Camera Club Challenge by phil_howcroft

Camera Club Challenge

My local camera club - Arnold and District Camera Club - is having a photoshop challenge evening (other editors are available)

We've issued 8 photographs to our members and challenged them to edit them as they wish and then present the result of the edit to the members

The collage above is my edits of club member Alan's boat.

The top shot is the original shot. I removed a little boat off the horizon , removed the seagull flying through the frame, cropped to letterbox and then for the middle image i did some tone mapping and blue tinting and for the bottom image i did a grainy monochrome film type conversion

We know how to enjoy ourselves at camera club you know !!!
I like the blue tinting middle one - more contrast of colour to define the shape of the boat. The bottom one is more arty but I do like to see a blue sea!
July 27th, 2015  
In general my reactions are similar to @maggiemae but I do love a dramatic B&W!
July 27th, 2015  
Very nicely captured
July 28th, 2015  
Fun to see what you did!!!....love them all for different reasons.
July 28th, 2015  
@eyesmile thanks gena for those kind words
@photographycrazy cheers bill
@allie912 thanks Allison, for your analysis :-)
@maggiemae blue seas are important Maggie :-)
July 28th, 2015  
Must be great fun to compete on processing. I like the middle picture most - you've put in some lovely toning to the shot. Yes I would love to drive that car - wouldn't you?
July 28th, 2015  
Great idea and nice collage. I think my favourite is the bottom one.
July 28th, 2015  
Lovely - I like the middle one best
July 28th, 2015  
They are all excellent images, Phil. good editing.
July 29th, 2015  
Well, I made my choice before I read your text - and it's the top one for me. So I guess that explains why I personally do very little processing!
July 29th, 2015  
@quietpurplehaze sometmes SOOC is best hazel

@ivan thanks you ivan for your kind words

@judithg me too judith :)

@nickspicsnz black and whites always works nick

@sangwann the car would be fabulous to drive dione :)
July 29th, 2015  
Cool collage
July 30th, 2015  
awesome collage!
July 30th, 2015  
Cool editing and very thoughtfully done. I think getting rid of the gull was a good call, it's rather distracting, I feel.
Must admit I like the warmer light in the untouched version and I'm wondering if it would be possible to lift the black a bit on the lower half of the hull a smidgeon - it looks a tiny bit heavy in the comp. to my eye.
The brightening you've used pulls out the details and makes for a stronger impact and the textures in the b&w are pleasing too.
July 31st, 2015  
Sorry if that all sounds a bit heavy, I get rather carried away with analysis!
July 31st, 2015  
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