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Edit me an image #74 - Graduation

ErikWithaK
July 14, 2026
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    ErikWithaK
    Members 252 posts
    July 14, 2026, 4:56 a.m. July 14, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
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    Continuing the image editing thread, 74th issue.

    General rules:

    ♦ 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.
    ♦ Generative AI must not be used.

    Timing:
    Get your images posted by July 22. As always, you can vote during the entire contest plus one day after the image submission deadline.

    The photo:
    Graduation

    Sorry for the delay. A simple snap, really without a lot going on, but I'm curious how folks will choose to present this scene - Natural, augmented, stylized, B&W?

    Looking forward to your edits.

    Here's the jpg. There's no original SOOC jpeg, so this is a simple rendering from the RAW with all detail intact at both extremes:

    T20S4299-IridientEdit.jpg

    Here's the RAW:
    www.dropbox.com/t/Ovri8TFydwdp1LRY

    T20S4299-IridientEdit.jpg

    JPG, 13.2 MB, uploaded by ErikWithaK on July 14, 2026.

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    AlanSh
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    July 14, 2026, 10 a.m. July 14, 2026, 10 a.m.
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    This is hard...

    Anyway, I noticed the sign and the "reserved" seats at the back.

    T20S4299-1.jpg

    T20S4299-1.jpg

    JPG, 402.3 KB, uploaded by AlanSh on July 14, 2026.

    xpatUSA likes this.

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    ArvoJ
    Team 1282 posts
    July 16, 2026, 7:18 p.m. July 16, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
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    Wrinkled

    editme74_DxO_1.jpg

    DXO PL9 BW rendering, curves, clarity, crop

    editme74_DxO_1.jpg

    JPG, 989.0 KB, uploaded by ArvoJ on July 16, 2026.

    Maoby, Daneland, xpatUSA and 4 other users like this.

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    ErikWithaK
    Members 252 posts
    July 22, 2026, 1:29 p.m. July 22, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
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    Last day to submit an edit. I know, you've already done a bunch and they all look so great that you can't decide which ones to go with...

    This is an easy one, no need to do something weird and creative, just do what you would do with any regular run of the mill shot of your own. Curious to see others default editing style.

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    ArvoJ
    Team 1282 posts
    July 22, 2026, 5:17 p.m. July 22, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
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    Good advice, I'm always striving for something different - I need to try to just process image :)

    Erik, if you agree, we could extend this round until we have even more contenders?

    To all users - you may have misunderstood the point of those little contests. It is not giving all votes to me, but presenting your vision of original image, seriously.

    AlanSh likes this.

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    Sagittarius
    Members 995 posts
    July 22, 2026, 5:57 p.m. July 22, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
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    I tried to download RAW file today, but it expired.

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    ArvoJ
    Team 1282 posts
    July 22, 2026, 6:04 p.m. July 22, 2026, 6:04 p.m.
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    @Sagittarius has written:

    I tried to download RAW file today, but it expired.

    Try this (my copy, renamed, but otherwise intact): drive.google.com/file/d/1poC_mOxLSvrXaAbgpFPA-N7fWEpN9kdW/view?usp=sharing

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    Sagittarius
    Members 995 posts
    July 23, 2026, 3:20 p.m. July 23, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
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    Opened up shadows to see what is going on inside, lighten greens, some crop and sharpness.
    editme74.jpg

    editme74.jpg

    JPG, 5.3 MB, uploaded by Sagittarius on July 23, 2026.

    ArvoJ and AlanSh like this.

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    ErikWithaK
    Members 252 posts
    July 23, 2026, 3:23 p.m. July 23, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
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    OK, one more day for submissions. Voting tomorrow.

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 4149 posts
    July 23, 2026, 4:06 p.m. July 23, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
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    On their way in (mostly)

    T20S4299-2.jpg

    T20S4299-2.jpg

    JPG, 2.4 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on July 23, 2026.

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 4149 posts
    July 23, 2026, 4:12 p.m. July 23, 2026, 4:12 p.m.
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    Last one of mine - Try and liven up the sky & the grass. Slight crop to make it more letter box like, so match the shape of the tent.

    T20S4299-3_(Supersize).jpg

    T20S4299-3_(Supersize).jpg

    JPG, 8.3 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on July 23, 2026.

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    ArvoJ
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    July 23, 2026, 5:11 p.m. July 23, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
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    Into the darkness

    editme74_DxO_2.jpg

    DXO PL9 B&W, exposure, curves, crop
    (Looks like I'm not able to just process images :()

    editme74_DxO_2.jpg

    JPG, 644.5 KB, uploaded by ArvoJ on July 23, 2026.

    Fireplace33 and in2lapland like this.

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    ErikWithaK
    Members 252 posts
    July 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m. July 26, 2026, 5:13 p.m.
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    OK, I think we can wrap this one up..

    Arvo is the clear winner here with a clever crop that transforms the image entirely. I was hoping for more simple "natural-ish" RAW conversions, but I do like this one a lot...

    editme74-dxo-1.jpg

    Stormyboy also shared this one with me - it breaks a bunch of contest rules, but it's creative, fun, and I like it a lot too...

    zoo-breakout.jpg

    My original edit was just a simple straightforward rendering with somewhat subdued vintage-style contrast and saturation that opens up the shadows and conveys the "feel" of the event...

    [T20S4298-IridientEdit.jpg]
    (/a/B1NIcXjRIW0DWX7MYRMZ2jaoub8OKTzJn4kXsZBufN0o3ne7UeEutwOFpJ7OXYxA/44183/?shva=1)

    You're up next Arvo...

    T20S4298-IridientEdit.jpg

    JPG, 9.9 MB, uploaded by ErikWithaK on July 26, 2026.

    zoo-breakout.jpg

    JPG, 7.1 MB, uploaded by ErikWithaK on July 26, 2026.

    editme74-dxo-1.jpg

    JPG, 976.2 KB, uploaded by ErikWithaK on July 26, 2026.

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    ArvoJ
    Team 1282 posts
    July 26, 2026, 5:34 p.m. July 26, 2026, 5:34 p.m.
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    Thank you all!

    I'll try to find something editable, a bit later.

    @ErikWithaK has written:

    Stormyboy also shared this one with me - it breaks a bunch of contest rules, but it's creative, fun, and I like it a lot too...

    Stromyboy's image fits the theme - graduation - nicely :)

    Maybe we should allow generative AI edits here? Users can vote or not for such images; I personally would have voted up Stormyboy's image despite violating rules :)

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 4149 posts
    July 26, 2026, 5:39 p.m. July 26, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
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    I think Stormboy's picture is great although it does look like a completely different image - so maybe too much AI generation?

    Let's give a bit more leeway for a week or so and see what comes out.

    Alan

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