• June 14, 2025, 4:06 p.m.

    Continuing the image editing thread, 32nd issue.

    General rules:

    • A previous round winner presents a busy or just not so interesting image, having at least some potential for different crops or visions.
    • Anyone (except author of original image) can edit the presented image, up to three distinct edits in separate posts are permitted.
    • All edits must be based on original image, not on another people's edits (of course borrowing ideas would not be a problem).
    • Short explanations about your editing intentions and/or techniques are encouraged, but not required.

    Once the deadline for images has been reached, no new image versions will be accepted. Questions and (polite) discussions of techniques are welcome, so that we can learn from one another how certain edits were achieved.
    The edited version gathering most likes wins and its author will start next round, unless they would prefer to pass the torch to someone else.
    On the closing day for voting, if there is a draw in the number of likes for two or more edits, then the person that posted the original image will decide the winner from the the photos receiving the most votes.

    Editing rules:

    • All "normal" adjustments (brightness, colours, curves etc) are permitted (both local and global ones).
    • All geometric adjustments (perspective, cropping etc) are permitted.
    • Artistic effects (brushes, textures etc) are allowed.
    • No additions or replacements may be made to the main subject matter of the image; non-essential objects may be removed, and parts of the original image can be "moved" to a different position in the image. Sky replacements are OK unless the sky is the main subject..
    • Generative AI must not be used.

    Timing:
    Get your images posted by June 20. As always, you can vote during the entire contest plus one day after the image submission deadline. I'll post reminders.

    The photo:
    Attached shot is taken in Gennadi, Rhodes. My camera didn't want to record warmer, early evening light - maybe it didn't trust its internal clock (which was wrong anyway - not adjusted to DST), maybe it just misread the scene (the houses are white, after all).
    You don't have to use my hints either :)
    You can find the SOOC jpg image below and here’s the link to the RAW image (Fuji x100v)

    _DSF2765.JPG

    _DSF2765.JPG

    JPG, 12.0 MB, uploaded by ArvoJ on June 14, 2025.

  • June 14, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

    Thanks Arvo, a very interesting challenge.

    So, my first thought was to straighten the verticals. The, bring out the white buildings and crop out the boring stuff at the bottom. Finally, I added a tint of blue to the sky.

    This is the result:

    Arvo_32-1-2_Superlarge.jpg

    Arvo_32-1-2_Superlarge.jpg

    JPG, 3.7 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on June 14, 2025.

  • June 14, 2025, 8:21 p.m.

    But then, I thought it would be better as a B&W image but with the red tee-shirt left. Not sure about this, but it's worth a go.

    Arvo_32-1-4_Superlarge.jpg

    Arvo_32-1-4_Superlarge.jpg

    JPG, 2.9 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on June 14, 2025.