What do you think of this?

[cyclochip]

My first hockey photo shooting experience left me a bit let down. I discovered I need a much quicker lens than I can afford. I guess I'll wait for the weekends where there's two games and try to rent something when I next feel the urge.

My question is about a bit of post-processing I've done on one of my (many) sub-par photos.

This is the original...



And here's what I did with it... (Basically just running a Lomo action and tweaking colors a bit)



What do you think? Does it salvage it in your opinion? I like the idea of the shot; the goalie looking down the ice. I just had poor execution.

[icdapoakr]

looks a little too overdone.

if i have your permission can i play with it? see if i can do any better

[cyclochip]

By all means, anyone who'd like to, feel free to experiment.

[icdapoakr]

i'm going to play with it while i eat my two hotpockets

[engstrom]

Do you have Photoshop CS? If so I would take the original and use the Shadow/Highlight tool to boost the shadows. Then apply a curve to brighten the shadows some more. Finish up with some local contrast enhancement (USM at about 30, 50, 0) and the picture should be pretty good.

[dbphotos]

If you're using Photoshop CS2 try "image->adjustments->shadows/highlights". You'll need to play around with the settings some, but it may pull out the detail you're looking for.

[dbphotos]

OK, John and I must have hit the "submit" button at the same time.

Great minds think alike!!!

[icdapoakr]

after finishing my two hotpockets, a bag a chex, and a tall glass of whole milk. my picture didnt turn out noticeable better then the original.

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by dbphotos

OK, John and I must have hit the "submit" button at the same time.

Great minds think alike!!!

Yep, great minds do think alike...and aparently we do as well.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

I dunno, I like it. It's a bit artsy but I like what you did to it.

I sure like it better than the original.

_/oe

[AjP]

here is my 2c (sorry did it at work, on not calibrated LCD, so don't know how it looks on good monitors)

anyway, some curves adj, saturation, sharpness, crop

[cyclochip]

Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenzini

I dunno, I like it. It's a bit artsy but I like what you did to it.

I sure like it better than the original.

_/oe

Yeah, that's kinda what I was going for with my attempt to salvage it. I knew it wasn't realistic or anything. Just... different.

[cyclochip]

Originally Posted by AjP

here is my 2c (sorry did it at work, on not calibrated LCD, so don't know how it looks on good monitors)

anyway, some curves adj, saturation, sharpness, crop

Wow, that's a HUGE improvement! I'll have to try this on the original 8mp file - I'd like to leave some of the face-off circle in the picture... I think it adds a little something, even if the ice is all blown out.

Thanks for the help!

[adam7731]

I got board at work so i thought i would play around. Not like i dont have a whole lot of images and work to do myself.

[IMG]

[dbphotos]

Originally Posted by adam7731

I got board at work so i thought i would play around. Not like i dont have a whole lot of images and work to do myself.

WOW! You got "board"? Was that hit with a board or flat like a board? Watching that would make me "bored".

(Just giving you a hard time!)