MPC#15:Altered April 29-May 13 2008

MPC#15: Altered April 29-May 13 2008
Contest ends Tuesday May 13 2008.



The Rules:

1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.

2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.

3. The contest moderator will choose 5 of the photos to put in a poll for the mags to vote on and decide the winner.

4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way not an option)

5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.

6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.

Theme: Altered
Almost everyone has some form of photo editor-darkroom installed on the confusor for dealing with digital photos. I find the ability to alter the digital file fascinating. Hopefully others do, too.
Examples:
Black and White (Color to b and w)

http://www.wowasatch.com/pictures/Wi...12/b-and-w.jpg

White Balance (auto to tungsten)

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL160.../251726195.jpg

Blending (two photos together)

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL160.../315276902.jpg

Manipulation

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL160.../315276652.jpg

Been reading some of the other threads about HDR and stacking. Contest is open for those options, also.

If anybody is lacking software for this, fire me a PM and I might be able to help out, bandwidth depending.

If my mother is reading this it is, of course, totally legal as I would never do anything like breaking the rules....

Tungsten Sun

Location: Cook Inlet Alaska
Time: Early Morning
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/13s at f22
EV: -1/3
Altered: WB to Tungsten (which actually made it look like real life), increased contrast, upped the saturation.

http://www.benwilliamsphotography.co...full;init:.jpg

Bah. I suck at post.

Entry #1: "Mountain Reversal"



http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/141/002dq2nw9.jpg

Modification = reversed the RGB levels with a complete flip-flop

Entry #2: "Ring of Purple"



http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5...rpleuo4kt4.jpg

Entry #3: "Spring Skiing"



http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/438/14cgfi3.jpg


Modification = color to b/w

first:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...dcb166/sdf.jpg


dont comment on how ugly I am here :redface:

Second:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...166/purple.jpg

It used to be a plant

Third:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...dfsdfsddfs.jpg

First : All In
http://rxartisans.home.mchsi.com/allinmed.jpg


Second: Backyard Gnarls
http://rxartisans.home.mchsi.com/backyardmed.jpg

From a video installation project I am working on.

Some minor levels adjustments and colors inverted, no other post processing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...colorsGOOD.jpg

location: Highway 3 just before crowsnest pass
exposure: f5.6 at 1/250 sec
ISO: 100
manipulation: changed tree to b&w, upped saturation and contrast, edited exposure and saturation of the sky

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/...34559b58_o.jpg

Surforama painting style.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/...0758ec0d_o.jpg
The birthplace of Patagonia aged out, removed a park bench, a building and some chicks lunch with my painstaking detail work!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/...c73dc74a_o.jpg

#1: I altered my state of mind for breakfast
http://bigkuba.smugmug.com/photos/290537942_25T3B-L.jpg

#2: ...and sat on the edge of this HDRified island:
http://bigkuba.smugmug.com/photos/29...1_wZbkV-XL.jpg

wow, that island shot is awesome

So how was the camping trip, BK?

devil lizard

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/...18d674.jpg?v=0

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Originally Posted by BigKuba

#2: ...and sat on the edge of this HDRified island:
http://bigkuba.smugmug.com/photos/29...1_wZbkV-XL.jpg

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Is that Anacapa?

River of Fire
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/...963dfb.jpg?v=0

Here's my first attempt at HDR tone mapping...

http://andrewjesaitis.com/TGR/altered1.jpg

Holy shit, some really great photos here!

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Originally Posted by Pura Vida

Is that Anacapa?

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Yes it is.

Tipp -- it was beyond awesome. Check the smugmug page in my sig for evidence of its awesomeness.

I keep thinking of renting a kayak in Ventura and trying to ferry it out there then camp for the weekend and explore. Pics are great, looks like a good trip!

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Originally Posted by 7cs

I keep thinking of renting a kayak in Ventura and trying to ferry it out there then camp for the weekend and explore. Pics are great, looks like a good trip!

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Packers will haul it out for you no problem. Anacapa is doable even as a day trip, as it's exposed and small; multiple days there especially with crap weather can get old quickly. For a few days SCI can be more fun as you have more options for hikes, paddles, etc.

Nice pics Kuba.

We were there for 1 night, and I'd say 2 would have been ideal. We had good weather, but what did get old was getting your shit eaten by seagulls and having them shit it back all over your shit.

Didn't take the camera on the kayak but we paddled out to the last island in the photo and it was like being in a Planet Earth episode

A slow sign, wrung through the glowing edges filter in photoshop:

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs25/300...doktorgood.jpg

Somewhat edited pic in PS
Entry 1:
http://www.nbl.fi/~nbl3063/previews/no1.jpg
and the orig
http://www.nbl.fi/~nbl3063/previews/no1_orig.jpg

Huh. I like the original mo bettah...

entry #2

highway 3 building

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/...131892be_b.jpg

Nice one alli.

Here's one from out in Eastern MT. I used the color accent feature on the Canon600 p and s

http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...1&d=1210312670

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Originally Posted by FreakofSnow

Nice one alli.

Here's one from out in Eastern MT. I used the color accent feature on the Canon600 p and s

http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...1&d=1210312670

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This is one is cool, the dog makes it

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs28/300...doktorgood.jpg
10s at f/18, with flash, and photoshop tweak.

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Originally Posted by Doc Green

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs28/300...doktorgood.jpg
10s at f/18, with flash, and photoshop tweak.

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That's sick! Is it only one image or did you superimpose another on top of the turntable?

It's one image:
http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/675284

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Originally Posted by Doc Green

It's one image:
http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/675284

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Nice portfolio. I really like the Two of Clubs and Made in China.

Wacky curve, contrast tweaked by an unsharp mask with a huge radius and low amount. Reduced saturation.
http://shepherdwong.smugmug.com/phot...9_hX9Fd-XL.jpg
:tongue:

was hoping to get an HDR image in as an entry, but my attempts were pretty weak.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...9/DSC_0001.jpg


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Pass-small.jpg

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Originally Posted by aj_77

Here's my first attempt at HDR tone mapping...

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i really like how it turned out.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by jtq_99

was hoping to get an HDR image in as an entry, but my attempts were pretty weak.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...9/DSC_0001.jpg

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that doesn't look at all like hdr, but it does look great.