Edit Me An Image #40
I took this one a few years ago in the Apostle Islands. It is taken from a very rough boat ride that was so rugged the crew began playing "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on the loudspeakers. Like lots of storms, though, it gifted us a nice sunset, but you will have to search to get the colors and forms out of those clouds. At the souvenir shop after I stumbled off the boat, I bought a shirt that says "The Lake Is The Boss", and it is still a favorite.
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. Generative remove is OK.
Timing:
Get your images posted by September 5th. There will be an extra day after that just for voting.
JPEG, and raw in dropbox at this link.www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nj21zq5mpgyn5h5fv355v/l.orf?rlkey=2vbhrf7kya916hvyz5vn7a7tv&dl=0
