 at 23:54

An Exception, I really like the way you edit your photos. You should post a video showing your workflow

mrk · 13 Feb 2013 at 00:48

Had a go with #1

Too much empty space lower right, the woman completed it I think but maybe it works? Undecided!

An Exception · 13 Feb 2013 at 00:58

^^^
I think it works. Although the woman kind of added balance, I didn't like that I could sort of see her face. If she was walking the other way, I'd leave her in.

mrk · 13 Feb 2013 at 01:08

Hmm I can see what you mean yeah, if only PS could turn people around

The_Abyss · 13 Feb 2013 at 01:32

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Devrij · 13 Feb 2013 at 08:03

I had never considered cropping out the reflection, but I actually really like the balance of the image that way.

This was my edit from when I took this, so it looks like I left the tree in after all (although I found another edit with it cropped tight)

Columbo · 13 Feb 2013 at 11:51

Quick edit on my work laptop in Picasa

42zx · 13 Feb 2013 at 18:49

Crop, black and white conversion and cloned out the tree on the left as it unbalanced it.

Devrij · 13 Feb 2013 at 19:25

Very nice, is there a vignette on that or am I just seeing things on my phone wrong?

JRJ · 13 Feb 2013 at 19:52

I couldn't decide

RAW-5 by JasRJ, on Flickr

RAW-4 by JasRJ, on Flickr

42zx · 13 Feb 2013 at 20:51

There is a vignette, I think it works with the shape of the house and its reflection.

Devrij · 13 Feb 2013 at 20:52

JRJ said:
I couldn't decide
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I like the contrasty bottom one

Agreed on the vignette, the reflection works well with it. It was only the sky that showed it.

JonnyGeee · 13 Feb 2013 at 21:42

Being a complete noob to editing.. how did ojc10212 get the sky so blue and the hedges so green.. ?

JRJ · 13 Feb 2013 at 22:11

JonnyGeee said:
Being a complete noob to editing.. how did ojc10212 get the sky so blue and the hedges so green.. ?

At a guess recover highlights, HSL menu and up the saturation on blue and green

Mp4 · 13 Feb 2013 at 22:32

Sample2 by Gareth Slade Photography, on Flickr

Brabbinho · 13 Feb 2013 at 22:51

My quick attempt

IMG_7697 by JTFB Photography, on Flickr

Devrij · 14 Feb 2013 at 09:40

JonnyGeee said:
Being a complete noob to editing.. how did ojc10212 get the sky so blue and the hedges so green.. ?

As mentioned above, recover highlights and up the saturation on those colours, but I suspect he may have dropped the luminance on the sky to darken it a bit as well (targeted adjustment tool, right click, luminance), although I started getting some horrendous artifacts after pushing the sliders too far so be careful with that tool.

Just watch out for the horrendous CA in the tree when you up the saturation

The kit lens has a lot of weaknesses, and unfortunately the edges of the frame are particularly prone to CA. It was so bad that even after correcting it with the lens profile in RAW, I still had to paint a desaturated layer over all the edges of the tree to remove it completely.

cokecan · 14 Feb 2013 at 10:53

My attempts