Continuing the image editing thread, 77th 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 August 23. As always, you can vote during the entire contest plus one day after the image submission deadline. I'll post reminders.
The photo:
A high DR challenge. This was shot in a VERY dark forest, but with VERY bright dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy to blast some portions of the scene. Exposed to the right at base ISO for maximum dynamic range - it's all in there, but the challenge is to cram all that dynamic range into a final image that looks more or less "normal" (at least that would be my inclination). The original scene looked dynamic, but bright and normal to the naked eye.
A simple edit from the RAW file with all the detail "just" crammed in at both extremes to make an editable jpeg...
And a link to the RAW file (Fuji X100V)...
