• Jan. 11, 2026, 1:01 p.m.

    Continuing the image editing topic, 55th 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 person'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 midnight UTC, Jan18th. As always, you can vote during the entire contest plus one day after the image submission deadline.

    This image was taken in York showing a young lady doing something in a doorway. Can you make it better?

    Link to the Raw file is here www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l3fds5rfy1fvxanx79f8q/EAEF0029.RAF?rlkey=d4ldofoi6ec374xwjtc4hrjnj&dl=1

    Have fun

    EAEF0029_Superlarge.JPG

    EAEF0029_Superlarge.JPG

    JPG, 4.6 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on Jan. 11, 2026.

  • Members 601 posts
    Jan. 11, 2026, 5:11 p.m.

    DXO PL9 - Crop - Changed light perception - reduced Red

    A bag with its girl in a doorway

    EAEF0029_DxO.jpg

    EAEF0029_DxO.jpg

    JPG, 10.1 MB, uploaded by AlainCh2 on Jan. 11, 2026.

  • Members 601 posts
    Jan. 11, 2026, 5:20 p.m.

    DXO PL9 - Crop - Changed light perception - reduced Red

    A bag with its girl in a doorway - 2 - Shot from a cellphone

    EAEF0029_DxO-5.jpg

    EAEF0029_DxO-5.jpg

    JPG, 10.7 MB, uploaded by AlainCh2 on Jan. 11, 2026.

  • Members 1272 posts
    Jan. 12, 2026, 4:23 p.m.

    Big crop - wanted to know where she was:

    dukle of york.jpg

    Here she was:

    duke door and sign.JPG

    Not looking for "likes" - when Alan said "York", I immediately thought "The Shambles" ...

    duke door and sign.JPG

    JPG, 326.2 KB, uploaded by xpatUSA on Jan. 12, 2026.

    dukle of york.jpg

    JPG, 1.2 MB, uploaded by xpatUSA on Jan. 12, 2026.

  • Members 21 posts
    Jan. 12, 2026, 11:12 p.m.

    I will be away for the next week, so I don't want to compete in the challenge. But I did want to take a run at the photo. I worked in Affinity and Topaz Photo AI as a plugin. I added a touch of clarity, tweaked the perspective, cropped to taste, removed the garbage under the window, added lighting to the woman and sharpened her a bit.
    EAEF0029.jpg

    EAEF0029.jpg

    JPG, 4.3 MB, uploaded by tclune on Jan. 12, 2026.

  • Members 1272 posts
    Jan. 13, 2026, 3:45 p.m.

    Not a vote but I liked it.