Continuing the image editing thread, #38.
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 August 16th.
As always, you can vote during the entire contest plus one day after the image submission deadline. I'll post reminders.
The photo:
During a recent hiking trip in Slovenia on an exceptionally hot week, we stumbled upon a group of sheep lounging in the shade beneath a large tree. All the ladies remarked on how adorable the scene was, and I couldn’t help but agree—so I aimed my camera in that direction 🙂
I wanted to capture the moment of them escaping the heat of the meadow, with plans to later brighten the sheep, and recover some of the highlights, in post-processing. I was using the 24-200mm Z lens, which is a good all-in-one lens for hiking. That said, it does come with a few quirks—like noticeable colour fringing e.g. where twigs hang in front of the bright sky. And at ISO 1000, some noise starts to creep in, especially when lifting the shadows during editing.
At the end when we have a winner, just for fun, I'll add in my original edit,...after that, I'll maybe modify my original, after seeing your good entries :-).
You can find the JPEG image below and here’s the RAW image
